Basic intent meaning

Intention Intention denotes the result the defendant seeks. Offences are often categorised as ones of basic intent or specific intent. The Court of Appeal has labelled this division elusive. Even so, the Court offered guidance on specific intent: crimes of specific intent require proof of purpose or consequence, and include, though are not limited to, cases where the objective extends beyond the actus reus, sometimes called ulterior intent. The Court also endorsed the analysis that a line can be drawn between (i) intention considered in light of the actor’s purposes and (ii) intention viewed apart from those purposes. In some instances a general intent accompanying the act is all that is needed to constitute the offence; in others, in addition to that general intent, there must be a specific intent linked to the purpose for which the act is done. Put plainly, specific intent offences require an intention to secure something beyond the act itself, whereas basic intent offences require only an intention to carry out...

What is a letter of intent? Within construction and engineering projects, letters of intent enable an employer to mobilise a contractor before the employer is ready to enter the full building contract. They are often used to bridge the gap until the main contract can be finalised. The letter might simply direct the contractor to advance design and procurement for the scheme, or it may permit works to begin on site. The shape and complexity of such letters differ considerably, and vary widely. At its most basic, a letter of intent may only record a party’s present aim to enter a contract for construction works at a later date. Without more, that document amounts to no more than a non-binding expression of current intention, much like a comfort letter. However, the forms commonly used for contemporary construction arrangements are markedly more intricate and are designed to create contractual relations between the parties involved. See Turriff Construction v Regalia Knitting Mills (1971) 9 BLR 20 (not reported on LexisNexis®)...

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is archived and not maintained. It was originally prepared for Lexis Practice Advisor®, in the US. It examines joint authorship and ownership of copyrights under US federal law, including the elements of joint authorship, the default rules that apply to joint authors, and drafting points for collaboration agreements. Joint authorship overview Before exploring the subtleties of joint authorship, it is useful to consider some fundamental copyright principles and how they relate to authorship. Basic copyright principles The Copyright Act grants authors of original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression a bundle of exclusive rights (ie a copyright) in their works for a period set by statute (ie the copyright term or duration). For more on exclusive rights, see Practice Note: US—exclusive rights of copyright owners [Archived]. For more on copyright duration, see Practice Note: US—copyright duration chart [Archived]. Breaking this down, for a work to attract copyright protection, it must be: original...