1. Introduction to A level Law
A typical law lesson

2. Introductions Names Current school
One reason for being interested in studying Law

3. Mrs Murray-Smith

4. What might the footballer have done?
Footballer guilty of assault. Sentenced to six months in prison.

5. Definitions of crimes Acts of Parliament
Legal cases decided by judges in higher courts

6. ASSAULT
Not defined in an Act
Defined in cases-law reports

7. CASES
Smith v Jones
R v Smith
Smith

8. Definition of assault Causing the victim to apprehend immediate
unlawful personal violence
Intentionally/recklessly

9. Assault cases-find out
Smith
Ireland
Logdon
Constanza
Turberville v Savage
Savage

10. Match the cases to the principle
Turberville v Savage
Victim does not need to know exactly what is going to happen next or when-they do need to fear something
Savage
Assault can be by words alone
Smith v Woking
Words can make it clear there is no assault
Constanza
A look can be an assault
Logdon
Assault can be deliberate/intentional or reckless
Ireland
Silence can be an assault if victim scared

11. Actus reus and mens rea Actus reus (AR) Mens rea (MR)
The guilty act (the thing that is against the law-look at the victim)
What is the AR of assault?
The guilty mind ( look at the person charged/defendant)
What is the MR of assault?

12. A typical exam question
Aki ran towards Binh shouting abuse and threatening to beat him up. This frightened Binh. He roughly pushed Aki away. Aki fell over and banged his head. An hour later, Aki suffered a bad headache. His doctor briefly examined him and told him to come back later if he felt no better.
Two months later, Aki collapsed and was taken to hospital. The hospital doctors found that Aki had brain damage as a result of the fall. Medical opinion was that Aki would not have had brain damage if doctors had treated him earlier.
Binh had never before been in trouble with the police. He was horrified by what had happened to Aki.

13. Meet Ida

14. IDA-law is logical
Identify
Define
Apply

15. Can you use IDA to answer question?
I- x could be charged with assault D-assault is defined in case law as… A- I know the victim feared violence because…

16. Can you use IDA to answer question?
The MR of assault was defined in Savage as meaning…
I think that x has/has no intention because…
Alternatively, x may have been reckless as he may have known the risk of scaring the victim and carried on

17. Have you decided? How will you decide? cms@lpgs.bromley.sch.uk
Any questions?
Have you decided?
How will you decide?