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R v Jogee

[2016] UKSC 8

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom (jointly with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council)

Year2016

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Supreme Court overruled the doctrine of parasitic accessory liability (Chan Wing-Siu); an accessory is liable for a crime committed by the principal only if they intended to encourage or assist the offence, not merely foresaw it as a possibility.

Area of Law

criminal

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