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Pagnan SpA v Feed Products Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Pagnan SpA were an Italian company seeking to buy corn pellets to feed chickens with from Feed Products, an American company….
R&B Custom Brokers v United Dominions Trust Ltd – 1998
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The issue in this case was whether the purchase agreement as made in the course of a business and therefore whether the Claimant could rely……
R (G) v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and R (M) v Same
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
G and M were asylum seekers whose applications were refused by special adjudicators. They were also refused permissions to appeal to the Immigration……
Mullin v Richards 1998
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a 15-year-old girl who play-fought with rulers with another 15-year-old girl (the claimant). In the course of the game, the defendant’s ruler snapped, causing a splinter to hit the claimant in the eye, blinding her….
R (Abbasi) v Foreign Secretary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The first claimant was a British national who had been captured by United States forces in Afghanistan and detained in Guantanamo……
McLoughlin v O’Brian
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In finding for C the House of Lords emphasised that recovery in such cases was not limited to those who were participants in the event, and who feared that they or a close relative would suffer some sort of personal injuries….
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Lawsuit
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
He brought an action for slander regarding words purported to have been spoken at a meeting where he had sought a review of his expulsion….
London and Blenheim Estates v Ladbroke
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London & Blenheim Estates; the sale included the right to……
May and Butcher Ltd v The King
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
After the end of the First World War, the Government had a surplus of tents which were no longer required by the army. As a result, the Government’s disposal’s board was set up to sell these tents. They agreed to sell tents to May and Butcher Ltd who left £1,000 as a security deposit for their purchases. …
Central London Property Trust v High Trees House – 1947
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In 1937, Central London Property Trust Ltd (CLPT) leased a block of flats in London to High Trees House Ltd (HTH) at £2,500 per year for 99 years. Due to the impact of World War II, there was a drastic under-occupancy of the flats in 1940. …
Lord Advocate v Dumbarton District Council
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Ministry of Defence wished to improve the defences of their perimeter fencing at a nuclear submarine base located in Faslane….
LMS International v Styrene Packaging
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The First Defendants operated a factory in a Bradford Industrial Estate, which was owned by the second, third, fourth and fifth defendants….
Parsons (Livestock) v Uttley Ingham
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Parsons ordered a bulk storage hopper to store pignuts to feed their top-grade pigs from the defendants. When installing the hopper, the defendants failed……
Pawlett v Attorney General
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff (P) mortgaged his property to a man named Ludlow. P failed to make payments in terms of the mortgage due, he claimed……
Pay v Lancashire Probation; Pay v UK
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was involved in the sale of products connected with BDSM and performing in fetish clubs. Photographs were available on the internet of him involved in these activities. The claimant was a probation officer working with sex offenders….
Mendelssohn v Normand Ltd – Case
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Claimant parked in a garage owned and operated by the Defendant. There was a notice board in the car park which stipulated that the Defendant would……
Newstead v London Express Newspaper
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A newspaper published details of a bigamy trial and referred to the accused as “Harold Newstead, thirty-year-old Camberwell man.” Another man……
Photo Production v Securicor – 1980
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Due diligence, negligence and exclusion clauses in contracts. The issue in this case was whether the doctrine of fundamental breach applied and was relevant, and whether an exclusion clause could be effective….
Long v Lloyd – 1958
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was a haulage contractor who saw an advert for the sale of a lorry which was described as in ‘exceptional condition’….
Marriage and Nullity Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
According to Lord Penzance in Hyde v Hyde (1866) LR 1 PD 130, concerning the validity of a Mormon marriage, marriage may be defined as “the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others”. …
Patel v Ali – 1984
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The first and second defendants were joint owners of a property and contracted to sell it to the plaintiffs. The husband of the first defendant was……
Matthews v United Kingdom (1999) 28 EHRR 361 (ECHR)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case Summary of Matthews v United Kingdom (1999) 28 EHRR 361 (ECtHR). Article 3 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)….
Perrett v Collins – 1998
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff sustained personal injuries when the light aircraft in which he was travelling during the test flight. The first defendant was the pilot of……
Promissory Estoppel Cases
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
An example of promissory estoppel is where A promises B that he would not enforce his legal rights and B acted and relied on it without giving any consideration….
National Coal Board v JE Evans & Co
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
An electrical cable was placed under the land of the county council by the National Coal Board (NCB) or its predecessors, without the……
Cases on Mens Rea
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mens Rea Case Summaries. The defendant, in order to frighten Mrs Booth, her rival for the affections of Mr X, put burning newspaper through the letterbox of Booth’s house and caused the death of two of her children….
Herbert Morris Ltd v Saxelby
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiffs, Herbert Morris Ltd, manufactured hoisting machinery. The defendant, Saxelby, was employed and trained by them……
Marc Rich v Bishop Rock
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
During a voyage a ship developed a crack in its hull. The ships owners requested its classification society to inspect the damage. An employee of the classification society advised that the ship should be put into dry dock in order for repairs to be carried out….
Mogul Steamship Co v McGregor
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiffs were independent shipowners who sent their ships to the cargo port to obtain cargo. An association (the defendants)……
Ministry of Sound v World Online
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
M was one of a group of companies that appealed against a summary judgment that had refused its application for the payment of a final instalment……
Pearce v Brooks – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a prostitute who hired a carriage from the plaintiff, who was a coachbuilder, on hire purchase terms to be paid for in instalments. She wanted the carriage to attract customers. …
Proactive Sports Management v Rooney
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The respondent, Wayne Rooney, assigned his image rights to the third respondent company. An agreement between the respondents and the appellant sports……
National Coal Board v Gamble
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
M, who worked for a haulier firm, had his lorry filled up at a National Coal Board (NCB) colliery. He then drove to a weighbridge……
Page v Smith – 1996
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The House of Lords found in favour of C, albeit by a bare majority (Lords Keith and Jauncey dissenting) and held that, provided it was reasonably foreseeable that C would suffer some physical injury as a result of D’s negligence, it was not necessary that the type of harm caused was itself reasonably foreseeable…
Oakley v Walker – 1977
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff suffered severe personal injuries, including a change of personality, as a result of the defendant’s negligence. His injuries and in……
Poland v Parr & Sons – 1927
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A contractor’s employee was, in the course of his employment, following close behind his employer’s waggon carrying sugar bags. Seeing a boy with a……
Majrowski v Guy’s and St. Thomas’s NHS Trust
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
William Majrowski (M) was formerly employed by St Thomas’s NHS Trust (D). M claimed that he had been bullied by his manager (L), which M claimed amounted……
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – JURISDICTION. Numerous requests were made to the House of Commons under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for detailed breakdowns of some MPs’ claims under the Additional Costs Allowances scheme. …
Home and Overseas Ins Co v Mentor Ins Co (UK)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mentor Insurance entered in a number of reinsurance contracts with Home and Overseas Insurance under a standard form of contract with Clause (18)……
Hughes v Lord Advocate – 1963
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Remoteness of damage in tort law; that the kind of damage must be foreseeable, rather than the specific damage that actually occurred. Workmen employed by the defendant had been working on a manhole cover, and then proceeded to take a break….
Hunter v British Coal
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant (C) was driving along a roadway in a mine owned by the defendant company (D) when he drove into a hydrant, causing it to leak water….
Lefkowitz v Great Minneapolis Surplus Store
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant placed an advertisement in the paper for the sale of fur, stating that it would be sold on a ‘first come first served’ basis. The claimant……
Jones v Jones – 1916
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a teacher and headmaster of a school. The female defendant (the wife of the male defendant) falsely and……
Jones v Vernons’ Pools Ltd Case
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr. Jones filled in two winning entries on coupons for a sales promotion and sent it to Vernon Pools. The coupons contained the words of……
Kolmar Group AG v Traxpo Enterprises Pvt Limited – 2010
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In late August 2007, Kolmar entered into a contract with Traxpo to buy methanol +/- 5% at buyer’s option. Then Kolmar wished to sell……
Keown v Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Keown was an eleven-year-old child who had been climbing an external fire escape, from the underside, at the defendant’s hospital trust when he fell……
Hughes v Morris | Criminal Law Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case Summary of E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Miss J E Morris & Others 2015 WL 3875656 (EAT)…
Janvier v Sweeney – Case Brief
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Janvier (J) was a maid servant. Sweeny (S) and another man (D) were private detectives who wished to see certain letters……
Lim Poh Choo v Camden and Islington HA
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a senior doctor. She was admitted to a hospital operated by the defendant health service for a minor surgery….
Issa and another v Hackney London Borough Council
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimants were the children of council tenants living in defendant owned accommodation. Environmental health officers found the property was severely……
