Question: The acquisition of an indefeasible title to property is capable of amounting to a dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another for the purposes of s 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968.
Discuss.
Answer: The basic defintion of theft as defined in the Theft Act 1968 states that, A person shall be guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it. s 1(1) of the Theft Act 1968 On the other hand a person who appropriates property belonging to another shall not be considered dishonest in a number of circumstances. Namely, if there was a belief that they had in law the right to appropriate it, would have had the owners consent or the owner was undiscoverable. (s 2(1) of the Theft Act 1968)......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: Criminal Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2997 | References: No | Date written: October, 2009 | Date submitted: February 06, 2010 | Coursework ID: 587
