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Gammon (Hong Kong) Ltd v Attorney-General

[1985] AC 1
JurisdictionHong Kong
CourtPrivy Council (on appeal from Hong Kong)
Year1985
StatusPersuasive authority

Summary

Privy Council established the presumption of mens rea in criminal offences and the conditions under which it may be displaced for regulatory offences involving public safety.

Key Principle

strict liability; regulatory offence; Building Ordinance; presumption of mens rea; public safety exception

Area of Law

criminal

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