Summary Criminal Law LL108 - Theft and Fraud

Criminal Law (LL108) - Theft and Fraud

Contents

Theft
1. The Modern Definition of Theft
1.1. The Theft Act 1968
2. What constitutes appropriation?
2.1. D can appropriate without literally ‘taking away’
2.2. Does appropriation require a lack of consent? The development of the case law
2.3. The current law on appropriation: Gomez and Hinks
3. Dishonesty
3.1. The Ghosh test
3.2. Normative issues
4. Case Notes
4.1. Actus Reus
4.2. Mens Rea



Fraud
1. The old system of Fraud offences
1.1. Issues
2. The Fraud Act 2006
2.1. The Basics
2.2. The structure of the Fraud Act
3. Differences between the old system and the new
4. The specific elements of fraud-related offences
4.1. Dishonesty
4.2. Actus Reus
4.3. Mens Rea
5. The Theory: Why is Fraud Criminalised?
6. Ormerod’s criticisms of the Fraud Act, and Gardner’s response
7. Case Notes