
What case law illustrates assumption of rights without taking physical possession of property
Pitman v Heil
Lawrence v MPC
DPP v Gomez
What case law illustrates the seizing of a handbag that fell to the floor was enough to be considered appropriation
Pitman v Heil
Corcoran v Anderton
Oxford v Moss
What is intangible property?
Real property for example a purse
Property which has no physical existence such as a song
What case law illustrated a Thing in Action
Oxford v Moss
Kohn [1979]
Can drugs controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act be considered property for the purposes of the Theft Aact?
Yes
No
What is the case law that illustrates drugs can be considered personal property?
R v Smith and Ors
R v Jones and Seil
Is it legal to take wild flowers?
Yes
No
Can you steal electricity?
Yes
No
What was the case law that illustrates that it is possible to steal your own property?
R v Jones
R v Turner (no 2)
If you receive money to pay a bill and you choose to spend that money in the pub, is it theft?
Yes
No
What is the case law that illustrates property to be dealt with in a certain way?
Davis v Banner
Davidge v Bennett
If you received property by mistake, are you obliged to correct the mistake?
Yes
No
What is the case law that illustrates obligation to return property>
R v Chandhury - Khan
R v Shadrokh - Cigari
What is the problem regarding dishonesty and the Theft Act
There is no statutory definition of what dishonesty is
The Act states examples that are not dishonest, not what is dishonest
All of the above
According to the Theft Act, what is NOT dishonest?
Belief in owner's consent
Belief that the owner cannot be found
All of the above
What is the case precedent for dishonesty
R v Ghost
R v Ghosh
What are the questions to be posed to a jury to establish dishonest as stated in R v Ghosh
decide whether according to the ordinary standards of reasonable and honest people what was done was dishonest
consider whether the defendant himself must have realised that what he was doing was by those standards dishonest
All of the above