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Huyton SA v Peter Cremer
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Huyton entered into an agreement with Cremer according to which it agreed to buy wheat from Cremer. Payment was to be made in cash against listed……
Kent v Griffiths – 2000
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The plaintiff, Kent, was pregnant and had asthma. She was attended by her GP who dialled 999 and requested an ambulance to take the plaintiff to hospital. The ambulance took 38 minutes to arrive….
Kralj v McGrath – 1986
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Whilst attempting to deliver twins, the defendant medical professional put his arm inside the plaintiff in an attempt to manipulate……
Hutton v Warren – 1836
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Hutton contended it was customary upon the expiry of farming tenancies that the landlord should pay the out-going tenant farmer……
KD v Chief Constable of Hampshire
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KD was interviewed by a police officer DC Hull (H) in an investigation of rape involving KD’s daughter and KD’s former partner. In the course of the……
Jobson v Johnson
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The plaintiff owned 44.9% of the share capital of a football club and contracted to sell the shares to the defendant, by way of the defendant’s……
JJC v Eisenhower
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Whether internal blood vessel damage suffices for a finding of wounding under s. 18.. The defendant, a minor, shot multiple rounds from an air gun at a group of people, of which one airgun pellet hit the victim….
Lister v Romford Ice – 1957
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The defendant was a lorry driver who was employed by the plaintiffs to drive their lorry to a slaughterhouse in order to collect waste. The driver took his father with him for the journey and during the course of which, the son reversed the lorry into the father, causing injury….
International Transport Roth GmbH v Secretary of State
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The defendant, the Home Secretary, had introduced rules regarding the liability of HGV drivers entering the United Kingdom with……
Lister v Forth Dry Dock
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Following financial difficulties, the defendants, Forth Dry Dock, entered receivership. Forth Dry Dock was sold to a third party company……
Jackson v Attorney General 2006
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Jackson v AG – Upholds the legality of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, limiting the House of Lords’ legislative powers.. In November 2004, the British Government enacted the Hunting Act which prohibited fox hunting, inter alia….
Interfoto v Stiletto
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Stiletto Visual Programmes (SVP) ordered 47 photographic transparencies from Interfoto Picture Library (IPL). On the delivery note was a clause stating that transparencies should be returned within 14 days of delivery. …
R v Lidar | Criminal Law Case | Law Teacher
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R v Lidar. In December 1998 the appellant Narinder Singh Lidar was charged with murder before Scott Baker J and a jury at the Leicester Crown Court. He was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter by a unanimous verdict….
Korbetis v Transgrain Shipping
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This case concerned a demurrage claim and the appointment of an arbitrator. In April 2004, the complainant, LJ Korbetis sent a fax to the defendants……
Johnstone v Bloomsbury Health Authority
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Dr Johnstone, a junior doctor at University College Hospital was required under his employment contract to work 40 basic hours……
Kaya v Turkey (1999) 28 EHRR 1
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Kaya v Turkey (1999) 28 EHRR 1. Unlawful killing by state action and failure to bring to justice the perpetrator(s)….
Hudson v Ridge Manufacturing Co Ltd [1957]
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The issue here was whether an employer held a duty of care to ensure that their employees were safe at work, including ensuring that other……
John Summers & Sons Ltd v Frost – 1955
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Mr Frost was an experienced maintenance fitter employed at the defendant factory. He was grinding a piece of metal on a grinding wheel which rotated 1450……
Lefkowitz v Great Minneapolis Surplus Store
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The defendant placed an advertisement in the paper for the sale of fur, stating that it would be sold on a ‘first come first served’ basis. The claimant was the first to respond to the advertisement, but the defendant refused to sell on the basis that it was a ‘house rule’ to sell only to female customers….
Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton
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In an employment contract between a dairy company and dairyman, it was agreed that the employee, within one year of termination of his employment contract……
King’s Norton Metal Co v Edridge
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A fraudster ordered goods from a metal manufacturer. He told the manufacturer that he was a well known business man and provided him……
Howard Marine v Ogden – 1978 QB 574
Example case summary. Last modified: August 15, 2019
The defendant, A, were civil engineering contractors who entered into negotiation with H for the hire of two ships to carry clay out to sea….
L’Estrange v Graucob – 1934
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Affirmed that the clauses of a written contract are binding on the signatories, even where a party is unaware of the contract’s full contents. The claimant, L’Estrange, contracted to purchase a slot machine for cigarettes from the defendant, Graucob….
Iqbal v London Transport Executive
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A bus conductor, who had been previously prohibited by his employer from driving, disobeyed his employer’s instructions and drove a bus for a short……
In The Matter of K (a child) – NI
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In K (A Child) (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 29, the Supreme Court were asked to determine the scope of the term ‘rights of custody’ in relation to wrongful removal of a child from a country….
Hong Kong Fir Shipping Ltd v Kisen Kaisha – 1962
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Construction of contractual terms as ‘conditions’ and repudiatory breach of contract. Ship owners let the vessel, Hongkong fir, to charterers for a period of 24 months. Clause 1 of the contract obliged the owners to deliver a “seaworthy” vessel and Clause 3 further obliged them to maintain the vessel’s seaworthiness and good condition….
King’s Motors (Oxford) Ltd v Lax
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The parties had a lease for seven years. The lease contained an option for renewal for a further term of seven years on the same terms……
Kearley v Thomson – 1890
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The defendants were a firm of solicitors which represented a creditor in bankruptcy proceedings. The plaintiff was a friend of the bankrupt….
JEB Fasteners v Marks Bloom – 1983
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
JEB took control of a company. Marks Bloom & Co. (MBC) were the auditors for the business. One of the primary motivations behind taking over the company was that JEB would be able to acquire the services of two of the company directors…
International Organisations Act 2005 – Summary
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This Act makes provisions concerning various international entities conferring privileges, immunities and legal capacity on them……
Lagden v O’Connor
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The Defendant, Mr O’Connor, hit the complainant’s parked car and caused damage to the vehicle. The complainant, Mr Lagden, was unemployed at the time……
Howard v Howard-Lawson – Case Brief
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The case concerns a family dispute regarding the trusts created by PJC Howard’s will, who was Howard-Lawson grandfather and Howard’s great-grandfather….
Joel v Morison – 1834
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The plaintiff was walking on foot on a public highway. The defendant had a horse and a cart, which were under the care, government and direction of his……
Junior Books Ltd v Veitchi Co Ltd – Summary
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The defendants were specialists in flooring and were sub-contractors to lay a floor in a factory which was to be used by the plaintiffs….
Karsales v Wallis – Case Brief
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The Defendant (Mr Wallis) agreed to buy a used car if the vendor was able to find a company with which the Defendant could enter into a hire-purchase……
Leach v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary
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The plaintiff had acted as the ‘appropriate adult’ during the police questioning of a criminal who was accused of numerous murders….
Ireland v United Kingdom 1979-80
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Ireland v United Kingdom is a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) principally concerning the threshold at which ‘cruel and unusual treatment’ becomes ‘torture’ for the purposes of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…
Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd – 2002
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Employer’s vicarious liability for personal injury caused by torts committed by employees. A warden was employed at an annex of a boarding school for boys and responsible for the day-to-day running of the school…
Hyam v DPP – 1975
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The defendant Hyam had been in a relationship with a man before the relationship ended. Hyam then had become jealous of her ex-boyfriend’s new fiancée Ms Booth. She poured petrol through Booth’s letter box and then ignited it using a rolled up newspaper. …
J Murphy Sons v Johnston Precast
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The claimant was a main contractor for works which requested the defendant sub-contractor to tender for the supply of a pipe for the purpose of carrying……
Knuller v DPP – 1973
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The defendant was the director of a company, which published regular magazines for distribution. Inside the magazines, there was a page……
R v Secretary of SSHD Ex P Ejaz
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department Ex P Naheed Ejaz (1994) 2 WLR 534 case summary…
Kaur v MG Rover
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An employee was threatened with compulsory redundancy by her employer. The employee applied to court for declaratory relief that the……
Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd
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Seven boys detained in a borstal – a type of youth detention centre, were working on an island under the supervision of three officers. The borstal boys escaped from the island at night with the plaintiffs’ yacht and damaged it….
Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd
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The workmen in a quarry and a few slow-moving vehicles were proceeding to the canteen for a lunch break. The way was around a……
Leigh v Dickeson
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In this case a property was co-owned by two individuals. One of them (who was in possession of the property) decided on a need to……
Jackson v Horizon Holidays – 1975
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Mr Jackson booked a holiday through Horizon Holidays, a travel company, for him and his family and paid approximately £1,400. He had provided explicit details……
Knight v Knight (1840) 3 Beav 148
Example case summary. Last modified: December 22, 2020
Case Summary of Knight v Knight (1840) 3 Beav 148. Private express trusts must demonstrate the 'three certainties'….
James v Thomas – 2007
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The defendant, Mr Thomas, owned the cottage in dispute as the sole registered proprietor of the property. Mr Thomas had inherited this……
Jaggard v Dickinson – 1981
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The defendant had been told by a friend that they could stay at their house and “use it as their own”. Returning to the street drunk one evening the……
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