Assault And Battery Cases

Sure, here are concise explanations for each case:
Assault Cases:
- Stephens-v-Myers (*): Threatening gesture without contact; reasonable apprehension.
- Thomas-v-National Union Mineworkers (*): Threats during strike deemed non-threatening due to police presence.
- Read-v-Coker (*): Conditional threat considered assault.
- R-v-Ireland (*): Silent phone calls causing distress considered assault.
- Tuberville-v-Savage (*): Words negating immediate threat; no assault.
Battery Cases:
- Connor-v-Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire (*): Police action deemed justified force.
- Cole-v-Turner (*): Slight touching constitutes battery.
- Collins-v-Wilcock (*): Unlawful touching; police action deemed battery.
- Wilson-v-Pringle (*): Hostility required for battery.
- Ball-v-Axten (*): Accidental contact not battery.
- Livingstone-v-Ministry of Defence (*): Intentional force applied; battery established.
- Blake-v-Galloway (*): Horseplay deemed consensual; no battery.
- Wood-v-DPP (*): Police action without arrest deemed battery.
- Gravil-v-Carroll (*): Sports context; injury during play not battery.
- Pritchard-v-Co-operative Group (*): Security guard’s excessive force; battery.
- Flint-v-Tittensor (*): Reckless driving causing injury; battery.
- Browne-v-Metropolitan Police Commissioner (*): Police action without justification deemed battery.
- McCarthy-v-Chief Constable of Merseyside (*): Police force justified; no battery.
- Afriyie-v-City of London Police (*): Alleged excessive force by police; battery claim.
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Certainly! The cases demonstrate key principles of assault and battery in law. Assault involves actions causing fear of harm without physical contact, while battery involves intentional, direct force. Each case highlights variations in context, such as police actions, threats, and accidents, shaping legal outcomes.

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Here's a brief overview for each case:
Assault Cases:
- Stephens-v-Myers (*): A threatening gesture without actual contact was deemed enough to cause reasonable apprehension of harm.
- Thomas-v-National Union Mineworkers (*): Threats made during a strike were not considered assault due to police presence.
- Read-v-Coker (*): Conditional threats were considered assault since they caused fear.
- R-v-Ireland (*): Silent phone calls causing distress were categorized as assault.
- Tuberville-v-Savage (*): Words negating immediate threat meant no assault occurred.
Battery Cases:
- Connor-v-Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire (*): Force used by police was justified, no battery.
- Cole-v-Turner (*): Slight touching was sufficient to constitute battery.
- Collins-v-Wilcock (*): Unlawful touching by police was deemed battery.
- Wilson-v-Pringle (*): Hostility is a requirement for battery.
- Ball-v-Axten (*): Accidental contact was not considered battery.
- Livingstone-v-Ministry of Defence (*): Intentional force applied indicated battery.
- Blake-v-Galloway (*): Consensual horseplay negated battery claims.
- Wood-v-DPP (*): Police action without arrest was deemed battery.
- Gravil-v-Carroll (*): Injuries in sports were not considered battery due to context.
- Pritchard-v-Co-operative Group (*): Excessive force by security led to battery.
- Flint-v-Tittensor (*): Reckless driving causing injury was considered battery.
- Browne-v-Metropolitan Police Commissioner (*): Unjustified police action was deemed battery.
- McCarthy-v-Chief Constable of Merseyside (*): Police force was justified, no battery.
- Afriyie-v-City of London Police (*): Alleged excessive police force led to battery claims.
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Sure, here are *-* bullet points for each case with facts and conclusions:
Assault Cases:
- Stephens v Myers (*):
- Facts: Defendant made a threatening gesture.
- Conclusion: Caused reasonable apprehension of harm; considered assault.
- Thomas v National Union Mineworkers (*):
- Facts: Threats during strike.
- Conclusion: Not assault due to police presence.
- Read v Coker (*):
- Facts: Conditional threats made.
- Conclusion: Considered assault as they caused fear.
- R v Ireland (*):
- Facts: Silent phone calls causing distress.
- Conclusion: Categorized as assault.
- Tuberville v Savage (*):
- Facts: Threatening words negated by context.
- Conclusion: No assault occurred.
Battery Cases:
- Connor v Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire (*):
- Facts: Police used force.
- Conclusion: Justified action; no battery.
- Cole v Turner (*):
- Facts: Slight touching involved.
- Conclusion: Constituted battery.
- Collins v Wilcock (*):
- Facts: Unlawful police touching.
- Conclusion: Deemed battery.
- Wilson v Pringle (*):
- Facts: Hostile action required.
- Conclusion: Battery requires hostility.
- Ball v Axten (*):
- Facts: Accidental contact.
- Conclusion: Not battery.
- Livingstone v Ministry of Defence (*):
- Facts: Intentional force applied.
- Conclusion: Battery established.
- Blake v Galloway (*):
- Facts: Consensual horseplay.
- Conclusion: No battery due to consent.
- Wood v DPP (*):
- Facts: Police action without arrest.
- Conclusion: Deemed battery.
- Gravil v Carroll (*):
- Facts: Sports injury context.
- Conclusion: Not battery due to context.
- Pritchard v Co-operative Group (*):
- Facts: Excessive force by security.
- Conclusion: Led to battery.
- Flint v Tittensor (*):
- Facts: Reckless driving causing injury.
- Conclusion: Considered battery.
- Browne v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (*):
- Facts: Unjustified police action.
- Conclusion: Deemed battery.
- McCarthy v Chief Constable of Merseyside (*):
- Facts: Justified police force.
- Conclusion: No battery.
- Afriyie v City of London Police (*):
- Facts: Alleged excessive police force.
- Conclusion: Battery claim.

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Certainly! Here's an expanded overview for each case:
Assault Cases:
- Stephens v Myers (*):
- Facts: During a parish meeting, the defendant made a threatening gesture towards the claimant, raising his fist.
- Conclusion: The act was deemed sufficient to instill fear of imminent harm, constituting assault.
- Thomas v National Union Mineworkers (*):
- Facts: Striking workers made threats against non-striking workers while protected by police.
- Conclusion: The presence of police negated the immediacy of harm, thus not considered assault.
- Read v Coker (*):
- Facts: The defendant threatened to break the claimant’s neck if he did not leave the premises.
- Conclusion: Conditional threats were considered assault as they caused reasonable fear of harm.
- R v Ireland (*):
- Facts: The defendant made silent phone calls causing psychological distress to the victims.
- Conclusion: The calls amounted to assault as they resulted in apprehension of harm.
- Tuberville v Savage (*):
- Facts: The defendant stated, "If it were not assize time, I would not take such language."
- Conclusion: Words indicating no immediate threat negated the assault claim.
Battery Cases:
- Connor v Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire (*):
- Facts: Police used force during arrest, causing physical contact.
- Conclusion: The action was deemed justified under lawful circumstances, no battery.
- Cole v Turner (*):
- Facts: Slight physical touch occurred during a dispute.
- Conclusion: Any physical contact, however minor, constituted battery.
- Collins v Wilcock (*):
- Facts: Police officer grabbed a woman's arm to prevent her from walking away.
- Conclusion: The officer’s action was unauthorized physical interference, deemed battery.
- Wilson v Pringle (*):
- Facts: Schoolboy prank resulted in physical contact.
- Conclusion: Hostility must be present for battery; prank lacked intent to harm.
- Ball v Axten (*):
- Facts: Contact occurred accidentally during labor work.
- Conclusion: Contact was unintentional; hence, no battery.
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