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White v Jones – 1995
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
Considers professional negligence and the circumstances in which a third party can bring a claim on such grounds. A man, Mr White, wished to change his will so as to leave £9000 for the benefit of his two daughters, who he had chosen to exclude at the point of his will’s initial drafting….
Wilson v Lombank
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
Wilson bought a car off Lombank. The representative of Lombank had no right to sell the vehicle. Wilson took the vehicle……
Wheat v E Lacon & Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
The defendants, in this case, were brewers who owned a public house, which they entrusted to a licensee to manage. This individual was employed by the defendants under a service agreement to this effect….
Titchener v British Railways Board
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The appellant was struck by a train and was very seriously injured. This had taken place whilst the appellant was crossing a railway……
Young v Dalgety
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The appellant landlord entered into a lease which required the tenant to covenant to install light fittings and flooring to the property….
Trendtex Trading v Bank of Nigeria
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The Central Bank of issued an irrevocable letter of credit to pay for quantities of cement ordered by the Nigerian Ministry of Defence….
Vicarious Liability Cases | Negligence
Example case summary. Last modified: November 4, 2022
Examples of vicarious liability case around the subject of matrimonial issues between husband and wife….
Tweddle v Atkinson – 1861
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The son and daughter of the parties involved in this dispute were getting married. As such, the father of the groom and father of the bride entered into an agreement that they would both pay sums of money to the couple….
WJ Alan v El Nasr – 1972
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It was important for the court to consider whether the payment for the goods given by the letter of credit in Pound Sterling could satisfy the value……
Tremain v Pike – 1969
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The claimant, Tremain, was a farmer employed by the defendant, Pike, to work as a herdsman on the defendant’s farm. In the course of his……
White and Others v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire
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The claimants (C) were all police officers who had been on duty within Hillsborough Stadium during the eponymous disaster, in which 95 Liverpool FC fans were killed and many others injured….
Wollerton and Wilson v Richard
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The defendant was a building company involved in a construction project which required the use of a crane. When the crane was erected……
Young v Kent County Council – Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The claimant fell through a skylight whilst on the roof a school building which was accessed by pipework on the exterior of the building….
Winterbottom v Wright – 1842
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The defendant contracted with the postmaster general to supply a mail coach for the purpose of carrying the mail along a particular route….
Wilson Smithett v Bangladesh Sugar
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
A company responded to a tender invitation concerning the sale of sugar with Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries. Following the submission of the tender……
Williams (JW) v Williams (MA)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
A husband and wife jointly owned a piece of property that acted as their family home, where they lived alongside their four children….
Woodrup v Nicol
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The claimant was a motor cyclist and was involved in a collision with the defendant motorist. He suffered serious injuries and was cared for by his father….
Young v Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
Obligation to follow previous decisions. The plaintiff, who was employed at the defendants' workshops, received injury in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment and received compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Acts…
Wheeler v New Merton Board Mills
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
An eighteen-year-old workman was working at a machine for cutting cardboard with revolving sharp knives and, whilst collecting the shavings……
Venables and Thompson v News Group Newspapers
Example case summary. Last modified: February 18, 2025
A case summary for LawTeacher.net about Venables and Thompson v News Group Newspapers, regarding a perpetual injunction granted to protect the identities of two notorious murderers. …
Weeks v Tybald – 1605
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The case derives from 1605. The defendant who was the father of a woman to whom the plaintiff sought to “woo” with the intention of marriage….
Wooldridge v Sumner
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
The claimant was a photographer working at a horse show. He was situated within the ring where the horse show took place (rather than behind the spectator barriers) when one of the horses galloped towards him at a significant speed after the rider lost control of it, knocking him down….
Watts v Morrow – 1991
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Watts instructed Morrow to provide a full structural survey on a house he wished to purchase. The report found the property to be sound……
Torquay Hotel Ltd v Cousins
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
Cousins was part of a trade union. Members of the trade union called a strike at the Torbay Hotel and the Imperial hotel……
Wainwright v Home Office
Example case summary. Last modified: December 22, 2020
The claimants were strip-searched for drugs on a prison visit. At trial, the judge found trespass against the person in relation……
Van Gend en Loos Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: October 25, 2021
Established that EEC’s treaties were legitimate grounds for the recognition of legal rights and thus famously recognised the principle of direct effect. The claimants, van Gend en Loos, imported chemicals from Western Germany to the Netherlands where they were asked to pay import taxes….
Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority
Example case summary. Last modified: September 29, 2021
Claimant always holds the burden of proving likely causation. An infant was delivered prematurely and shortly after was administered oxygen by a junior doctor, accidentally providing too much….
Vellino v Chief Constable of Manchester
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The plaintiff was well known to the local police, which were often called to arrest him at his second-floor flat. He sometimes evaded the……
Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
Congleton Borough Council had attempted to turn a disused quarry into a beauty spot and country park by turning the quarry into an artificial lake. The council prohibited swimming, recognising the lake to be dangerous for swimmers and had prominent signs prohibiting swimming, as well as park rangers who sought to prevent swimming. T…
Yewen v Noakes – 1880
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
The definition of an employee. There was a statutory exemption for premises which were occupied by a “servant” or person occupying the premises “for the protection thereof.”…
Tinn v Hoffman and Co 1873
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
It was held in this case that there was no contract between Mr Tinn and Mr Hoffman for the iron. The cross offers were made simultaneously and without knowledge of one another; this was not a contract that would bind the parties for the iron….
Torreggiani and Others v Italy 43517/09 (ECHR, 08 January 2013)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The case of Torreggiani and Others v Italy deals primarily with the Article 3 prohibition on torture or inhuman and degrading treatment…
Vaughan v Vaughan – 1953
Example case summary. Last modified: February 18, 2025
A case summary for LawTeacher.net about Vaughan v Vaughan [1953] 1 QB 762, where a wife was granted a revocable licence by the promise to remain in the matrimonial home after divorce….
Ward v Tesco – 1976
Example case summary. Last modified: October 26, 2021
The claimant was injured when they slipped on spilled yoghurt in the defendant’s store. The defendant adduced evidence that they regularly inspected and cleaned the floors and had policies requiring staff to deal with spillages as soon as they were detected….
Walker v Northumberland County Council
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Employer’s duty to provide safe system of work; whether duty extends to risk of psychiatric illness. Mr Walker was a social worker employed by the defendant who had a heavy, emotionally demanding caseload and suffered a mental breakdown in 1986….
White v Bluett – 1853
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
Contract law – Consideration. Bluett Sr. lent his son, the respondent in this case, a sum of money and died before his son had repaid this to him. Bluett Sr. and Jr. had agreed on this and completed a promissory note to this effect….
White and Bluett – 1853
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The defendant was sued by his deceased father’s executors on a promissory note acknowledging a debt owed by the son which was signed by……
Undue Influence Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: September 7, 2021
Cases on Undue Influence. Class 1 – Actual undue influence. Class 2 (2A and 2B)- Presumed undue influence….
Vernon v Bosley – (No. 1)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The plaintiff suffered distress after witnessing fire fighters attempt to rescue her children from the wreckage of a car following a road traffic accident….
Wilson v Tyneside Window Cleaning Co
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The complainant was a window cleaner that worked for the defendants, Tyneside Window Cleaning Co. Mr Wilson was an experienced worker….
Tulk v Moxhay – Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
Established that there are occasions in which equitable covenants can bind future purchasers of property and ‘run with the land’. The claimant, Tulk, owned several properties in Leicester Square, London, and sold one such property to another….
YL v Birmingham City Council – 2007
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
Y was a resident of a care home run by a healthcare company (S). Her placement had been arranged by the respondent local authority (B)……
Welton v North Cornwall District Council
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
The plaintiff was the owner of a guest house in North Cornwall. An environmental health officer employed by the defendant council to carry out……
Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
Trendtex had a claim in England against the Central Bank of Nigeria [‘CBN’] for damages amounting to approximately USD 14 million….
With v O’Flanagan – 1936
Example case summary. Last modified: October 4, 2021
The claimant entered into negotiations with the defendant for the purchase of the defendant’s medical practice. During the negotiations, the defendant represented to the claimant that the practice took in around £2,000 per year….
Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking – 1971
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
Automatic ticket machine at car park; incorporation of terms displayed inside. Thornton drove his car to a car park. Outside the car park, the prices were displayed and a notice stated cars were parked at their owner’s risk…
Wheeler v Office of the Prime Minister – 2008
Example case summary. Last modified: March 18, 2021
The claimant (W) applied for permission to seek judicial review of the decision of the Office of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign……
Ultramares Corporation v Touche 174 N.E. 441 (1932)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
Case Summary of Ultramares Corporation v Touche 174 N.E. 441 (1932). Tort law in the United States covering indeterminate liability and privity….
TSB Bank v Camfield – 1995
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
C stood as security for a loan from a bank for her husband’s business. C’s husband had made an innocent misrepresentation that the liability of the……
Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd – 1961
Example case summary. Last modified: June 24, 2019
Ms Withers was employed by the defendant factory doing bicycle hub assembly work. She contracted dermatitis from having contact with grease….
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