LAW 602 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Indictable Offence, Summary Offence, Fide

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 602
• Professor: Eric Libman

Document Summary

Theft: the taki(cid:374)g of so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g that (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot e(cid:374)titled to. An individual may have a number of companies; the transferring of funds between these companies can result in fraud. Issue in case -> (cid:449)hethe(cid:396) use of (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)"s assets (cid:449)as i(cid:374) fu(cid:396)the(cid:396)a(cid:374)(cid:272)e of (cid:271)o(cid:374)a fide (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess i(cid:374)te(cid:396)est of (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) o(cid:396) was it expended in advancing personal interests of accused, and whether victim suffered deprivation as a result. Fraud -> two key elements are dishonesty and deprivation (must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the. White collar crime: fraud: both elements of fraud offence are to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by the crown, actus reus -> the physical act. Prohibited act, be it act of deceit, falsehood or some other fraudulent means, and. Dep(cid:396)i(cid:448)atio(cid:374) (cid:272)aused (cid:271)(cid:455) the p(cid:396)ohi(cid:271)ited a(cid:272)t, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)sist i(cid:374) a(cid:272)tual loss o(cid:396) pla(cid:272)i(cid:374)g of (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)"s pecuniary interests at risk: mens rea -> mental requirement.