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2. Haynes states that ‘Prior to the Theft Act, in Russel v Smith [1958] 1 QB 27, Lord Goddard stated Larceny was “a law which is exceedingly technical”. This is now equally true of the Theft Act.’ (Haynes, T. O., ‘Theft – a simple Offence Overcomplicated: Part 1’ (2013) Criminal Law and Justice Weekly)
With reference to case law and academic commentary, critically assess this statement.