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Tort law: theories and concepts

Beyond reasonable doubt?: manslaughter and causation

Craig Beauman considers the difficulty of establishing causation in gross negligence manslaughter, following the decision in Broughton v R (2020)

This article is relevant to AQA A-level Paper 1, OCR A-Level Component 1 and WJEC/Eduqas Component 2.

The case of Broughton v R (2020) provides an interesting example of a case where there was an apparently strong basis for gross negligence manslaughter but where uncertainty surrounding causation led the Court of Appeal to overturn the conviction.

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