This column is relevant to AQA A2 LAW03, OCR A2 Unit G153 and WJEC A2 Unit 3.
The loss of control defence replaced the common law defence of provocation in October 2010. Set out in ss.54 and 55 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, it provides a partial defence to murder.
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