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Gray v Taylor 1998
Example case summary. Last modified: 12th Oct 2018
Landlord and tenant; almsperson occupying premises owned by charitable trust; whether lease or license ...
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd – 2009
Example case summary. Last modified: 7th Mar 2018
The appellant, Gray, was a passenger in the Ladbroke Grove train crash which the respondents had caused due to negligence. ...
Great Eastern Shipping v Far East Chartering
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Far East Chartering (FEC) were contracted by Great Eastern Shipping (GES) to charter one of their ships from Indonesia to India. ...
Great Lakes Steamship Co v Maple Leaf Milling Co
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The defendants had a duty to immediately lighten the complainant’s vessel on its arrival on Lake Erie. However, they failed to do so at the time when it… ...
Great Peace Shipping v Tsavliris
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The defendants, Tsavliris Salvage International Ltd, were a company that offered salvaging facilities to ships in the South Indian Ocean that needed assistance. A ship called the Cape Providence required help after it had endured structural damage at sea. ...
Greatorex v Greatorex
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The defendant, John Greatorex (D), had been drinking with his friend H. With H’s permission D proceeded to drive H’s car, with H himself as a passenger. ...
Green v Green [2003] UKPC 39
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The complainant and defendant met when they were both married to another partner. In 1973, they formed a relationship and later had two children. ...
Green v Green 2003
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The complainant and defendant met when they were both married to another partner. In 1973, they formed a relationship… ...
Green v Russell – 1959
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The question was whether this £1,000 was a benefit arising out of the death which should be taken into account and deducted from the agreed damages. ...
Greenfield v Greenfield
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Two brothers purchased a house together, and made an express statement that they would be holding the land as joint tenants. Both got married and moved their wives into the house shared between them. ...
Gregg v Scott
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The claimant, Gregg, noticed an unusual lump under his arm and subsequently sought a medical opinion regarding it. His doctor incorrectly and negligently… ...
Gregory v Piper – Case Summary
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The issue in Gregory v Piper was whether a master could be liable for the trespass which occurred as a result of instructions the master gave to another in his employment. ...
Greig v Insole – 1978
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A private sports promoter entered into contracts with leading cricketers for a series of test matches. The international cricketing governing body (ICC)… ...
Grogan v Robin Meredith Plant Hire – 1996
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The claimant, Grogan, was an employee of the defendant’s, Robin Meredith Plant Hire, and had signed an employment contract with them. ...
Groves v Lord Wimbourne
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The claimant was employed at the defendant’s iron works at a steam winch with revolving cog wheels. His right arm became trapped in the cog wheels… ...
Grow With Us v Green Thumb
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Grow With Us Ltd entered into a franchise agreement with Green Thumb to set up a lawn treatment business in accordance with Green Thumbs methods… ...
Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd
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The appellants entered into an agreement in June 1934 with the respondent mining company to mine gold ore in a certain area. ...
Gulf Oil Ltd v Page
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The claimant was in an exclusive supply agreement with the defendants, the owners of petrol filling stations. Following a debt dispute… ...
Gunthing v Lynn – 1831
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The court held that the condition to pay $5 extra for the horse if it was lucky, was deemed to be too vague to create a binding contract between the parties. The words contained in an agreement must be clear so that the parties can be sure of the terms upon they are contracting. ...
H West & Son Ltd v Shepherd – 1963
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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. ...
Habermann v Koehler and another [2000]
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The appellants had been permitted to occupy a home owner’s property, and had been given an informal option to later… ...
Hadley v Baxendale – 1854
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The claimant, Hadley, owned a mill featuring a broken crankshaft. The claimant engaged Baxendale, the defendant, to transport the crankshaft to the location at which it would be repaired and then subsequently transport it back. ...
Hadley v Kemp – 1999
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Their primary argument was that there was an oral agreement that rendered him contractually bound to distribute the publishing income. ...
Haley v London Electricity Board – 1965
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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. ...
Hall v Brooklands Auto-Racing Club
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On the day in question two competing cars in a long distance race on this track were involved in a collision on the finishing straight, with one of the cars being flung into the air and over the kerb and railing, hitting a group of spectators and killing two of them. ...
Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Monk
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Monk and Powell held a joint tenancy over a property. Following the termination of their relationship Powell desired to end her… ...
Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Monk
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Monk and Powell held a joint tenancy over a property. Following the termination of their relationship Powell desired… ...
Hammond v Mitchell [1991]
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Cohabitee seeking equitable interest in property held in sole name of former partner. ...
Hamp v Bygrave
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The claimant purchased a house from the defendant. The particulars of sale mentioned several stone garden ornaments that rested… ...
Hanina v Morland – 2000
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The respondent in this case was tenant in a premises in a house, the freeholder of which had granted a 99 year lease of the first… ...
Hanina v Morland (2000)
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The respondent in this case was tenant in a premises in a house, the freeholder of which had granted a 99 year… ...
Hannaford v Selby
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Trust – Beneficial Interest – Common Intention – Property – Repossession – Licensee – Notice – Reasonable Time. The defendants, the Selby family, were the parents of the complainant, Mrs Hannaford. The Hannaford family bought property in their own name and used the money from selling their former home ...
Hannaford v Selby – 1976
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The defendants, the Selby family, were the parents of the complainant, Mrs Hannaford. The Hannaford family bought property… ...
Hardman v Booth – 1863 | Summary
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The plaintiff was a manufacturer who wished to sell goods to Gandell & Co. Edward Gandell was a clerk who worked there and led the plaintiff to… ...
Hardman v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset
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The appellants were part of a group of protestors called the ‘Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Group’. They used soluble paint to paint human… ...
Hardwick Game Farm v Suffolk Agricultural Poultry Producers Association
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The wholesalers had purchased the supplies from two parties on their standard terms, which purported to exclude liability for latent defects. ...
Hardwick v Johnson – 1978
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The agreement was held to be a joint contractual license. Where informal family agreements are made and the parties do not… ...
Harmer v Jumbil (Nigeria) Tin Areas Ltd
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Landlord and tenant; non-derogation from grant; relevance of licensing requirements ...
Harris v Birkenhead Corp
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Harris was an infant plaintiff who brought an action against Birkenhead Corporation for damages for the personal injury she had… ...
Harris v Evans
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The plaintiff ran a business providing bungee jumping facilities to the public by using a mobile telescopic crane. In 1993, the first defendant… ...
Harris v Goddard 1983
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Mr and Mrs Harris were married and were joint tenants of their matrimonial home. As their relationship deteriorated… ...
Harris v Nickerson
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The defendant was an auctioneer who had advertised in the London papers that certain brewing materials, plant, and office furniture would be sold by him by auction at Bury St. Edmunds over a period of three specified days. ...
Hartley v Mayoh
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A fire broke out at the factory of the first defendants and the fire brigade attended. The factory manager directed a fireman to the main switchboard to… ...
Hartley v Ponsonby – (1857)
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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. ...
Hartog v Colin and Shields
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The defendants, Colin and Shields, were hide merchants that were based in London. The complainant, Hartog, was a furrier from Belgium. The defendants entered into an oral agreement with the complainant to sell him 30,000 Argentinian hare skins and this would be at a price of 10d per skin. ...
Harvela v Royal Trust
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The first defendant held shares in company. By means of a telex communication they invited the claimant and the second defendant to make an offer to purchase shares by sealed tender. ...
Harvela v Royal Trust of Canada
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The first defendant held shares in company. By means of a telex communication they invited the claimant and the second defendant… ...
Harvey v ADI Ltd
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Harvey (H) refurbished some properties owned by ADI (A). The architects working on behalf of A provided tender documents which were based… ...
Harvey v Pratt – 1965
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The parties entered into an agreement for the lease of a petrol station and garage. The written agreement specified that the term of the lease was… ...
Haseldine v C.A. Daw
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The case involved a hydraulic lift which was used to access the upper floor flats of an apartment block which were rented out to tenants. The landlord remained in occupation of the lift and had insurance against third party risks in the course of using the lift. ...
Haynes v Harwood
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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. ...
Haystead v DPP
Example case summary. Last modified: 7th Mar 2018
A man punched a woman twice in the face while she was holding her child in her arms. As a direct result of the two punches, the child fell from the women’s arms and hit his head on the floor. ...
Haywood v Brunswick Permanent Benefit Building Society
Example case summary. Last modified: 12th Oct 2018
In May 1866, C.J. granted a plot of land to E.J. to use subject to a rent of 11l. The indenture contained a covenant… ...
Hedley Byrne v Heller – Brief Case Summary
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Case Summary of Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd (1964) AC 465 (HL). Claiming Economic Loss and Experts. In 1963 the House of Lords established that in limited circumstances – if a duty of care arose in the making of statements – pure economic loss in tort could now be recoverable in English law. ...
Heilbut, Symons & Co v Buckleton – 1913
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The defendants, Heilbut et al, were merchants during the rubber trade boom of the 1910’s who claimed to underwrite shares in a rubber trading corporation (‘Filisola Rubber and Produce Estates Ltd’). ...
Hellawell v Eastwood – Facts
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The claimant was the tenant of a factory and owed rent to the defendant. The defendant entered the claimant’s factory and seized several cotton spinning… ...
Henderson v Arthur – 1907
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The claimant, Henderson, was a seller who agreed to give a lease of a theatre to the defendant, Arthur, as a tenant. ...
Henderson v Eason (Statute of Anne)
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Liability for shares of profits of tenants in common under the Statute of Anne. A farmland was jointly owned by two persons as tenants in common. One co-owner, the tenant in occupation, cultivated the land profited from the produce. ...
Henry Williams v James Bayley
Example case summary. Last modified: 7th Mar 2018
Bayley’s son took promissory notes to a bank, which he had forged in his father’s name and without his father’s knowledge. The notes were fraudulent. Bayley’s son had done this several times and gotten away with it. ...
Henthorn v Fraser – 1892
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The complainant and the defendant had been negotiating the purchase price of houses. An original offer to buy the houses for £600 had been rejected. ...
Herbert Morris Ltd v Saxelby
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The plaintiffs, Herbert Morris Ltd, manufactured hoisting machinery. The defendant, Saxelby, was employed and trained by them… ...
Herd v Weardale Steel Co – 1915
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Herd (H) was a miner in a coal mine. H attended work at 9.30 am, and in the ordinary course of work he would be entitled… ...
Herne Bay Steam Boat Co v Hutton
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A Royal naval review was planned to take place in Spithead on 28 June 1902. The plaintiff and the defendant agreed… ...
Heslop v Burns – 1974
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Mr. Timms met a married couple, and developed an affection for the wife, Ms. Burns. He permitted the married couple to live in his second house… ...
Heslop v Burns 1974
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Rent free occupation for over 16 years; no formal agreement as to nature of occupation ...
Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep-Breeders’
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A Short Case Summary of Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep-Breeders’ Association [1915] 1 Ch 88 and Outsider Rights ...
Hill v Baxter – 1958
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Insufficient evidence to rely on defence of automatism in dangerous driving case. The defendant (B) was charged with dangerous driving. He claimed to have no memory from an early point in his journey to immediately after the incident. ...
Hill v CA Parsons Ltd – 1972
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The defendant, an engineering company, agreed with a trade union that after 12 months, their technical staff would become members of the trade union. ...
Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire
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The plaintiff’s 20-year-old daughter was attacked at night in a city street and died from her injuries. The defendant was a chief constable of the area in which the street was located. ...
Hill v Tupper
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The plaintiff, Hill, was granted a lease of land on the side of the Basingstoke Canal by the canal company. The lease also gave the plaintiff the sole and exclusive right to put pleasure boats for hire on that stretch of the canal. ...
Hillas and Co v Arcos
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Interpretation of Terms – Agreement to Negotiate – Enforceability. Hillas bought some timber from the timer merchants Arcos Ltd. They purchased 22,000 units of timber, and the agreement also contained an option that they would be able to buy up to 100,000 units the next year at a discounted rate of 5%. ...
Hinds v The Queen – Case Summary
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By the Gun Court Act 1974 the Parliament of Jamaica established a new court, the Gun Court, to try “firearms offences.” The Act provided for three divisions of the court; the Circuit Court Division and the Resident Magistrate’s Division. ...
Hinds v The Queen [1977]
Example case summary. Last modified: 12th Oct 2018
JAMAICA – CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – GUN COURTS ACT – MANDATORY SENTENCE DETERMINABLE BY EXECUTIVE BODY ...
Hirji Mulji v Cheong Yue Steamship Co Ltd
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By a charterparty, made in November 1916, the respondents chartered their steamship to the appellants. The charter was to commence on 1 March 1917 at the port of Singapore. ...
HIV man is found guilty of deliberately infecting lovers | Law Teacher
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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… ...
Hochster v De La Tour – 1853
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Award of damages for anticipatory breach of contract.. De La Tour concluded an agreement to employ Mr. Hochster to act as a courier and travel with him in Europe on 1 June 1852. ...
Hodgson v Marks
Example case summary. Last modified: 12th Oct 2018
The appellant, Hodgson, who owned the house where she lived, transferred the property to her lodger. ...
Hodgson v Trapp – 1989
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The claimant suffered extensive injuries as a result of the defendant’s negligence, as a consequence of which he was unable to take care of himself. ...
Hoenig v Isaacs – 1952
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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. ...
Holaw (470) Ltd v Stockton Estates Ltd
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Two neighbouring properties (A and P) were originally in the common ownership of CIS, with each property being let to a different tenant. ...
Holland v Hodgson
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The considerations necessary to differentiate fixtures from chattels. The owner of a mill mortgaged the mill to the claimant. The owner also under the bankruptcy provisions relevant at the time transferred all of his property to a trustee, the defendant. ...
Hollier v Rambler Motors – 1972
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Hollier claimed the garage had been negligent and in breach of the implied term that they would take reasonable care of his car. ...
Hollington v Rhodes
Example case summary. Last modified: 12th Oct 2018
In 1945 a draft underlease for a fixed term of seven years was agreed between the claimants (C) and the defendants (D), although D failed ...
Hollingworth v Southern Ferries
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Wishing to go on a holiday, the claimant asked her friend and travelling companion to make arrangements. This friend went to a travel agent… ...
Hollywood Silver Fox Farm v Emmett
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The claimant bred silver foxes for their fur. The foxes are, by their nature, of a timid disposition and are easily scared. When they are scared they are liable to miscarry. The defendant was a farmer and animal rights activist who owned land adjoining to the fox farm. ...
Holman v Johnson – 1775
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Agreement for the sale of tea at Dunkirk valid and value of tea recoverable. The plaintiff sold and delivered a quantity of tea to the defendant knowing that the defendant intended to smuggle it into England (without paying the relevant duty). ...
Holwell Securities v Hughes
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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. ...
Home and Overseas Ins Co v Mentor Ins Co (UK)
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Mentor Insurance entered in a number of reinsurance contracts with Home and Overseas Insurance under a standard form of contract with Clause (18)… ...
Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton
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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… ...
Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd
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Seven boys detained in a borstal – a type of youth detention centre, were working on an island under the supervision of three officers. The borstal boys escaped from the island at night with the plaintiffs’ yacht and damaged it. ...
Hong Kong Fir Shipping Ltd v Kisen Kaisha – 1962
Example case summary. Last modified: 7th Mar 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. ...
Horrocks v Forray [1976]
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The claimants in this judgment were the executors of an estate and the defendant had been the owner of the estate… ...
Horsfall v Thomas – 1862
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The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to make him a steel gun which the defendant would pay for with two bills of exchange. ...
Hotson v East Berkshire AHA
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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… ...
Houghton v Trafalgar Insurance Co – 1954
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The claimant and the defendant had entered into an insurance contract (with the defendant being the insurer). ...
Hounga v Allen and Another – 2014
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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 ...
Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 12th Oct 2018
The plaintiff council, the London Borough of Hounslow, entered into a contract with the defendant builders for the… ...
Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
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EQUITY – MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS WHICH ASSIST A BREACH OF CONTRACT. A local council had contracted with the defendants for construction work on their land. ...
Household Fire Insurance v Grant – 1879
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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. ...
Howard Marine v Ogden – 1978 QB 574
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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. ...
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