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Yianni v Evans – 1981
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants were valuers who had prepared a report on behalf of a building society in order to understand whether a house would provide adequate value for the loan requested by the plaintiffs….
Woodar v Wimpey – 1980
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Wimpey, the purchasers, entered into a contract with Woodar to buy land. It was agreed that part of the purchase price would be paid on completion of the build…
Varga And Others v Hungary 2015
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Varga And Others v Hungary 2015 ECHR 14097/12, 45135/12, 73712/12, 34001/13, 44055/13, and 64586/13…
Wong v Parkside Health NHS Trust
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Minna Wong (W) was employed as a wheelchair administrator by NHS Trust. In this employment, she suffered harassment from her……
Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636.
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case Summary of Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636. The constitution of a company and dividend payments….
White & Carter v McGregor – 1962
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
White & Carter, the appellants, were advertising contractors that agreed with a representative of a garage proprietor to advertise for his garage for the period of three years. The respondent, the garage owner, wrote to the appellant on the same day of the agreement to cancel as the representative was mistaken during the negotiation….
X City Council v MB
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
M, aged 25, had severe autistic spectrum disorder. He was cared for by P, who had arranged for him to meet his cousin in……
Trident Insurance v McNiece
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
McNiece was the main construction contractor for work being carried out at a limestone plant named Blue Circle. Blue Circle entered into a……
Warner Bros v Nelson – Case Brief
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a film artist, otherwise known as Bette Davis, who had entered into a contract with the plaintiffs, Warner Bros. Pictures……
Turkey v Awadh – 2005
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A Saudi Arabian couple purchased a home in London with the help of a mortgage. They rented the house to the wife’s father who lived there with his wife….
Wyatt v Kreglinger & Fernau – 1933
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Mr Wyatt contended the letters he had received from his previous employer amounted to a binding contract under which they were bound to pay……
Williams v Morgan – 1906
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The defendant was a borrower under a mortgage and the lender was the plaintiff’s predecessor. The mortgage deed provided that the principal……
Wilkinson v Downton – 1897
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Damages – Psychiatric harm – Remoteness. Downton (D) made a joke to Mrs Wilkinson (W) that her husband, Thomas Wilkinson (T) had had an accident in which both his legs were broken and that W should go to The Elms pub where T was lying to bring him home. …
Z v UK Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Z and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 29392/95). The applicants, four siblings, Z, a girl born in 1982, A, a boy born in 1984……
X (Minors) v Bedforshire CC
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The House of Lords dealt with various appeals in respect of alleged breaches of statutory duty by local authorities in relation to the care of children….
Tito v Waddell (No 2) [1977] Ch 106
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Banaba island was a British settlement and the land was owned by individual Banabans. The Crown granted a license to a British company to mine the……
Whiston v Secretary of State For Justice
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In Whiston v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] UKSC 39, the Supreme Court considered the issue of whether a person released from prison on a home detention curfew who is subsequently recalled to prison under s. 255 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, has rights pursuant to article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights….
Transco Plc v United Utilities Water Plc
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
United Utilities Water (UUW) operated water networks in the UK. UUW were required to shut off the water while undertaking……
Wheeler v Copas – 1981
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was a partner in a bricklaying company. The defendant was a farmer who wanted a house built on his farm and negotiated for this directly with the plaintiff….
Walters v North Glamorgan
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
N, an NHS trust, appealed against a decision granting damages to the claimant (C) for a psychiatric condition C suffered as a result of events……
Woods v Durable Suites
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Woods was employed as a glue spreader in the defendant’s factory. His role frequently involved his hands and arms coming into contact with a synthetic glue known to cause dermatitis, unless appropriate protective measures were taken….
Watt v Hertfordshire County Council – 1954
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant worked for the fire department, and was answering a call involving a woman trapped under a lorry near the fire station. This involved moving a heavy piece of equipment to the scene to lift the lorry. …
White v Blackmore – 1972
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr White was thrown into the air and died from his injuries. Mrs White claimed damages in negligence and for breach of s2 Occupier’s Liability Act 1957….
Wright v Lodge – 1993 – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Wright was a driver injured by a collision that took place on a dual carriage motorway. The second defendant, Miss Shepherd, had been driving……
Corporate Manslaughter Law Dissertation Proposal
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Categories: Law Dissertation Proposals
This dissertation is intended to explore both the existing and new bill on Corporate Manslaughter and consider the many apparent failings in the system….
Criminal Justice Law Dissertation Proposal
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The legal effects and political effects of re-introducing capital punishment into the British Criminal Justice System….
Commercial Law Dissertation Proposal
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
To evaluate the effectiveness of the use Retention of Title (ROT) Clauses under UK Commercial Law and ask whether the proposed harmonization……
Law on Racial Hate Crimes
Essay. Published: March 7, 2018
The ratio decidendi of the case is that using the phrases “bloody foreigners” and “go back to your own country” can be defined as a racially aggravated offence under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 section 31…
Terms of The Contract Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Terms of Contract Cases. The plaintiffs, who had shipped goods for many years with the defendants, who were forwarding agents, agreed to a changeover in the method of shipment to enable goods to be carried in containers stored below deck on the ship….
Staples v West Dorset
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant occupied the Cobb at Lyme Regis which was a wall from which the public could gain access to the promenade….
Taylor v Hamer – 2002
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The appellant bought a property from the respondent. When inspecting the property, the appellant noticed that part of the land was paved……
Smith v. Stone – 1647 | Case Brief
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Smith (S) brought an action of trespass against Stone (D) after D was carried onto S’s land by force, and violence of others, and was not there……
RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a supplier of automated machines and agreed to manufacture an automated system in the defendant’s factory. Work began on the basis of a letter of intent with a long form contract to follow. …
Soering v UK
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Soering v United Kingdom (1989) concerns Articles 3, 6 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 1950 and the potential extradition to the USA by the UK of a West German national to face trial in Virginia, USA on a murder charge….
Rialas v Mitchell – 1984
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The infant plaintiff, aged 6 and a half, was crossing the road when he was struck by a van driven by a van driven by the defendant….
Snelling v Snelling
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff and his brothers, the second and third defendants were directors of a family business and company, the first defendant….
Robinson v Harman – 1848
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Agreement to grant a lease; lessor did not have good title; measure of damages. Harman wrote to Robinson offering him a 21-year lease of a dwelling house in Croydon. He subsequently changed his mind and refused to complete the lease….
R v Walkington – 1979
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, Walkington, was in a department store when he went behind the unoccupied counter area on the shop floor and opened……
Re Selectmove – 1995
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Whether variation of an agreement is good consideration.. The Inland Revenue petitioned the court for a winding-up order in respect of a company, Selectmove, which had accrued arrears in the tax it owed under the PAYE system of tax collection. …
Revill v Newbery – 1996
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
William Newbery (N) slept in a shed on his allotment to protect his property at night. Mark Revill (R) and his accomplice Grainger (G) trespassed onto the allotment and attempted to break into the shed….
Roper v Knott
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Knott was a milk salesman who worked for Roper. Knott came every morning and collected four gallons of milk from Roper’s place of business….
Southern Water Authority v Pegrum
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants were pig farmers. Waste and effluence from the pigs was stored first in tanks which drained into a lagoon which had been constructed……
Case Summary: Rothwell v Chemical and Insulating Ltd (2007)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case summary for LawTeacher.net of Rothwell V Chemical And Insulating Co [2007] covering legal matters such as Negligence, Asbestos-Related Illness, Psychiatric Damage, and Nature Of Compensatable Damage….
Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In 1963, a German manufacturer entered into a distributorship agreement with an English sales company, to be in effect until 1968….
Rylands v Fletcher – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Liability under Rylands v Fletcher is regarded as a specific type of nuisance, a form of strict liability, where the defendant may be liable without having been negligent. …
Reese v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The executrix of a deceased estate brought an action against the police following the death of a prisoner in custody. The prisoner was a known suicide risk……
The Hansa Nord – 1976
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Pursuant to a contract of sale, a German company agreed to sell a Dutch company 12,000 tons of citrus pulp pellets for use in cattle feed….
Stansbie v Troman – 1948
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Stansbie was decorating at Troman’s home. He was alone at the property and left the house to purchase some wallpaper. He left the door unlocked and……
Re A (Conjoined Twins: Medical Treatment)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The parents of conjoined twins, M and J, appealed against a decision to allow an operation to surgically separate them which would result in the death of M. M had severe brain abnormalities, no lungs and was supplied with blood by her sister….
Spicer v Smee
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant’s property was adjacent to the defendant’s land. As a result of some faulty wiring, a fire broke out on the defendant’s property……
