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Avon Finance v Bridger
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The Bridgers were an elderly couple. They bought a house with their son’s help who was a chartered accountant. The son made arrangements for......
Burton v Camden LBC
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Burton and another person held a joint tenancy for a property which was protected per statute as a periodic secure tenancy under......
Cohen v Cohen - 1929
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Mrs Cohen was unsuccessful in her claim. There was no consideration given for the promise of Mr Cohen because the contract for......
Cabinet Office v Information Commissioner and Dr Lamb
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The Cabinet Office sought to resist disclosure of the minutes of two meetings at which Ministers had determined to commit forces to the conflict in Iraq......
Buckland v Butterfield - 1820
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It should be noted that the application of this judgment, given the subsequent case law on the matter of the distinction between fixtures and chattels......
Cook v JL Kier and Co - 1970
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The claimant was a foreman who suffered severe brain damage when a spanner was dropped on to his head from a height whilst......
Banner Homes Group Plc v Luff Developments
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The defendants, Luff Development Ltd, acquired a site that would be suitable for developing property on. Before this acquisition......
Broom v Morgan - 1953
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Ms. Broom was employed as the helper of a beer and wine house, of which her husband, Mr. Broom, was employed as the manager....
Brooks v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
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The claimant and his friend, who were black, were attacked by white youths. The claimant was dealt with by the police in a way that was subsequently......
Byrne v Deane - 1937
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The claimant was golf club member, while the defendants were the proprietors and the secretary of the club. By a rule of the club......
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner
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Castle v St Augustine’s Links
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The claimant was a taxi driver who had been driving on a road near the St Augstine’s Links course when he was hit in the eye by a golf ball....
Cheney v Conn - 1968
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The claimant, Cheney, asserted that the tax obligations placed on British citizens by the Finance Act 1964 were unlawful......
Consent Cases - Bodily Harm - ABH
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Cases on Consent. R v Wilson (1996) Times Law Report March 5 1996. The defendant had been charged with assault occasioning a.b.h. contrary to s47 of the O.A.P.A. 1861......
Barrett v Halifax Building Society
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A possession order granted to the respondents over the applicant’s home was suspended to allow the applicants time to find a purchaser for the property....
Cheltenham & Gloucester v Krausz
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The respondent borrowers had fallen into arrears on their mortgage payments. They applied for an order suspending a warrant for possession......
British Economical Lamp Co v Empire Mile End Ltd
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The claimant let electrical lamp fittings to lessees of a theatre. The lamps were attached to their brackets using a bayonet attachment....
Carillion Construction v Felix - Summary
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Carillion was a main contractor on a building site and subcontracted Felix to undertake work. The work was due for completion......
Children and Their Welfare | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
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Children and Their Welfare. The Children Act 1989 was the result of a comprehensive review of the law as it affected children, and now encompasses almost the whole of the civil law in that area with the exception of that which...
Bonham v College of Physicians
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Bonham, a trained medical doctor, petitioned to join the College of Physicians but was rejected. A short time later he applied for.......
Chaplin v Hicks - 1911
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Hicks was a famous actor and theatre manager. He invited women to enter a beauty contest by sending in photographs which would be placed in a newspaper....
Courtney & Fairburn Ltd v Tolaini Bros
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The respondents, Tolaini Bros, wished to develop a hotel. The appellants were property developers. During negotiations between the parties, it was proposed......
Beckham v Mirror Group News
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David and Victoria Beckham invoked s12 Human Rights Act 1998 to seek an interim injunction to prevent the publication of unauthorised photographs of......
Dahlia v Four Millbank
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This case concerns selling property. The complainant, Dahlia, wanted to purchase property from the defendants, Four Millbank Nominees....
Barker v Corus - 2006
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This case was an appeal from the earlier decision in Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines Plc [2004] EWCA Civ 545, regarding the deceased claimant who had......
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