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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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: March 13, 2026
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The defendant had been warned by a doctor in Africa who had been treating him for sexually transmitted infections generally……
Northern Ireland v Lynch – 1975
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The defendant was charged with aiding and abetting a second degree murder. He drove members of the Irish terrorist group the IRA into town where they had……
Overseas Tankship v Miller Steamship (Wagon Mound Case)
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The defendant’s ship, ‘The Wagon Mound’, negligently released oil into the sea near a wharf close to Sydney Harbour. An unfortunate chain of events led to the oil becoming mixed with cotton debris, which was subsequently ignited by the sparks coming off some nearby welding works….
Necessity Law Law Case Summaries
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Necessity Law. Necessity law arises where a defendant is forced by circumstances to transgress the criminal law. The generally accepted position is that necessity cannot be a defence to a criminal charge. The leading case is……
Overseas Tankship v Morts Dock – 1961
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
The court held that Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd could not be held liable to pay compensation for the damage to the wharf. This case disapproved the direct consequence test in Re Polemis and established the test of remoteness of damage….
R v Allen
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Mr Allen consumed homemade wine that unknowingly to him was much stronger than he initially thought. As such, it had a much stronger effect on him than he anticipated….
McCutheon v David MacBrayne Ltd – 1964
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McCutheon delivered his car to the defendant shipping company for carriage from the Hebrides to the mainland. The car was destroyed when the ship sank because of the company’s negligence. …
Mansfield v Weetabix – 1998
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D appealed against a judgment holding them liable in negligence following an incident in which a lorry belonging to D, and driven by one of their……
McFarlane v EE Caledonia Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: July 18, 2019
The claimant (C) was on board a vessel which was called upon to attend to the serious fire that had broken out on the oil rig……
Moeliker v A Reyolle – 1977
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The claimant had been apprenticed to the defendant company when he was a teenager and had been employed by them ever since….
Partridge v Crittenden – 1968
Example case summary. Last modified: March 13, 2026
Facts in Partridge v Crittenden. The defendant advertised for sale a number of Bramblefinch cocks and hens, stating that the price was to be 25 shillings for each. Under the Protection of Birds Act 1954, it was unlawful to offer for sale any wild live bird….
R v A (No.2)
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
In dismissing the appeal, the Court held that s.41(3)(c) of the 1999 Act should be construed, where necessary, by having regard to the interpretative obligation under s.3 of the 1998 Act and by giving adequate consideration to the need to protect a complainant from indignity and the possibility of humiliating questioning…
Parents and Children Case Notes | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
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Parents and Children Case Notes. The relationships between children and parents are complex. In different contexts, the word 'parent' can include biological parents (married or unmarried), step-parents, adoptive parents, foster……
McInerny v Lloyds Bank Ltd – 1974
Example case summary. Last modified: October 6, 2021
The defendant bank made arrangements for one party’s (T) commercial credit to facilitate the purchase of companies belonging to another party (P). P was to take bills of exchange in instalments over six years to pay for the price of the purchase….
Platform Funding Ltd v Bank of Scotland
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
A surveyor was instructed by a mortgage lender to inspect and value property on 1 Bakers Yard offered by a borrower as the security for a loan….
Lonrho v Fayed
Example case summary. Last modified: March 7, 2018
Lonrho were acquiring a company, and were awaiting permission from the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Fayed and three other defendants……
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