[2012] EWHC 208 (Admin)

To establish the requisite intention to cause criminal damage under the Criminal Damage Act 1971 s.1(1), it had not been necessary for the prosecution to prove more than a defendant's intentional act of writing on parking notices with a marker pen. It was necessary to prove at least recklessness as to whether damage might be caused, but there was no requirement to show recklessness as to whether that damage constituted damage in law.

QBD (Admin) (Lloyd-Jones J)

25/01/2012