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'Liability in criminal law normally requires the prosecution to establish that the accused has caused the relevant prohibited consequences or conduct to occur. For instance, in homicide, that the accused has caused the victim's death.' The courts have taken various approaches to the issue of causation. In English Law, the courts acknowledge that it is possible for a defendant to still be liable for the occurance of a prohibited conduct even though they may not appear to be directly responsible for the final act which contributed to the death. The issue of causation is often raised in cases of homicide. No rules have been established that legislation over the issue of causation, instead case law have determined a variety of precendents to solve the problems caused by causation in various circumstances. It isn't difficult to decide whether a defendant's conduct caused the death in question, but it may be argued that a...

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