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R v JF Alford Transport
Example case summary. Last modified: July 3, 2019
The first defendant was a lorry operator transport company; the second defendant was its managing director while the third was the……
R v Flatt
Example case summary. Last modified: June 28, 2019
Flatt had a drug addiction and fell in debt to his supplier to the value of £1,500. The supplier had told the appellant to take possession of some drugs……
R v Dudley and Stephens – 1884
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
The availability to the defence of necessity for murder. The two defendants and a boy between the ages of seventeen and eighteen were cast away in an open boat at sea following a storm….
Majrowski v Guy’s and St. Thomas’s NHS Trust
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
William Majrowski (M) was formerly employed by St Thomas’s NHS Trust (D). M claimed that he had been bullied by his manager (L), which M claimed amounted……
Poland v Parr & Sons – 1927
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
A contractor’s employee was, in the course of his employment, following close behind his employer’s waggon carrying sugar bags. Seeing a boy with a……
Oakley v Walker – 1977
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff suffered severe personal injuries, including a change of personality, as a result of the defendant's negligence. His injuries and in……
Page v Smith – 1996
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
The House of Lords found in favour of C, albeit by a bare majority (Lords Keith and Jauncey dissenting) and held that, provided it was reasonably foreseeable that C would suffer some physical injury as a result of D’s negligence, it was not necessary that the type of harm caused was itself reasonably foreseeable…
National Coal Board v Gamble
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
M, who worked for a haulier firm, had his lorry filled up at a National Coal Board (NCB) colliery. He then drove to a weighbridge……
Proactive Sports Management v Rooney
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The respondent, Wayne Rooney, assigned his image rights to the third respondent company. An agreement between the respondents and the appellant sports……
Pearce v Brooks – Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The defendant was a prostitute who hired a carriage from the plaintiff, who was a coachbuilder, on hire purchase terms to be paid for in instalments. She wanted the carriage to attract customers. …
Ministry of Sound v World Online
Example case summary. Last modified: August 14, 2019
M was one of a group of companies that appealed against a summary judgment that had refused its application for the payment of a final instalment……
Mogul Steamship Co v McGregor
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiffs were independent shipowners who sent their ships to the cargo port to obtain cargo. An association (the defendants)……
Marc Rich v Bishop Rock
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
During a voyage a ship developed a crack in its hull. The ships owners requested its classification society to inspect the damage. An employee of the classification society advised that the ship should be put into dry dock in order for repairs to be carried out….
Herbert Morris Ltd v Saxelby
Example case summary. Last modified: August 14, 2019
The plaintiffs, Herbert Morris Ltd, manufactured hoisting machinery. The defendant, Saxelby, was employed and trained by them……
Cases on Mens Rea
Example case summary. Last modified: September 6, 2021
Mens Rea Case Summaries. The defendant, in order to frighten Mrs Booth, her rival for the affections of Mr X, put burning newspaper through the letterbox of Booth's house and caused the death of two of her children….
National Coal Board v JE Evans & Co
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
An electrical cable was placed under the land of the county council by the National Coal Board (NCB) or its predecessors, without the……
Promissory Estoppel Cases
Example case summary. Last modified: September 6, 2021
An example of promissory estoppel is where A promises B that he would not enforce his legal rights and B acted and relied on it without giving any consideration….
Perrett v Collins – 1998
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff sustained personal injuries when the light aircraft in which he was travelling during the test flight. The first defendant was the pilot of……
Matthews v United Kingdom (1999) 28 EHRR 361 (ECHR)
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Case Summary of Matthews v United Kingdom (1999) 28 EHRR 361 (ECtHR). Article 3 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)….
Patel v Ali – 1984
Example case summary. Last modified: August 14, 2019
The first and second defendants were joint owners of a property and contracted to sell it to the plaintiffs. The husband of the first defendant was……
Marriage and Nullity Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: September 6, 2021
According to Lord Penzance in Hyde v Hyde (1866) LR 1 PD 130, concerning the validity of a Mormon marriage, marriage may be defined as “the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others”. …
Long v Lloyd – 1958
Example case summary. Last modified: December 22, 2020
The plaintiff was a haulage contractor who saw an advert for the sale of a lorry which was described as in ‘exceptional condition’….
Photo Production v Securicor – 1980
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
Due diligence, negligence and exclusion clauses in contracts. The issue in this case was whether the doctrine of fundamental breach applied and was relevant, and whether an exclusion clause could be effective….
Newstead v London Express Newspaper
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
A newspaper published details of a bigamy trial and referred to the accused as “Harold Newstead, thirty-year-old Camberwell man.” Another man……
Mendelssohn v Normand Ltd – Case
Example case summary. Last modified: August 14, 2019
The Claimant parked in a garage owned and operated by the Defendant. There was a notice board in the car park which stipulated that the Defendant would……
Pay v Lancashire Probation; Pay v UK
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The claimant was involved in the sale of products connected with BDSM and performing in fetish clubs. Photographs were available on the internet of him involved in these activities. The claimant was a probation officer working with sex offenders….
Pawlett v Attorney General
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff (P) mortgaged his property to a man named Ludlow. P failed to make payments in terms of the mortgage due, he claimed……
Parsons (Livestock) v Uttley Ingham
Example case summary. Last modified: January 5, 2021
Parsons ordered a bulk storage hopper to store pignuts to feed their top-grade pigs from the defendants. When installing the hopper, the defendants failed……
LMS International v Styrene Packaging
Example case summary. Last modified: August 16, 2019
The First Defendants operated a factory in a Bradford Industrial Estate, which was owned by the second, third, fourth and fifth defendants….
Lord Advocate v Dumbarton District Council
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The Ministry of Defence wished to improve the defences of their perimeter fencing at a nuclear submarine base located in Faslane….
Central London Property Trust v High Trees House – 1947
Example case summary. Last modified: December 22, 2023
In 1937, Central London Property Trust Ltd (CLPT) leased a block of flats in London to High Trees House Ltd (HTH) at £2,500 per year for 99 years. Due to the impact of World War II, there was a drastic under-occupancy of the flats in 1940. …
May and Butcher Ltd v The King
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
After the end of the First World War, the Government had a surplus of tents which were no longer required by the army. As a result, the Government’s disposal’s board was set up to sell these tents. They agreed to sell tents to May and Butcher Ltd who left £1,000 as a security deposit for their purchases. …
London and Blenheim Estates v Ladbroke
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London & Blenheim Estates; the sale included the right to……
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Lawsuit
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
He brought an action for slander regarding words purported to have been spoken at a meeting where he had sought a review of his expulsion….
McLoughlin v O’Brian
Example case summary. Last modified: September 29, 2021
In finding for C the House of Lords emphasised that recovery in such cases was not limited to those who were participants in the event, and who feared that they or a close relative would suffer some sort of personal injuries….
R (Abbasi) v Foreign Secretary
Example case summary. Last modified: July 18, 2019
The first claimant was a British national who had been captured by United States forces in Afghanistan and detained in Guantanamo……
Mullin v Richards 1998
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The defendant was a 15-year-old girl who play-fought with rulers with another 15-year-old girl (the claimant). In the course of the game, the defendant’s ruler snapped, causing a splinter to hit the claimant in the eye, blinding her….
R (G) v Immigration Appeal Tribunal and R (M) v Same
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
G and M were asylum seekers whose applications were refused by special adjudicators. They were also refused permissions to appeal to the Immigration……
R&B Custom Brokers v United Dominions Trust Ltd – 1998
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The issue in this case was whether the purchase agreement as made in the course of a business and therefore whether the Claimant could rely……
Pagnan SpA v Feed Products Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Pagnan SpA were an Italian company seeking to buy corn pellets to feed chickens with from Feed Products, an American company….
Phipps v Pears – 1965
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff and defendant both owned houses which were adjacent to one another, on Market Street, Warwick. Phipps did not insulate his house……
Museprime Properties Ltd v Adhill Properties
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Three properties (940, 942, 944) contained commercial premises and residential accommodation. The rent review on each property was scheduled after……
Penfold v Westcote
Example case summary. Last modified: August 15, 2019
The defendant said the following about the claimant: “Why don’t you come out you blackguard rascal, scoundral, Penfold, you are a thief”….
Macklin v Dowsett – 2004
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Dowsett was in a dire financial situation. He had a bungalow that was condemned by the local authority. He was able to obtain planning for……
Paragon Finance v Nash – Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Mr and Mrs Nash obtained a mortgage from Paragon Finance for their matrimonial home. The mortgage agreement allowed Paragon to vary the rate……
Pigott v Thompson
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff was a treasurer to the commissioners of the tolls and as such, earned an annual salary and was employed by way of an act of Parliament….
Palsgraf v Long Island Railroad – Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
The elements that must be satisfied in order to bring a claim in negligence (note that this is a US case). The claimant was standing on a station platform purchasing a ticket. Whilst she was doing so a train stopped in the station and two men ran to catch it….
Malone v MPC – 1979
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Malone (M) was charged with handling stolen property. During the Crown Court prosecution of M, the prosecution admitted that the Post Office (P) had intercepted M’s telephone conversations under the authority of the Secretary of State for use by the police….
Morgan v Odhams Press
Example case summary. Last modified: June 23, 2021
The defendant was a journalist collecting material on a dog doping gang story, whereby he put a key witness (who agreed to talk to him) under his surveillance while investigations were ongoing….
R v Adaye
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The defendant had been warned by a doctor in Africa who had been treating him for sexually transmitted infections generally……
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