COMPREHENSIVE HD-LEVEL NOTES FOR LAWS1022/JURD7222 (Criminal Laws)

Description

Concise, clearly structured, and fully comprehensive, these notes cover every assessable topic in LAWS1022 and are designed for fast recall and high-performance exam use. These notes were developed over 100+ hours of coursework revision and are the exact notes that helped achieve a High Distinction in LAWS1022. ALL TOPICS INCLUDED (Classes 1–17) Every week rewritten into a clean, clear, exam-friendly structure. Topics Covered: • Class 1: Assault (1) — Common Assault (AR/MR; Threatening Assault; Present Ability) • Class 2: Assault (2) — Consent to Harm & Acceptable Violence; Aggravated Assault • Class 3: Sexual Assault (1) — Patterns, Context, Actus Reus (s 61HE; s 61HB) • Class 4: Sexual Assault (2) — Mens Rea; Knowledge/Recklessness; Recent Reform • Class 5: Domestic & Family Violence — Coercive Control, ADVOs, Course of Conduct Offending • Class 6: Homicide (1) — Murder (AR), Causation Tests, Substantial Cause, Intervening Acts • Class 7: Homicide (2) — Murder (MR); Manslaughter (Unlawful/Dangerous, Negligent Manslaughter) • Class 8: Homicide (3) — Omission Liability; Duties to Act; Other “Causing Death” Offences • Class 9: Defences (1) — Mental Health & Cognitive Impairment; Automatism • Class 10: Defences (2) — Substantial Impairment; Intoxication • Class 11: Defences (3) — Self-Defence; Excessive Self-Defence (s 418–421) • Class 12: Defences (4) — Extreme Provocation (s 23) • Class 13: Homicide (4) — Context, Patterns, Inequality, Feminist Critiques • Class 14: Dishonest Acquisition (1) — Dishonesty, Fraud, Deception Offences • Class 15: Dishonest Acquisition (2) — Larceny; Asportation; Fraudulent Intent • Class 16: Group Crime (1) — Complicity I: Principal/Accessory Liability • Class 17: Group Crime (2) — Complicity II: Joint Criminal Enterprise, Extended JCE, Conspiracy