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dishonestytheft and fraud
R v Ghosh
[1982] QB 1053
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
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