Consent

• Never defence to murder (Pretty)
• Consent is not a defence as where there is consent there is no offence (Donovan)
• Consent must be real, not fraudulent (Tabussum)
• If def has not lied about identity or qualifications may not be fraud (Richardson)
• Difference between real consent and submission (Olugboja)
• Consent must be valid (Burrell)
• Consent must be informed (Dica)
• Everyday consent to minor touching (Wilson V Pringle)
• Can be raised to tattoos (Wilson)
• Horseplay (Jones, Aitken)
• Properly conducted sports (Barnes)
• Never raised to street fighting (AG's Ref No.6)
• Not a defence to sado masochism (Brown)
• Not defence for extreme body modifications (Dr Evil)
• Under 16 can consent to medical treatment (Gillick)