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Knuller v DPP – 1973
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was the director of a company, which published regular magazines for distribution. Inside the magazines, there was a page……
J Murphy Sons v Johnston Precast
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a main contractor for works which requested the defendant sub-contractor to tender for the supply of a pipe for the purpose of carrying……
Hyam v DPP – 1975
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant Hyam had been in a relationship with a man before the relationship ended. Hyam then had become jealous of her ex-boyfriend’s new fiancée Ms Booth. She poured petrol through Booth’s letter box and then ignited it using a rolled up newspaper. …
Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd – 2002
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Employer’s vicarious liability for personal injury caused by torts committed by employees. A warden was employed at an annex of a boarding school for boys and responsible for the day-to-day running of the school…
Ireland v United Kingdom 1979-80
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Ireland v United Kingdom is a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) principally concerning the threshold at which ‘cruel and unusual treatment’ becomes ‘torture’ for the purposes of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…
Leach v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff had acted as the ‘appropriate adult’ during the police questioning of a criminal who was accused of numerous murders….
Karsales v Wallis – Case Brief
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Defendant (Mr Wallis) agreed to buy a used car if the vendor was able to find a company with which the Defendant could enter into a hire-purchase……
Junior Books Ltd v Veitchi Co Ltd – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants were specialists in flooring and were sub-contractors to lay a floor in a factory which was to be used by the plaintiffs….
Joel v Morison – 1834
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was walking on foot on a public highway. The defendant had a horse and a cart, which were under the care, government and direction of his……
Howard v Howard-Lawson – Case Brief
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The case concerns a family dispute regarding the trusts created by PJC Howard’s will, who was Howard-Lawson grandfather and Howard’s great-grandfather….
Lagden v O’Connor
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Defendant, Mr O’Connor, hit the complainant’s parked car and caused damage to the vehicle. The complainant, Mr Lagden, was unemployed at the time……
International Organisations Act 2005 – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
This Act makes provisions concerning various international entities conferring privileges, immunities and legal capacity on them……
JEB Fasteners v Marks Bloom – 1983
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
JEB took control of a company. Marks Bloom & Co. (MBC) were the auditors for the business. One of the primary motivations behind taking over the company was that JEB would be able to acquire the services of two of the company directors…
Kearley v Thomson – 1890
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Categories: Case Summaries
The defendants were a firm of solicitors which represented a creditor in bankruptcy proceedings. The plaintiff was a friend of the bankrupt….
King’s Motors (Oxford) Ltd v Lax
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The parties had a lease for seven years. The lease contained an option for renewal for a further term of seven years on the same terms……
Hong Kong Fir Shipping Ltd v Kisen Kaisha – 1962
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Construction of contractual terms as ‘conditions’ and repudiatory breach of contract. Ship owners let the vessel, Hongkong fir, to charterers for a period of 24 months. Clause 1 of the contract obliged the owners to deliver a “seaworthy” vessel and Clause 3 further obliged them to maintain the vessel’s seaworthiness and good condition….
In The Matter of K (a child) – NI
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In K (A Child) (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 29, the Supreme Court were asked to determine the scope of the term ‘rights of custody’ in relation to wrongful removal of a child from a country….
Iqbal v London Transport Executive
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A bus conductor, who had been previously prohibited by his employer from driving, disobeyed his employer’s instructions and drove a bus for a short……
L’Estrange v Graucob – 1934
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Affirmed that the clauses of a written contract are binding on the signatories, even where a party is unaware of the contract’s full contents. The claimant, L’Estrange, contracted to purchase a slot machine for cigarettes from the defendant, Graucob….
Howard Marine v Ogden – 1978 QB 574
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, A, were civil engineering contractors who entered into negotiation with H for the hire of two ships to carry clay out to sea….
King’s Norton Metal Co v Edridge
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A fraudster ordered goods from a metal manufacturer. He told the manufacturer that he was a well known business man and provided him……
Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In an employment contract between a dairy company and dairyman, it was agreed that the employee, within one year of termination of his employment contract……
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 was the first to respond to the advertisement, but the defendant refused to sell on the basis that it was a ‘house rule’ to sell only to female customers….
John Summers & Sons Ltd v Frost – 1955
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Frost was an experienced maintenance fitter employed at the defendant factory. He was grinding a piece of metal on a grinding wheel which rotated 1450……
Hudson v Ridge Manufacturing Co Ltd [1957]
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The issue here was whether an employer held a duty of care to ensure that their employees were safe at work, including ensuring that other……
Kaya v Turkey (1999) 28 EHRR 1
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Kaya v Turkey (1999) 28 EHRR 1. Unlawful killing by state action and failure to bring to justice the perpetrator(s)….
Johnstone v Bloomsbury Health Authority
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Dr Johnstone, a junior doctor at University College Hospital was required under his employment contract to work 40 basic hours……
Korbetis v Transgrain Shipping
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
This case concerned a demurrage claim and the appointment of an arbitrator. In April 2004, the complainant, LJ Korbetis sent a fax to the defendants……
R v Lidar | Criminal Law Case | Law Teacher
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
R v Lidar. In December 1998 the appellant Narinder Singh Lidar was charged with murder before Scott Baker J and a jury at the Leicester Crown Court. He was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter by a unanimous verdict….
Interfoto v Stiletto
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Stiletto Visual Programmes (SVP) ordered 47 photographic transparencies from Interfoto Picture Library (IPL). On the delivery note was a clause stating that transparencies should be returned within 14 days of delivery. …
Jackson v Attorney General 2006
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Jackson v AG – Upholds the legality of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, limiting the House of Lords’ legislative powers.. In November 2004, the British Government enacted the Hunting Act which prohibited fox hunting, inter alia….
Lister v Forth Dry Dock
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Following financial difficulties, the defendants, Forth Dry Dock, entered receivership. Forth Dry Dock was sold to a third party company……
International Transport Roth GmbH v Secretary of State
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, the Home Secretary, had introduced rules regarding the liability of HGV drivers entering the United Kingdom with……
Lister v Romford Ice – 1957
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a lorry driver who was employed by the plaintiffs to drive their lorry to a slaughterhouse in order to collect waste. The driver took his father with him for the journey and during the course of which, the son reversed the lorry into the father, causing injury….
JJC v Eisenhower
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Whether internal blood vessel damage suffices for a finding of wounding under s. 18.. The defendant, a minor, shot multiple rounds from an air gun at a group of people, of which one airgun pellet hit the victim….
Jobson v Johnson
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff owned 44.9% of the share capital of a football club and contracted to sell the shares to the defendant, by way of the defendant’s……
KD v Chief Constable of Hampshire
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
KD was interviewed by a police officer DC Hull (H) in an investigation of rape involving KD’s daughter and KD’s former partner. In the course of the……
Hutton v Warren – 1836
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Hutton contended it was customary upon the expiry of farming tenancies that the landlord should pay the out-going tenant farmer……
Kralj v McGrath – 1986
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Whilst attempting to deliver twins, the defendant medical professional put his arm inside the plaintiff in an attempt to manipulate……
Kent v Griffiths – 2000
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff, Kent, was pregnant and had asthma. She was attended by her GP who dialled 999 and requested an ambulance to take the plaintiff to hospital. The ambulance took 38 minutes to arrive….
Huyton SA v Peter Cremer
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Huyton entered into an agreement with Cremer according to which it agreed to buy wheat from Cremer. Payment was to be made in cash against listed……
Lewis v Averay – 1972
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant, Mr Lewis, was a postgraduate that wanted to sell his car. He met with somebody interested in buying the car, who was actually a rogue that was impersonating a famous actor, Richard Greene….
Hummingbird Motors Ltd v Hobbs
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant bought a car which appeared to be in excellent condition. The odometer reading on the car displayed a mileage of 34,900 miles……
Insanity Cases – Disease of the Mind
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Insanity Cases. The defendant during a blackout, attacked his wife with a hammer causing her grievous bodily harm. The medical evidence showed that he suffered from arterial-sclerosis, a condition which restricted the flow of blood to the brain….
Jones v Manchester Corporation
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
During the course of operating on a patient with facial burns, a newly qualified doctor administered a drug which she had no thorough……
Kleinwort Benson v Malaysian Mining Corp
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Intention to create legal relations in the formation of contracts. A company incorporated in Malaysia, acquired a cash loan from merchant bankers for the purposes of funding its subsidiary trading company in London….
Intoxication Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Cases On Intoxication. The defendant had been convicted of various counts alleging actual bodily harm, and assaults upon police officers. The offences had occurred after the defendant had consumed large quantities of alcohol and drugs….
Jobling v Associated Dairies Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant was a butcher at Associated Dairies Ltd and he had slipped on the floor and suffered a slipped disc while at work, due to his employer’s……
Hounga v Allen and Another – 2014
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Miss Hounga is of Nigerian nationality, now residing in England. In January 2007, when Miss Hounga was approximately 14 years of age, she came from Nigeria to the UK under a false identity in order to be granted a visitor’s visa for six months…
Kennedy v The Charity Commission
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In Kennedy v Charity Commission, the Supreme Court considered the issue of whether s.32(2) Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides an exemption to the freedom of information regime which continues after the conclusion of a public inquiry….
