Battery definition case
R v Ireland/R v Gladstone Williams
MR of battery
Intention (Fagan v MPC) or Recklessness (Cunningham) to apply unlawful force to another.
Direct force case
Thomas
Indirect force case
Haystead
Battery can be committed through act or omission
Santa-Bermudez
Degree of force required for battery (case)
Any degree of force (Collins v Wilcock)
R v Lamb
Apprehend case
Smith v C.S.I of Woking
Immediate case
Assault
An act by which the defendant, intentionally or recklessly, applies unlawful force to the victim.
Battery definition
R v Gladstone Williams
Battery definition case
Thomas
Direct force case
Haystead
Indirect force case