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Banner Homes Group Plc v Luff Developments
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants, Luff Development Ltd, acquired a site that would be suitable for developing property on. Before this acquisition……
Century Insurance v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Employer’s vicarious liability for damages caused by the acts of an employee. A transport undertaking had a contract with a petroleum company for the carriage and delivery of their petrol in lorries, agreeing to insure the lorries against any spillage or fire of the petroleum….
Cook v JL Kier and Co – 1970
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a foreman who suffered severe brain damage when a spanner was dropped on to his head from a height whilst……
Collier v Collier – 2002
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Due to financial difficulties the respondent granted leases, with options to purchase, over two properties to the appellant (his daughter)….
Barclays v Fairclough Building Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
B employed F to clean a roof which was made of corrugated sheets. F did not take any safety precautions when cleaning. The premises were contaminated……
Cassidy v Daily Mirror Newspapers
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Libel; husband and wife; statement for per se defamatory. The claimant was known as the lawfully wedded wife of a famous race-horse owner and former General of the Mexican Army….
British Railways v Pickin
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Validity of statute; private Act. A private Act of Parliament from 1836 said that if a railway line was abandoned, the land beneath the tracks should become the property of the owners of the adjoining lands….
Cambridge Water v Eastern Countries Leather Plc
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Defendants were engaged in leather tanning at Sawston. During their work, as a result of the process of degreasing pelts, small quantities of a solvent known as Perchloroethene (PCE) was spilt on the floor of the building in which the Defendants carried out their activities….
Collins v Godefroy – (1831)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Performance of an existing duty is no consideration. Godefroy, the defendant, brought an action against an attorney for negligence and caused Collins, the plaintiff, to be subpoenaed to attend and give evidence….
Chaudry v Prabhakar – 1989
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was seeking to purchase a car and asked the defendant, her friend, to assist her on the basis that he claimed to be knowledgeable on the subject. She purchased a car on the recommendation of the defendant. …
Banks v Cox
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
B brought a claim for damages for misrepresentation after acquiring a nursing home business that was previously managed by C….
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co – 1893
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Emphasised the significance of offer and acceptance in contract law; distinguishes between offers and invitations to treat. The issue in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co was whether the advert in question constituted an offer or an invitation to treat….
Bux v Slough Metals
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Bux was employed by the defendant as a die-caster. This involved him lifting molten metal from a furnace with a ladle and pouring it into a die….
Brady v Brady Case Summary [1988] 2 All ER 617 HL
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Brady v Brady Case Summary [1988] 2 All ER 617 HL. Maintenance of share capital in company law….
B & S Contracts & Design Ltd v Victor Green
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiffs were contracted to erect stands in a stadium. The contract specified that the Plaintiffs would make every effort to complete the works, but it was subject to a force majeure clause. …
Chadwick v British Railways Board – 1967
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant, Henry Chadwick (C) was described as a cheerful man who was active in his local community and ran a well-known window cleaning company….
Bugdaycay v Home Secretary 1987
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Pakistani government issued a decree introducing new and additional discrimination against members of the sect to which the claimants……
Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant, Barker, developed lung cancer (malignant mesothelioma) following exposure to asbestos in the course of employment….
Calverley v Green – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Calverley and Ms Green were in a de facto relationship, where they were not legally married but had lived together as if they were for 10 years….
Corporation v Skibs A/S Avanti
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Defendant owned two tankers that were charted to the Plaintiff for three years. The Plaintiff’s financial situation began to deteriorate, so they approached the Defendant requesting that the rates for the charter were reduced as the company had suffered massive losses…
Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Barbudev, a Bulgarian businessman had founded a successful cable television and internet company in Bulgaria called Eurocom Plovdiv….
Credit Lyonnais v Burch Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Burch raised the defence of undue influence – stating that Mr Pelosi had induced her to enter into the agreement, and the bank had full knowledge/notice of this….
Bolton v Stone 1951
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In this case, the likelihood of the harm was very low, and erecting a fence any higher than the defendant had already done would be impractical. The cricket club was also providing a social useful service to the community….
Cooke v MGN Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants published an article which suggested that various landlords made significant profit from renting poor quality……
Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall Pte Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd, were an online IT company that sold related software and hardware from Singapore. They were selling a HP laser printer and an employee accidently made a mistake as to the price of the printer on their website….
Bernstein v Skyviews – 1978
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Trespass – No right of privacy in airspace. Skyviews and General Ltd (S) took an aerial photograph a number of houses, including Coppings Farm, Bernstein’s (B) country home. …
Cullinane v British Rema Manufacturing
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Cullinane purchased a clay pulverising machine from British ‘Rema’ Manufacturing Co Ltd (BRMCO). BRMCO warranted the machine processed six tonnes……
Beswick v Beswick – 1968
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The court granted the widow an order of specific performance for the payment owed by PB’s nephew as an administrator to her husband’s estate. The court held that the damages would also not be limited due to the loss that had been caused to PB’s estate….
B & S v Leathley – 1979
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants, B and S, entered a freezer container that had been placed in a farmyard and stole goods from it. The container was resting on sleepers, weighed three tons and was twenty-five foot long by seven by seven feet….
Chen v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Chen V. Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) QB 325 case summary…
Compagnie Noga v Abacha
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant Swiss company entered into a tripartite agreement with the defendant (the personal representative of the deceased former military……
Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A child was brought to a hospital suffering from breathing abnormalities. The doctor summoned to deal with the matter never received the summons due to a low battery on her bleep….
Clark Fixing Ltd v Dudley
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Dudley MBC), appealed a decision that it was liable in negligence for damage caused by fire……
Bunge Corporation v Tradax Export
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A party contracted to purchase 15,000 tons of US soya bean meal, to be shipped in three shipments. Under the standard form of contract……
Brogden v Metropolitan Rly Co
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainants, Brogden, were suppliers of coal to the defendant, Metropolitan Railway. They completed business dealings regarding the coal frequently for a number of years, on an informal basis….
Canada Steamship Lines v The King
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Canada Steamship Lines entered into a Crown lease in 1940. The Duration of the lease was for 12 years and the lease pertained to dock property on St Gabriel Basin on the Lachine Canal. All of this was situated in the Port of Montreal….
Cole v Turner
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The relevance of the mental element in the tort of Battery. The case concerned an action brought before the court for trespass and battery. The Claimants were a husband and wife, both of who had allegedly suffered battery by the Defendant….
BP Exploration Co v Hunt – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
BP entered an agreement with Hunt, under which BP would explore and develop his oil concession in Libya at their own expense. This expenditure……
Cassell v Riverside Health Authority
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant had been injured at birth due to the negligence of the defendant health authority, which had been responsible……
Clarke v Dickson – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff claimed that he had been induced to invest in shares in a lead and copper mining company by the three defendants, who were directors of the……
Automatism Cases | Law Teacher
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Automatism Cases. The defendant had driven eratically while suffering from hypo-glycaemia (low blood sugar level caused by an excess of insulin in the bloodstream), but was convicted of driving without due care and……
Crossley v Rawlinson – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, a lorry driver, stopped his vehicle when the tarpaulin covering his load caught fire. The fire was accepted to be a consequence of the……
Barrett v Ministry of Defence
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was the widow of the deceased, who was a British naval army serviceman. He died of asphyxiation on his own vomit after……
HIV man is found guilty of deliberately infecting lovers | Law Teacher
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A man who knowingly infected two women with HIV has become the first person in more than a century to be convicted of inflicting biological grievous bodily harm……
Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424 Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Corporate Opportunity Doctrine. Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424 Case Summary2…
Brimelow v Casson
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Brimelow was a theatrical manager and Casson was a member of the Joint Protection Committee, effectively a trade union of sorts….
CCSU v Minister for the Civil Service
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In the 1980’s, with the United Kingdom under the Conservative government led by Margaret Thatcher, it was ruled that any and all employees of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) were prohibited from joining any trade union….
Barclays Bank v Alcorn
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant had argued that the charge did not cover a separate building on the property known as “The Cottage.” The defendant refused to give up……
Barton v County Natwest Bank – 1999
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff, County Natwest Ltd (CN), loaned money to a company of which Barton (B) was an officer and guaranteed the value of the loan….
CIBC Mortgages Plc v Pitt – 1994
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Pitts were husband and wife. The husband, putting her under pressure, convinced his wife to take out a loan on the security of their matrimonial……
