... communicating it, it need not necessarily be the in the positive form either. For example, not disagreeing or communicating in the negative through body language, gestures or facial expressions may imply consent. The latter form of consent is open to ambiguity and to subjective interpretation. As already stated above there are many forms in which consent can be communicated. It may be spoken or unspoken, may be direct or indirect, consent can be in the form of words, gestures, body language, hand movements, as well as facial expressions. As stated above the case of R v. Brown (1993) raised the issue of consent. One of the most important issues mentioned in terms of public importance was the matter of whether consent should be allowed as a defence to certain offences. One such relevant offence was that of assault. The definition of assault adopted by the law commission is as follows: ' At ...

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