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In most cases, the defendant will obtain ownership, possession, and control of the property, but the obtaining of any one of these will be sufficient. So, under the Sale of Goods Act, title to goods may pass before possession or control is delivered, or possession may pass before title, or the defendant may obtain control alone, depending on ...
(1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any pecuniary advantage shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years. (2) The cases in which a pecuniary advantage within the meaning of this section is to be regarded as obtained for a person are cases where:- (a) . . .
The defendant must obtain a service as defined in section 1(2), i.e. the victim must confer a benefit on the defendant (or another). The 'services' must be non-gratuitous, i.e. the benefits must be provided by the victim of the deception in the expectation that they are to be paid for at commercial rates (see section 1(2)). It must be conferred ...
Dishonesty has had a number of definitions. For many years, there were two views of what constituted dishonesty in English law.The first contention was that the definitions of dishonesty (such as those within the Theft Act 1968) described a course of action, whereas the second contention was that the definition described a state of mind.
Forged evidence - an item or information manufactured, or altered, to support some agenda, is not admissible in many courts, including U.S. criminal courts.; Planted evidence - an item or information which has been moved, or planted at a scene, to seem related to the accused party, is not admissible in many courts, including U.S. criminal courts.
An Act to make provision for, and in connection with, criminal liability for fraud and obtaining services dishonestly. Citation: 2006 c 35: Territorial extent England and Wales; Northern Ireland: Dates; Royal assent: 8 November 2006: Commencement: 15 January 2007
Elliot, C (2004). "No justice for innocent purchasers of dishonestly obtained goods: Shogun Finance v Hudson", Journal of Business Law, May 2004; Foster, A (2004). "Sale by a non-owner: striking a fair balance between the rights of the true owner and a buyer in good faith", Coventry Law Journal, 9(2) MacMillan, C (2004).
Identity theft deliberately uses someone else's identity as a method to gain financial advantages or obtain credit and other benefits. [2] [3] The person whose identity has been stolen may suffer adverse consequences, [4] especially if they are falsely held responsible for the perpetrator's actions.