Paper 1: The legal system and criminal law

Which rule of statutory interpretation looks at the 'mischief' the Act was passed to remedy?

Which court is normally bound by its own previous decisions, subject to the exceptions in Young v Bristol Aeroplane?

Which of these people is disqualified from jury service?

An indictable-only offence is tried in the:

Explain the literal rule of statutory interpretation.

Evaluate the use of lay magistrates in the criminal justice system.

In which case was a failure to act held to be the actus reus because the defendant had created a dangerous situation?

Explain the meaning of oblique intention.

Ella pushes Sam during an argument at a bus stop. Sam falls and breaks his wrist. Advise Ella of her criminal liability.

Read the scenario and answer the question. Darius, who has a history of depression, has been bullied by his neighbour Kyle for months. One night Kyle shouts insults at Darius's daughter. Darius, upset, goes inside, picks up a heavy torch and returns ten minutes later. He hits Kyle on the head twice. Kyle falls and is taken to hospital. A doctor fails to notice a bleed on Kyle's brain until the next day, and Kyle dies. Consider the criminal liability of Darius for the death of Kyle.

Evaluate the law on involuntary manslaughter and suggest reforms.