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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:citation
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[1997] 3 All ER 225
[1997] 3 WLR 534
[1998] AC 147
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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1997
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Anthony_Ireland
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gptkbp:fullName
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Regina v Ireland
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gptkbp:hasKeyword
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gptkb:murder
psychiatric injury
actual bodily harm
silent telephone calls
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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R v Ireland
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Lord_Goff_of_Chieveley
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Lord_Clyde
gptkb:Lord_Hope_of_Craighead
gptkb:Lord_Steyn
gptkb:Lord_Hutton
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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gptkb:murder
actual bodily harm
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gptkbp:plotSummary
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The case clarified the meaning of 'bodily harm' under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.
The case established that silent telephone calls can amount to assault.
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:R_v_Burstow
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gptkbp:principle
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Psychiatric injury can constitute actual bodily harm.
Assault can be committed without physical contact.
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gptkbp:statuteInterpreted
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gptkb:Offences_Against_the_Person_Act_1861
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Law_Lords
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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