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R v Ghosh

[1982] QB 1053
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1982
Statusunclear

Key Principle

The two-stage test for dishonesty: (1) was the conduct dishonest by the standards of reasonable and honest people, and (2) did the defendant realise it was dishonest by those standards. [Note: overruled by Ivey v Genting Casinos [2017]].

Area of Law

criminal

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