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The Theft Act 1978

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R v Graham, R v Kansal, R v Ali, R v Marsh, R v Graham, R v Prince, R v Bramich
"…the knowledge of why these documents or records were made was considered not to be necessary to satisfy the mens rea requirement.(iii) Section 2(1)(a) of the Theft Act 1978 which related to evasion of liability by deception. This could not apply where a person uses deception to induce a lender to give him an advance, as in effect a remission of liability has been secured of the lender's bank to the lender…"
R v Smith (Wallace Duncan)
"…Whether the courts of England and Wales only have jurisdiction to try an offence of obtaining property by deception contrary to s 17 of the Theft Act 1978 committed before 1 June 1999 (when part 1 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 came into force) by reference to where the last act, namely the obtaining, took place, or whether jurisdiction…"