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R v Donovan

[1934] 2 KB 498; (1934) 25 Cr App R 1 (CCA)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeal, England
Year1934
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Consent is no defence to an act intended and likely to cause bodily harm; an act unlawful in itself cannot be rendered lawful by the victim's consent.

Area of Law

c

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