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JH Milner v Percy Bilton – 1966
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Categories: Case Summaries
The plaintiffs were a firm of solicitors. The defendants were a property development company. In relation to a particular development the plaintiffs wrote to the defendants and it was accepted that the plaintiffs would carry out the legal work in relation to that property….
Liesbosch Dredger v SS Edison
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant’s dredger, Liesbosch, were negligently damaged and sunk by the owner of the Edison in Greece. At the time, the complainant had a contract……
Janaway v Salford Health Authority
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Janaway v Salford Health Authority (1989) AC 537 a conscientious objection case summary…
Hotson v East Berkshire AHA
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a young boy who sustained various injuries after falling from a tall tree, including a fractured hip. He was taken to receive medical……
Law Society v KPMG – 2000
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Law Society sought a report from the defendant accountants for the purposes of making decisions about how to manage their funds……
Jones v Boyce
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a proprietor of a coach. Soon after the coach had set off from an inn and while the it was on a descent……
Linden Gardens v Lenesta Sludge – 1994
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A lessee of part of a building entered into a standard form contract with the second defendants to remove asbestos from the building….
Household Fire Insurance v Grant – 1879
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, Mr Grant, applied for shares in the complainant’s company, the Household Fire Insurance. The complainants allotted shares to Mr Grant and they completed this contract by posting him a letter with notice of the allotment….
Livingstone v Ministry of Defence – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A group of soldiers were dispatched to establish control over a riot. However, the soldiers were attacked by the rioters….
Inntrepreneur Pub v East Crown – 2000
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Affirmed that pre-agreement representations are not binding or influential where a written agreement contains an ‘entire agreement’ clause….
Involuntary Manslaughter Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Legal cases on involuntary manslaughter – 1. An unlawful act. 2. The act must be dangerous. 3. Substantial cause of death. 4. Mens Rea….
Kokkinakis v Greece – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Kokkinakis v Greece 1993 ECHR 20. Freedoms under article 9, article 10 and article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights…
J Evans and Son v Andrea
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiffs imported machines from Italy to England. The defendants were their forwarding agents….
Hulme v Brigham
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant leased a number of printing machines to a third-party printing company on the basis that the company would have an option……
Houghton v Trafalgar Insurance Co – 1954
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant and the defendant had entered into an insurance contract (with the defendant being the insurer). …
Knightsbridge Estates Trust v Byrne – 1939
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff company granted a mortgage to the defendant’s insurance company. The mortgage deed provided for repayment in eighty instalments……
Leeds Rugby v Harris
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Iestyn Harris played rugby league for Leeds Rhinos and was contracted to play for them for four years. However, he wished to switch codes and play……
Holwell Securities v Hughes
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Holwell Securities claimed specific performance of the contract when Dr Hughes refused to complete the sale of his house. This claim was originally dismissed by the court. But, it was appealed. …
L Schuler v Wickman
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Schuler were a company engaged in the manufacture of types of tools. They had contracted with Wickman, who had sole rights to sell Schuler products in the UK….
Haley v London Electricity Board – 1965
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant’s employees dug a hole in a pavement. When they left the area on their break, they realised that they had not been provided with the necessary materials to fence off the area. …
Dodd Properties v Canterbury City Council
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In 1970, the defendants were building a multi-storey car park near to the complainant’s building. The pile driver they had used had resulted in bad……
Grainger & Son v Gough – 1896
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant wine merchant circulated a catalogue which contained a price list for its products. The claimant ordered a number……
Fletcher v Autocar and Transporters
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant, a chartered quantity surveyor, was driving along when a lorry driven by the defendants’ employee negligently ran into his car….
Great Eastern Shipping v Far East Chartering
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Far East Chartering (FEC) were contracted by Great Eastern Shipping (GES) to charter one of their ships from Indonesia to India….
Ferguson v Weaving
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The licensee instructed the waiters to make sure that customers in his public house did not continue to drink intoxicating substances……
Gibson v Manchester City Council – 1979
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The House of Lords held that there was no concluded contract and the defendant was not legally bound to sell the property, as the council’s letter did not state the price and was not an offer but an invitation to treat….
General Cleaning Contractors v Christmas [1954] AC 180
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant, Mr Christmas, was a window cleaner who had worked for the defendant, General Cleaning Contractors, for 20 years. He was working on……
Everitt v Martin – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Everitt parked his car beside Martin on the side of a highway. While walking between the two cars, he tore his coat on a……
H West & Son Ltd v Shepherd – 1963
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was knocked down by a lorry which was owned by the first defendants and negligently driven by an employee of the second defendant….
Haynes v Harwood
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was a police constable on duty inside a police station, located in a busy street, often attended by many people, including children. The defendants owned a two-horse van which was left unattended by its driver in the same street. …
Family Law: Divorce Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Family Law: Divorce. A marriage may come to an end in various ways, the most common of which is still the death of one partner. A decree of nullity in the case of a void marriage is evidence that there was never a valid……
Davidge v Bennett – 1984
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Defendant (D) received cheques from her three flatmates in order to pay for the communal gas bill. Instead, D spent the money on Christmas……
Case Law on Duress by Threats
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Duress by Threats. The general nature of the defence of duress is that the defendant was forced by someone else to break the law under an immediate threat of serious harm befalling himself or someone else, ie he would not have committed the offence but for the threat. Duress is a defence because…..
Dolphin Maritime v Sveriges – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Claimant was a cargo recovery agent and the Defendant was a Swedish P&I Club. The Claimant was engaged by an insurer to recover cargo….
Gravy Solutions Ltd v Xyzmo Software
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Gravy sought to impose a freezing injunction against a company related to Xyzmo (called Z), after commission Gravy alleged to have earned was not paid and neither was the principal sum….
Dutton v Poole Case
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A son made a contract with his father for his father to not cut down an oak woodland. As consideration for this, the son would make a payment……
Greig v Insole – 1978
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A private sports promoter entered into contracts with leading cricketers for a series of test matches. The international cricketing governing body (ICC)……
Harvey v ADI Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Harvey (H) refurbished some properties owned by ADI (A). The architects working on behalf of A provided tender documents which were based……
Hartley v Ponsonby – (1857)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
When performance of an existing duty can be consideration.. The defendant, Ponsonby, was captain of a ship on which the plaintiff was a sailor. The sailors contracted to serve on board the ship for a maximum of three years to any ports required until her return to the UK….
Darlington BC v Wiltshier Northern
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The agreement between WNL and the finance company stipulated that all rights and causes of action against WNL were assigned to DBC. DBC brought……
Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Fagan v MPC case summary. Actus reus – assault of policeman – car driven on to policeman’s foot. Fagan was sat in his car when he was approached by a police officer who told him to move the vehicle. …
Douglas v Hello Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Douglases were a celebrity couple who sold exclusive photography rights of their wedding to OK! Magazine. An unauthorised freelance photographer gained access to the wedding and sold pictures to Hello! Magazine, a rival competitor….
Hoenig v Isaacs – 1952
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The performance of a contract and the right to terminate for repudiatory breach. A contract was concluded for the redecoration of a one-room flat for the lump sum of £750. Upon completion, there remained an outstanding of balance of £350 for the contractor’s work and labour….
Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland v Maxwell
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a member of the UVF, an organisation carrying out attacks on Roman Catholics by the use firearms and bombs….
Fairclough v Swan Brewery Co Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The appellant bought a hotel from a vendor who held the hotel under a lease which was due to expire in June 1925. The property was mortgaged……
Darlington Futures v Delco – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The issue in this case was the validity of both the limitation and exclusion clauses, as well as the court’s approach to ambiguity in both types……
Doyle v Olby – 1969
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant, Mr Doyle, decided to purchase an Ironmonger’s business from the defendants, Olby (Ironmongers) Ltd. He purchased the business for……
Grainger & Son v Gough 1896
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant wine merchant circulated a catalogue which contained a price list for its products. The claimant ordered a number of bottles of wine from the catalogue and, when the defendant refused to deliver these at the stated price, alleged that a contract had been formed….
Day v Savadge
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Day sued Savadge for trespass after the latter took away a bag of nutmegs. Savadge claimed that it was customary in London for people……
Dickinson v Abel
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The taxpayer received this money despite not offering any services in relation to the eventual sale….
