Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Theft - Section 1, Theft Act 1968
- Dishonest
- Section 2, Theft Act 1968
- What is not Dishonest
- Believed - Had a right to it in Law
- Believed - If the owner knew of the appropriation + Circumstances they would have consented
- The owner cannot be discovered
- R v GOSH
- Step 1 - A reasonable and honest person would view the act as dishonest
- Step 2 - The defendant realised by the standardsof a reasonable and
honest person they were dishonest
- Appropriation
- Section 3, Theft Act 1968
- Assuming the rights f the owner i.e. treating as your own
- Appropriation is possible even when the victim consents
- R v Lawrence [1982] (Taxi driver)
- R v Gomez [1993] (Electrical Shop)
- Exceptions
- A purchase for the value
- Acting in good faith
- Legitimate car auction - Good faith
- Buying from a bloke in the pub - Not Good Faith
- Assuming the rights of the owner
- Property
- Section 4, Theft Act 1968
- What is Property?
- Money
- R v Kohn (Bank
account in
credit/within
overdraft)
- Real - Land, things forming part of land
- Land cannot be stolen
- 3 Execptions
- Trustees/PR's (breach of confidence)
- Possession (Severing it)
- Tenants (Fixtures and structures)
- Buildings
- Personal, moveable things (TV, CD etc)
- Things in Action - patents, trademarks, copyrights
- Other tangible property - gas.
- A Corpse is
not property
and cannot be
stolen
- Unless
changed in
some way.
E.g.
Amputation,
Dissection,
Preservation.
N.B.
Bodily
fluids
are
property
and
can
be
stolen.
- Items that cannot physically be stolen (Trade secrets)
- Oxford v Moss (reading a
script - not theft)
- Things Growing wild?
- Not an Offence to pick -
- Mushrooms
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Foliage
- On Any land
- Extecption
- For Sale
- Reward
- Other commercial Purpose
- Offence Complete if intention exists at time of picking
- Wild Animals?
- Cannot be stolen unless
- Tamed
- Ordinarily Kept in captivity
- In course of or reduced into possession & possession has not been lost or abandoned - Fisherman
- Belonging to Another
- Section 5, Theft Act 1968
- Who does property belong to?
- A person who has;
- A propriety interest in it
- Possession of it
- Control of it
- R v Turner - (Computer shop)
- R v Rostron/Collinson
- No requirement to find the owner
- Intent to Permanently Deprive
- Section 6, Theft Act 1968
- Treating property as their own
regardless of owners rights
(Borrowed Fridge)
- Borrowing beyond agreed
terms (season Ticket)
- Parting with property under
condition for return
(Pawning others property)
- Property received by others mistake
- Duty to restore (Too much change)
- (Gambling not legally enforceable)
- Received by your mistake
- No duty to restore (Payroll)