trespass

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  • trespass-requires only proof of an intentional act or omission, doesn't require proof of damage
    • direct and indirect acts and intention
      • trespass requires directness. a direct act or omission.
      • stanley v Powell- held that there was no trespass in the absence of intention or negligence.
        • fowler v lanning
        • letang v Cooper
    • trespass to land
      • when a person enters or remains on land in the possession of another, or places objects on it, without permission or lawful activity.
      • kelsen v imperial tobacco
      • Conway v George wimpey- as long as the act/omission is deliberate, it doesn't matter that d was unaware of nay prohibition on entry
      • kelsen v imperial tobacco- 'land' for this purpose incudes the airspace above and the subsoil below
      • southwark London borough council v williams- defences to trespass to land include statutory authority and necessity. necessity must be about imminent threat to life or property, not social or public interest necessity
    • trespass to the person
      • assault- an intentional act which threatens violence, or produces in c a reasonable expectation of immediate unlawful force- Stephen v Myers
        • tuberville v savage- c's fear of violence must be reasonable
        • r v ireland; r v burstow
      • battery- the direct and intentional application of force to another person without consent- Fagan v mpc
        • mental state required for battery- Cole v turner- distinguish between contact which is part of everyday life and contact which ought to be considered battery.
        • wilson v pringle- touch has to be hostile
      • defences to assault and battery
        • consent
          • medical reatement- Chatterton v Gerson
          • sport- r v billinshurst
          • sado-masochism - r v brown
        • self defence-the force used in response to threat was reasonable and proportionate- Cockcroft v smith
        • necessity- where the force used is the minimum necessary to preserve life- Leigh v Gladstone
      • false imprisoment- complete restriction of the complainant's freedom of movement without lawful excuse or justification-r v governor of brockhill prison
        • bird v jones- the tort is not committed where the claimant has a reasonable alternative route
        • meering v graham-white aviation- it doesn't matter that the claimant was unaware of the restriction on their freedom of movement
        • robinson v Balmain new ferry company- it is not necessarily false imprisoment to impose a reasonable condition on a claimant before you allow them to leave
    • Wilkinson v downtown- separate tort, like trespass, it requires intention, but is not actionable per se
      • a person is liable if he wilfully does an act calculated to cause physical harm, and physical harm results
      • o v a - three elements: a conduct elements; a mental element and a consequence element

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