Battery definition
Intentional or reckless application of unlawful force upon another person
Victim does not need to foresee the battery, however many incidents involve an assault and a battery
Fagan V Metropolitan Police Commissioner
A battery can be even the slightest touch
Collins V Wilcock
Touching clothes is equivalent to touching the person
R V Thomas
A battery can be committed even where the defendant thought their actions were affectionate
R V Braham
A battery may be an indirect act
R V Haystead
A battery can be an omission
DPP V santa-Bermudez
Recklessness is sufficient mens rea for battery
R V Venna