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Archer v Williams – 2003
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant (A) was the wife of a well-known politician. A previously employed the defendant (W) as a personal assistant….
The Alaskan Trader (No.2)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The owners of a vessel chartered for a two-year time charter with the defendant. One year into this, the vessel incurred a serious engine issue which……
Adam Opel GmbH v Mitras Automotive
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mitras was in the business of manufacturing automotive parts and was the sole supplier of a particular part. Adam decided to source the part……
Attia v British Gas
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
C engaged British Gas (D) to install a new central heating system in her home but returned to find that her loft had caught fire. The house and its contents……
Adams v Lindsell
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The case of Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681 is taught to university law students when studying offer and acceptance. It is often thought by students to have set a rather strange precedent….
A v B [2002] 2 All ER 545
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant, A, was a professional footballer who sought an injunction against the defendant newspaper, B, from publishing details……
Alan v El Nasr
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
This case concerns the sale of coffee beans between a Kenyan coffee business (A) and a Tanzanian based buyer (El Nasr), who then resold the product….
Ancell v McDermott
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The first defendant, while driving his car, ran over an aluminum tube which had fallen from the fourth defendant’s truck, ruptured his fuel tank, leaving……
Alfred Toepfer International v Itex
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A buyer agreed to purchase a full cargo of 22,000 tonnes of maize from a seller in Argentina. The buyer nominated a sub-buyer to nominate……
A-G v Whelan
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mr Whelan was convicted of handling stolen goods. It was found that he had acted under a threat of death or immediate violence….
Andrews Brothers v Singer – 1934
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimants and defendants entered into an agreement which stipulated that the claimants would be sole dealers of the claimant’s cars……
Cases on Actus Reus
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Cases on Actus Reus. The defendant, a diabetic was charged with assaulting his victim. The assault occurred whilst the defendant was in a state of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level due to an excess of insulin)….
Allied Maples Group v Simmons & Simmons
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Allied Maples Group (AMG) instructed Simmons & Simmons (S&S) to act in a takeover of the Gillow group of companies. S&S failed to advise AMG……
A and Others v UK – Belmarsh Case
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The case concerned the indefinite detention of foreign prisoners in the United Kingdom prison ‘Belmarsh’. The prisoners were held without trial under section 23 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. …
A v UK – 1998
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A, a nine year old boy, was discovered to have numerous bruises following an examination by a paediatrician, which indicated that……
Ashe v National Westminster Bank
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Mortgagors, who were husband and wife, owned a long leasehold interest in the house in which they lived. In 1989 they granted a charge……
Ailsa Craig Fishing Ltd v Malvern Fishing
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant kept their vessels in a harbour, which was guarded under an agreement requiring the defendant to protect the vessels in the harbour……
Arthur JS Hall v Simons
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In the first case, in a protracted dispute for a building, the plaintiff’s solicitors acted for the opposite side. In the second case, during matrimonial……
Armstrong v Shepperd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant built a sewer on land belonging to the claimant, but before doing so consulted with the claimant and the claimant raised……
Alexander Barton v Armstrong
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Barton and Armstrong were major company shareholders. Following a meeting, it was agreed that Barton would buy Armstrong’s interest. Barton and Armstrong had an agreement drawn up and it was executed….
Amalgamated Investment v John Walker – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant, John Walker & Sons Ltd, advertised their warehouse for sale, either for occupation or redevelopment of the property….
Attorney General v PYA Quarries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
AG v PYA. The defendants operated a quarry and used a blasting technique which emitted large quantities of dust and noise, as well as causing vibrations which interfered with the enjoyment of land for many individuals in the area….
Alfred F Beckett Ltd v Lyons – 1967
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The case involved a claim made by the plaintiff that as an inhabitant of the County Palatine of Durham, he had the right to take coal……
Alexander v Rayson
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff, Alexander, agreed to rent a flat in Piccadilly to the defendant, Mrs. Rayson, at a rent of £1200 a year. This included the provision of……
Attorney-General v De Keyser’s Royal Hotel
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimants, De Keyser’s Royal Hotel, were the owners of a London Hotel that had been used by some members of the armed forces in World War One, and they thus sought reasonable compensation for this occupation under the Defence Act 1842….
Attorney-General’s Reference (No. 1 of 1975)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant added alcohol to a motorist’s soft drink without the motorist’s knowledge or consent, despite knowing that the motorist would be driving……
Adams v Rhymney Valley District Council
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Court held that the defendant had exercised reasonable skill and care, and produced a design which other professionals had also produced and used….
Archbolds Freightage v Spanglett
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiffs, Archbolds, were carriers who subcontracted with the defendants, Spanglett, to take a quantity of whisky from Leeds to London….
A-G Ref (No 1 of 1983)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was a policewoman who was mistakenly paid an extra £74 in her wages by direct debit into her bank account. The employer made no……
Case 6/64 Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In 1962 the Italian Republic introduced a law which nationalised the production and *427 distribution of electricity and created an organisation……
Associated Japanese Bank v Credit Du Nord
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainants, Associated Japanese Bank, bought three engineering machines from a client that turned out to be a rogue….
Attorney General’s Reference No. 3 of 1992
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Four men (D) threw a petrol bomb from a moving car, which hit a wall nearby four men in a parked car and two standing men….
Aircool Installations v British Telecommunications
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant was a manufacturer of air conditioning equipment and subcontracted another firm to install the equipment in the premises of the defendant….
Atlas Express v Kafco
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Kafco imported basket ware and entered a contract with Atlas to sell and deliver baskets to Atlas retail stores. Atlas tried to negotiate a further term in the contract for a minimum order of £440 per trailer load. …
Anderson Ltd v Daniel – 1924 1 KB 138
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Under s.1(1) Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1906 any seller of artificial fertilizer had to provide the buyer with an invoice stating the……
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The respondent operated a possum meat processing plant in Tasmania. It sought an injunction to prevent the appellant from……
Airedale NHS Trust v Bland
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Doctors have a duty to act in the best interests of their patients but this does not necessarily require them to prolong life. On the basis that there was no potential for improvement, the treatment Bland was receiving was deemed not to be in his best interests….
Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A Cabinet minister kept a diary of Cabinet discussions and events with the intention to once publish the contents in a book. After the minister’s death, volume one of the book (Diaries of a Cabinet Minister) was sent for approval to and rejected by the Secretary of the Cabinet….
Albert v MIB Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Q regularly gave his co-workers lifts to and from work in his car over a period of more than eight years, and received payments for this…
R (Anderson) v Secretary of State
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Prisoners; mandatory life sentence; right to hearing. Anderson received mandatory life sentences after having been convicted of two murders. The Secretary of State set a longer than recommended period for Anderson’s release on licence….
Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant sent certain items to the defendant’s laundry so that they may be washed. Of those, ten large handkerchiefs were lost….
Ashbury Railway Carriage v Riche
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
For the constitution of companies incorporated under the Companies Act 2006, a memorandum of association containing the purpose for which it is incorporated is no longer a requirement….
Alexander v North Eastern Railway
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff had been convicted of riding a train from Leeds without having purchased a valid ticket. The penalty was a fine……
Ahmad and others v UK (2013) 56 EHRR 1
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case Summary of Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (2013) 56 EHRR 1. Extradition and Article 3 of the ECHR….
Adoption | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Adoption. An adoption order made by an ‘authorised court’ (that is, a Family Proceedings Court, a County Court or the High Court) transfers a child from one family to another by vesting parental…
Attorney-General’s Reference (No 6 of 1980)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The respondent and the complainant had an argument. They agreed to engage in a fist fight to settle the matter in a public street….
Appleton v Garrett – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimants were patients of the defendant dentist, who had carried out unnecessary treatment upon them. The defendant had deliberately……
Ashmore, Benson, Pease v A V Dawson
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In 1967 the plaintiffs, Ashmore, Benson, Pease & Co, manufactured tube tanks. The defendants, AV Dawson, a haulage company……
Non-fatal Offence Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Case summaries covering non-fatal offences including common law assault and battery, assault and ABH, malicious wounding and GBH. …
AG for Northern Ireland v Gallagher
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Whether Gallagher was insane at the time of killing or was incapable of forming an intent necessary to constitute murder as he was drunk. Secondly, whether the M’Naughten test had been correctly applied….
