Causation, remoteness and the concept of the “overwhelming supervening act”: R v Grant [2021] EWCA Crim 1243

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Krebs, B. (2022) Causation, remoteness and the concept of the “overwhelming supervening act”: R v Grant [2021] EWCA Crim 1243. Journal of Criminal Law, 86 (1). pp. 42-45. ISSN 1740-5580 doi: 10.1177/00220183221077261

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This is a case commentary on R v Grant [2021] EWCA Crim 1243. It considers the concept of ‘overwhelming supervening act’ (OSA) and its relationship to the concepts of causation, remoteness and the so-called ‘fundamental difference rule’ (FDR).

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Item Type Article
URI https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/102408
Identification Number/DOI 10.1177/00220183221077261
Refereed Yes
Divisions Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Law
Publisher SAGE
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