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Negligence Causation Cases
Example case summary. Last modified: July 13, 2019
Negligence Causation Cases. The plaintiff was a police dog handler. In 1987 he had been involved in a serious and frightening criminal incident. In 1993 an accident involving the……
Meates v Westpac Corp
Example case summary. Last modified: August 15, 2019
Mr. Meates was a businessman who supported the campaign of the leader of the New Zealand Labour Party in 1972. Throughout the elections……
Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Whether restraint of trade clauses are unlawful. The appellant, Thorsten Nordenfelt, was a Swedish gun manufacturer with a valuable, world-wide business. …
Miller v Miller: McFarlane v McFarlane
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Miller v Miller: McFarlane v McFarlane is a conjoined appeal case regarding financial provision offered in circumstances of divorce. The law with regards to financial provision has undergone extensive developments in order to accommodate cultural changes…
Performance Cars v Abraham
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Here, the defendant, Abraham, had caused a motor accident with the claimant as a result of his own breach of reasonable duty….
Pym v Campbell – 1856
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Pym and Campbell signed a written agreement wherein Campbell agreed to purchase three-eighths of the profits to accrue from Pym’s new invention….
MRI Trading AG v Erdenet
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
By a contract governed by an English choice of law clause a Mongolian mining company, Erdenet, and a Swiss trading company……
Mbasogo v Logo Ltd – Summary
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The action was launched by the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and related to an alleged coup d’etat against the President and his……
Medforth v Blake
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In 1984 the defendants were appointed as receivers over the pig-farming business of the plaintiff. After the receivership had ended……
Pape v Cumbria County Council
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Ms Pape was employed as a part-time cleaner by the defendant council. The council had provided their employees with rubber gloves, but the employees were……
Lonrho v Shell Case Summary
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Shell operated an oil refinery in Southern Rhodesia (SR). Lonrho constructed a pipeline from a port in Mozambique where oil……
Monarch Steamship v Karlshamns – 1949
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Karlshamms Oljiefabriker (KO) entered a contract in April 1939 with Monarch Steamship Co (MSC) to transport beans to a specific port….
ParkingEye v Somerfield Stores
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The appellant, Somerfield, was a supermarket who contracted for the respondent, ParkingEye, to install and operate a monitoring system in….
Quinn v Leathem – 1901
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Leathem, a butcher, had employees who did not belong to the Belfast Butchers’ Association (BBA). After experiencing some difficulties, he asked……
MacCormick v Lord Advocate
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The claimants, MacCormick and Hamilton, brought an action against the Crown in Scotland which contested Queen Elizabeth using the title……
McWilliams v Sir Arrol
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The claimant was an experienced steel erecter who fell 70 feet to his death from a steel tower he was working on. His employer had failed to……
Manchester Diocesan v Commercial
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The complainants, Manchester Diocesan Council of Education, called for tenders relating to property. The defendant, Commercial and General Investments Ltd, submitted a tender offer to buy the property from the complainants….
Contract Law Misrepresentation Cases
Example case summary. Last modified: September 6, 2021
The plaintiff purchased from the defendant two blocks of land for the purpose of sheep farming. During negotiations the defendant said that if the place was worked properly, it would carry 2,000 sheep….
New Hampshire Insurance v MGN
Example case summary. Last modified: July 13, 2019
The dispute concerned a number of fidelity insurance contracts. The defendants were all insured companies within the Maxwell Group of companies….
Market Investigations v Minister of Social Security
Example case summary. Last modified: July 13, 2019
A woman was engaged by a market research company to act as an interviewer on a part-time basis. For each particular survey, she would conduct interviews……
Macarthys v Smith
Example case summary. Last modified: September 27, 2021
The claimant, Ms Smith, was a factory employee of the defendants, Macarthys, for which she received a salary of £50 per week. She complained……
New Zealand Shipping v Satterthwaite – 1975
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
When performance of an existing duty to third party can be consideration. The appellants were stevedores engaged as independent contractors to unload machinery from a ship. The contract between the respondent machinery owners and the carriers contained a limitation clause….
National Phonograph Company v Edison
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The plaintiffs were manufacturers who sold wholesale goods to factors upon the terms of an agreement which provided that only factors…nati…
Phillips v Brooks Ltd – 1919
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
Phillips was a jeweller. The fraudster purchased a ring from the jeweller with a cheque and signed his name “Sir George Bullough” and provided this person’s address….
Massey v Midland Bank
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
Ms Massey owned a house. Her companion (although they did not live together), P, convinced to charge the house as security for an overdraft……
Musgrove v Pandelis
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
The Claimant rented rooms above a domestic garage in which the Defendant kept a car. The Defendant’s employee (his chauffeur) was instructed to clean the car and attempted to move it in order to carry out that instruction….
Nicklinson v Ministry of Justice 2014
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
This appeal is concerning the law in relation to assisted suicide and whether it contravenes with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) Article 8 right to respect for private and family life. …
National Westminster Bank v Morgan – 1985
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The defendants were a married couple who bought a house on mortgage. Their payments fell into arrears and the building society……
Phipps v Rochester Corporation – 1955
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Two children passed across grassland which was part of a building site located on a housing estate that was in the process……
Price v Easton – 1883 – Case Summary
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A declaration between the parties stated that X owed the plaintiff £3. As such, X agreed to complete work for the defendant in exchange for payment……
Malcolm Charles Contracts Ltd v Crispin
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
MCC, a contractor, submitted a tender to Crispin. The Parties undertook cost reduction exercises and proposed a JCT Standard Form of Building……
Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam Ltd [2007] UKHL 32 HL
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Case Summary of Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam Ltd [2007] UKHL 32 HL. Indemnity and compensation….
Lumley v Gye – 1853
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
Miss Wagner was an opera singer at Lumley’s theatre on a three month contract. Gye and Wagner made an agreement that Wagner would break her contract and refuse to sing at Lumley’s theatre….
McKew v Holland – 1969
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
In the course of his employment, the complainant had suffered injuries, which meant his left leg could give way underneath him. A few days after the incident and while in his recovery, the complainant tried to come down a set of steep steps, which did not have a handrail….
Murray v Ministry of Defence – 1988
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Margaret Murray, M, was a suspect of aiding IRA, a prohibited organisation in Northern Ireland. D and five soldiers arrived at M’s house to arrest M at 7a. D ascertained M’s identity, assembled all the occupants of the house in one room, and searched the house….
Metropolitan Police Commissioner v Caldwell
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The appellant had worked in a hotel and during this employment he developed a grudge against the hotel owner. This eventually came to the……
Luxor v Cooper – 1941
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Luxor v Cooper assessed the agents right to remuneration where they have conducted work on behalf of the principal and there is either no formal contract or the contract is silent as to the level of remuneration to be paid….
Nottingham Patent Brick v Butler – 1886
Example case summary. Last modified: December 29, 2020
The owner of land divided it into thirteen plots and sold these to various buyers over a period of three years. The conveyances all contained covenants……
Offord v Davies – 1862
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The defendant, in this case, agreed to secure money to advance to a third party on discount for the space of twelve calendar months….
Pharmaceutical Society v Boots – 1953
Example case summary. Last modified: March 13, 2026
The defendant ran a self-service shop in which non-prescription drugs and medicines, many of which were listed in the Poisons List provided in the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, were sold. …
Mileform Ltd v Interserve Security Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: July 13, 2019
Mileform provided packaging, warehousing and the distribution of products for the defendant. M claimed that the parties had agreed……
Matthews v Ministry of Defence – Summary
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Matthews was an electrical mechanic in the Royal Navy for some 13 years. Decades after his service ended he was diagnosed as having asbestos-related……
Pitts v Hunt – 1991
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff was the pillion passenger on a motor cycle, involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by the second defendant……
Miles v Forest Rock Granite
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The defendant had brought some explosives onto his land and used them to blast rocks which had already been naturally occurring on his land….
Pullman v Hill – 1891
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The plaintiffs were two members of a partnership firm. They owned property in Borough Road, London which they had contracted to sell….
Negligence in Public Policy Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: September 7, 2021
According to the ILEx Part 2 syllabus, candidates need to be aware of the continuing trend to restrict liability particularly for public bodies eg X v Bedfordshire County Council……
R v B [2007] 1 WLR 1567
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The defendant was accused of raping a victim outside of a nightclub. After his arrest, the defendant informed the custody officer……
Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc
Example case summary. Last modified: October 6, 2021
Mohamud had used a petrol station kiosk and approached a member of staff with a question. The employee responded in an aggressive manner and demanded that Mohamud leave immediately. …
Pritchard v Briggs
Example case summary. Last modified: July 16, 2019
The plaintiff was a tenant of the vendors. His lease contained an option to purchase the retained lands upon the death of both vendors….
Pinnel’s Case – 1602
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
Whether part payment of a debt can be good consideration. The defendant, Cole, owed the plaintiff, Pinnel, the sum of £8 10s. Pinnel sued Cole for recovery of the debt….
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