Assault
-common law offences
-s.39 Criminal Justice Act 1988
AR
-act which causes the victim to apprehend the infliction of immediate unlawful force
R v Nelson
-has to be an act not an omission
R v Lamb
-no fear no assault
MR
-Intention or subjective recklessness
R v Ireland
-something as small as silent phone calls can be an assault
Smith v Woking Police
-immediate means immanent not instantaneous