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Burma Oil Company v Lord Advocate – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The claimant, Burma Oil Company, brought proceedings against the UK government (who were represented in the case by the Lord Advocate)……
British Westinghouse v Electric Railways
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Underground Electric Railways (UER) purchased turbines from British Westinghouse Electric Co (BWEC). The turbines were faulty in that they were……
State Bank of India v Sood – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
In this case, the first and second defendants were the legally registered proprietors of the family home, which the third to seventh……
Bank of Ireland Home Mortgages v Bell
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A husband and wife jointly owned a house, which acted as the family home for them and their teenage child. The husband subsequently……
Biggs v Hoddinott – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff (B) was a brewer. The defendants (H) were the owners of a hotel. The plaintiff had a mortgage over the hotel….
Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendant was the body who employed a doctor who had not given a mentally-ill patient (the claimant) muscle-relaxant drugs nor restrained them prior to giving them electro-convulsive therapy….
Campbell v Mirror Group Newspapers – 2004
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The House of Lords held that the correct test to determine whether information was private was to consider whether a reasonable person of ordinary sensibility placed in the same situation as C would find the disclosure of the information offensive….
B v C – Surrogacy and Adoption Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
B v C [2015] EWFC 17; [2015] 1 F.L.R. 1392; [2015] Fam. Law 533 a Surrogacy and Adoption Case Summary….
BBC v Johns – 1965
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Here, the claimants, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sought to submit that they ought be exempt from income tax……
Cook v Square D Ltd
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The complainant was an electronics engineer that worked for Square D Ltd, a company based in the UK. He worked abroad sometimes and……
Consideration Case Summaries
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Re McArdle (1951) A wife and her three grown-up children lived together in a house. The wife of one of the children did some decorating and later the children promised to pay her £488 and they signed a document to this effect….
Byrne and Co v Van Tienhoven
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The defendants wrote a letter, on October 1, to the plaintiffs offering the sale of 1000 boxes of tin plates. The defendant was based in Cardiff and the plaintiff was based in New York, and letters took around 10-11 days to be delivered….
Anns v Merton London Borough Council
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The availability of a duty of care in negligence. The local authority approved building plans for a block of flats and the flats were built later that year. …
Attorney-General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd – Case Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The Belize government established a company to take over the country’s telecommunications services. The articles of association……
Attorney-General v Antrobus [1905] 2 Ch 188
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The case concerned Stonehenge and the public’s right of access to it. The site’s owner had taken steps to protect the monument by enclosing it with……
Attorney General v Hartwell
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
L, a British Virgin Islands policeman, abandoned his post and travelled to another island. He went into a bar, where his former partner……
A-G’s Ref (No 3 of 1994)
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
B stabbed his pregnant girlfriend, who then prematurely gave birth to S. S was wounded in the stabbing and died after 121 days after being born prematurely….
Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
A joined action was brought by Alcock (C) and several other claimants against the head of the South Yorkshire Police. C and the other claimants all had relatives who were caught up in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster, in which 95 fans of Liverpool FC died….
Arcos v EA Ronaasen & Son – 1933
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
English purchasers concluded a contract for the sale of staves of timber wood from the English agents of a Russian company for the purposes of making cement barrels, specifying staves of Russian redwood and whitewood to be of half-an-inch in thickness…
Attwood v Lamont – 1920
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
The plaintiff was a tailor and general outfitter who employed the defendant as an assistant. In the contract of employment, the defendant agreed……
Ali v Khan – 2002 – Summary
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
This case concerned property transferred between a father and daughter. Mr Khan was the sole registered proprietor of the house and he……
Agreement Case Summaries – Formation, Acceptance, Termination
Article. Published: March 7, 2018
Agreement case summaries covering formation of a contract, acceptance and termination of an offer. Payne v Cave (1789) – The defendant made the highest bid for the plaintiff’s goods at an auction sale, but he withdrew his bid before the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer….
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….
