Act must be criminal
R v Franklin
Act must be all elements of unlawful act
R v Lamb
D does not need to foresee any harm
DPP v N and J
Drugs case break chain by injecting himself
Kennedy
Drugs case doesn’t break chain as D injected V
Cato
Sober and reasonable man believes it would come with a risk of damage; was dangerous
Church
SRM must foresee physical harm
Watson
Emotional damage is not dangerous
Dawson
SRM does not need to foresee specific harm
R v JM and SM
Does not matter if D did not actually foresee a risk
Foman and Ellis
Act can be aimed at property but SRM must realise a risk to a person
Goodfellow