Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Dishonesty is a word used in both the Theft Act 1968 and the Fraud Act 2006, yet there is no statutory definition for the word. The ruling in R v Ghosh (1982) lasted for 35 years but has since been overruled by Ivey v Genting Casinos Ltd (2017). This states that a person's knowledge of the facts should be taken into account and considering this, were their actions dishonest to the standards of reasonable people.
Dishonesty is a word used in both the Theft Act 1968 and the Fraud Act 2006, yet there is no statutory definition for the word. The ruling in R v Ghosh (1982) lasted for 35 years but has since been overruled by Ivey v Genting Casinos Ltd (2017). This states that a person's knowledge of the facts should be taken into account and considering this, were their actions dishonest to the standards of reasonable people.
