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Re:Comparison of British, American and French Systems of Jus... by gbuk2013 on Friday June 03, 2016 @06:14AM (#11829356)
Not just any harm will do - it has to be GBH[1] and it has to be a "virtually certain" result of the action.[2]

IMHO your example of a punch would not pass this test.

[1] http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/h_to_k/homicide_murder_and_mansl...

[2] http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199798/ldjudgmt/j...

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