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Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Permanent Borrowing And Lending: A New View Of Section 6 Theft Act 1968"	(2008) 17 Nottingham Law Journal 3	Nottingham Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 2008			3
"Harms and Wrongs of Stealing: The Harm Principle and Dishonesty in Theft, The"	(2008) 31 University of New South Wales Law Journal 712	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2008	AustLII		3
"Problematic and Unnecessary - Issues with the Use of the Theft Offence to Protect Intangible Property"	(2008) 30 Sydney Law Review 575	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 2008	AustLII		6
"Money for Nothing Cheques for Free? The Meaning of 'Financial Advantage' in Fraud Offences"	(2007) 31 Melbourne University Law Review 201	Melbourne University Law Review	Australia	circa 2007	AustLII		4
"The Fraud Act 2006 Criminalising Lying?"	[2007] Criminal Law Review 193	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2007	Westlaw		3
Anderson Group Pty Ltd v Tynan Motors Pty Ltd	[2006] NSWCA 22; (2006) 65 NSWLR 400	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	21 Feb 2006	AustLII		25
Macleod v R	[2003] HCA 24; (2003) 214 CLR 230; (2003) 197 ALR 333; (2003) 77 ALJR 1047; (2003) 140 A Crim R 343; (2003) 24 Leg Rep C1; (2003) 21 ACLC 1601	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 May 2003	AustLII		152
"Protecting the vulnerable: legality, harm and theft"	(2003) 23 Legal Studies 402	Legal Studies	United Kingdom	circa 2003	Wiley ScienceDirect		1
"Reining in the Concept of Appropriation in Theft"	(2003) 29 Monash University Law Review 261	Monash University Law Review	Australia	circa 2003	AustLII		1
Adams	[2003] EWCA Crim 3620	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2003	BAILII		2
R v Fuge	[2001] NSWCCA 208; (2001) 123 A Crim R 310	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Jun 2001	AustLII		89
R v Campbell	[2001] NSWCCA 162	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Apr 2001	AustLII		1
R v Angus	[2000] QCA 29	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	18 Feb 2000	AustLII		3
R v Hinks	[2000] UKHL 53; [2001] 2 AC 241; [2000] 4 All ER 833; [2001] Crim LR 162; [2001] 1 Cr App R 18; [2000] 3 WLR 1590; (2001) 165 JP 21	House of Lords	United Kingdom	circa 2000	BAILII		35
[2000] Criminal Law Review 504	[2000] Criminal Law Review 504	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2000	Westlaw		1
[2000] Criminal Law Review 411	[2000] Criminal Law Review 411	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2000	Westlaw		1
Byrnes v Burgess	[1999] NSWSC 419	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 May 1999	AustLII		1
"The Origins of “ Larceny by a Trick ” and “ Constructive Possession ”"	[1998] Criminal Law Review 175	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1998	Westlaw		1
Withdrawn	[1997] EWCA Crim 3031	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	21 Nov 1997	BAILII		1
"After R v Clowes (No 2): An Act of Theft Empowered A Jury Impoverished?"	(1997) 61 Journal of Criminal Law 99	Journal of Criminal Law	United Kingdom	circa 1997	HeinOnline		3
R v Arnold	[1997] 4 All ER 1		United Kingdom	circa 1997	LexisNexis		4
R v Preddy	[1996] UKHL 13; [1996] AC 815; [1996] 3 All ER 481; [1996] 3 WLR 255; [1996] 2 Cr App R 524	House of Lords	United Kingdom	10 Jul 1996	BAILII		84
R v Fernandes	[1996] 1 Cr App R 175		United Kingdom	circa 1996	LexisNexis		16
R v Clowes (No2)	[1994] 2 All ER 316		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis		19
Anic, Stylianou & Suleyman v R	[1993] SASC 4159; (1993) 61 SASR 223; (1993) 68 A Crim R 313	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	8 Sep 1993	AustLII		8
"Appropriation in Theft: The Last Word"	(1993) 109 Law Quarterly Review 194	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 1993	Westlaw		1
DPP v Gomez	[1992] UKHL 4; [1993] AC 442; [1993] 1 All ER 1; (1993) 96 Cr App R 359; [1992] 3 WLR 1067; [1993] Crim LR 304; (1992) 157 JP 1	House of Lords	United Kingdom	3 Dec 1992	BAILII		49
R v McDonald	[1992] 2 Qd R 634		Australia - Queensland	circa 1992	LexisNexis AU		5
(1991) 92 Cr App R 297	(1991) 92 Cr App R 297		United Kingdom	circa 1991	LexisNexis		1
Ilich v R	[1987] HCA 1; (1987) 162 CLR 110; 69 ALR 231; 61 ALJR 128; 26 A Crim R 232	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Feb 1987	AustLII		66
Hooker	[1987] Tas R 153		Australia - Tasmania	circa 1987			2
Kennison v Daire	[1986] HCA 4; (1986) 160 CLR 129; 64 ALR 17; 60 ALJR 249	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Feb 1986	AustLII		18
Quirindi Shire Council v Gigli	(1985) 3 NSWLR 178; (1985) 57 LGRA 405; [1985] NSW Conv R 55-262; 8 A Crim R 18		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU		11
Anderton v Burnside; R v Morris	[1984] UKHL 1; [1984] AC 320; [1983] 3 All ER 288; [1983] 3 WLR 697; [1983] Crim LR 813; (1983) 77 Cr App R 309	House of Lords	United Kingdom	13 Oct 1984	BAILII		31
"The Right of Property and the Law of Theft"	(1984) 62 Texas Law Review 1443	Texas Law Review	United States	circa 1984	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		2
Madders	(1982) 74 Cr App R 99		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis		7
"Manifest Criminality, Criminal Intent, and the Metamorphosis of Lloyd Weinreb"	(1980) 90 Yale Law Journal 319	Yale Law Journal	United States	circa 1980	HeinOnline / Westlaw		1
"Manifest Criminality, Criminal Intent, and the “ Metamorphosis of Larceny ”"	(1980) 90 Yale Law Journal 294	Yale Law Journal	United States	circa 1980	HeinOnline / Westlaw		1
Stephens v R	[1978] HCA 35; (1978) 139 CLR 315; (1978) 21 ALR 680; 52 ALJR 662	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Sep 1978	AustLII		31
"The Metamorphosis of Section 6 of the Theft Act"	[1977] Criminal Law Review 653	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1977	Westlaw		4
R v Russell	[1977] 2 NZLR 20		New Zealand	circa 1977	LexisNexis		40
"Metamorphosis of Larceny, The"	(1976) 89 Harvard Law Review 469	Harvard Law Review	United States	circa 1976	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		4
[1974] Criminal Law Review 136	[1974] Criminal Law Review 136	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1974	Westlaw		1
R v Meech	[1974] QB 549		United Kingdom	circa 1974	LexisNexis / Westlaw		3
R v Hall	[1973] QB 126; [1972] 2 All ER 1009		United Kingdom	circa 1973	LexisNexis / Westlaw		8
R v Johnston	[1973] Qd R 303		Australia - Queensland	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU		5
R v Meredith	[1973] Criminal Law Review 253	Criminal Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 1973	Westlaw		2
R v Potisk	(1973) 6 SASR 389	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1973	Legal Online / Westlaw		14
R v Gilks	[1972] EWCA Crim 2; [1972] 3 All ER 280; [1972] 1 WLR 1341; 56 Cr App R 734; 136 JP 777	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	27 Jun 1972	BAILII		16
R v Lawrence	[1971] UKHL 2; [1972] AC 626	House of Lords	United Kingdom	30 Jun 1971	BAILII		23
R v Turner (No 2)	[1971] 2 All ER 441; [1971] 1 WLR 901		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis		11
R v Davies	[1970] VicRp 3; [1970] VR 27		Australia - Victoria	8 May 1969	AustLII		3
Croton v R	[1967] HCA 48; (1967) 117 CLR 326; [1968] ALR 331; (1967) 41 ALJR 289	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Dec 1967	AustLII		76
Smith v Desmond	[1965] AC 960		United Kingdom	circa 1965	LexisNexis / Westlaw		25
R v Dunbar Nzca	[1962] NZPoliceLawRp 29; [1963] NZLR 253; (1962) 9 New Zealand Police Law Reports 364	New Zealand Police Law Reports	New Zealand	16 Nov 1962	NZLII		3
R v Hally	[1962] Qd R 214		Australia - Queensland	circa 1962	LexisNexis AU		39
Arnott	[1960] 2 QB 244		United Kingdom	circa 1960	LexisNexis / Westlaw		8
Williams v Phillips	(1957) 41 Cr App R 5		United Kingdom	circa 1957	LexisNexis		8
Billing v Pill	[1954] 1 QB 70		United Kingdom	circa 1954	LexisNexis / Westlaw		21
R v Davenport	[1954] 1 All ER 602; [1954] 1 WLR 569		United Kingdom	circa 1954	LexisNexis		23
Rose v Matt	[1951] 1 KB 810		United Kingdom	circa 1951	LexisNexis / Westlaw		5
R v Bloxham	(1943) 29 Cr App R 37		United Kingdom	circa 1943	LexisNexis		2
R v Ward	[1938] NSWStRp 5; (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 308; 55 WN (NSW) 80	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Mar 1938	AustLII		17
Russell v Wilson	[1923] HCA 60; (1923) 33 CLR 538; (1924) 30 ALR 75	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Dec 1923	AustLII		44
Moors v Burke	[1919] HCA 32; (1919) 26 CLR 265; 25 ALR 213	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Jun 1919	AustLII		91
Robert Wakeman	(1912) 8 Cr App R 18		United Kingdom	circa 1912	LexisNexis		3
"Borderland of Larceny"	(1892-1893) 6 Harvard Law Review 244	Harvard Law Review	United States	circa 1892	HeinOnline / LexisNexis		1
R v Arnold	[1883] NSWLawRp 57; 4 LR (NSW) 347	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Nov 1883	AustLII		4
Jeffries v The Great Western Railway Co	[1856] EngR 81; 119 ER 680; (1856) 5 E & B 802	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1856	CommonLII		24
Reed	[1854] Cox CC 284		United Kingdom	circa 1854			1
Beecham	(1851) 5 Cox CC 181		United Kingdom	circa 1851			5
Rex v Thomas Gnosil	[1824] EngR 432; 171 ER 1206; (1824) 1 C & P 304		United Kingdom	circa 1824	CommonLII		6
Rex v William Cabbage	[1815] EngR 287; 168 ER 809; [1815] Russ & Ry 292		United Kingdom	circa 1815	CommonLII		5
Meeres	(1794) 1 Show KB 50; 89 ER 441	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1794	CommonLII		1
John Young, S Randal, W Mullins, and J Osmer, v R	[1789] EngR 2389; 3 TR 98; 100 ER 475; 2 M & R 524		United Kingdom	circa 1789	CommonLII		28
Rex versus Wheatly	[1761] EngR 31; 2 Burr 1125; 97 ER 746	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1761	CommonLII		20
R v Joseph Bazeley	[1730] EngR 140; 2 Leach 835; 168 ER 517		United Kingdom	circa 1730	CommonLII		7
R v Pear	[1730] EngR 164; 168 ER 208; (1730-1815) 1 Leach 212		United Kingdom	circa 1730	CommonLII		19
[1678] t Raym 275; 83 Er 142	[1678] T Raym 275; 83 ER 142	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1678	CommonLII		1
276 CM 5560	276 CM 5560	Canadian Courts Martial	Canada	circa 1983	CanLII		3
169 Er 293	169 ER 293		United Kingdom		CommonLII		6
169 Er 285	169 ER 285		United Kingdom		CommonLII		5
R v Smails	74 WN (NSW) 150		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1983			3
Slattery v R	12 ALR 10; 2 CLR 546; [1905] HCA 66		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1983	AustLII		15
R v Wright	7 Cox CC 413		United Kingdom	circa 1983			2