UAM must be based on a criminal act and not a civil wrong. If no criminal offence occurred there can be no UAM
R v Church
The jury is to ask whether a reasonable person would forsee it as dangerous and there be a risk of some harm
R v Mitchell
The harm need not be aimed at the victim
R v Dawson
Actual physical harm is required
R v Goodfellow
the unlawful act can be aimed at property
DPP v Newbury and Jones
it is not necessary to prove that D foresaw any harm from his act. It was only necessary to prove D committed an unlawful act and intended the unlawful act
