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Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424 Case Summary
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The Corporate Opportunity Doctrine. Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424 Case Summary2…
HIV man is found guilty of deliberately infecting lovers | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: June 14, 2019
A man who knowingly infected two women with HIV has become the first person in more than a century to be convicted of inflicting biological grievous bodily harm……
Barrett v Ministry of Defence
Example case summary. Last modified: January 5, 2021
The plaintiff was the widow of the deceased, who was a British naval army serviceman. He died of asphyxiation on his own vomit after……
Crossley v Rawlinson – Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The defendant, a lorry driver, stopped his vehicle when the tarpaulin covering his load caught fire. The fire was accepted to be a consequence of the……
Automatism Cases | Law Teacher
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Automatism Cases. The defendant had driven eratically while suffering from hypo-glycaemia (low blood sugar level caused by an excess of insulin in the bloodstream), but was convicted of driving without due care and……
Clarke v Dickson – Summary
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The plaintiff claimed that he had been induced to invest in shares in a lead and copper mining company by the three defendants, who were directors of the……
Cassell v Riverside Health Authority
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The claimant had been injured at birth due to the negligence of the defendant health authority, which had been responsible……
BP Exploration Co v Hunt – Summary
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BP entered an agreement with Hunt, under which BP would explore and develop his oil concession in Libya at their own expense. This expenditure……
Cole v Turner
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The relevance of the mental element in the tort of Battery. The case concerned an action brought before the court for trespass and battery. The Claimants were a husband and wife, both of who had allegedly suffered battery by the Defendant….
Canada Steamship Lines v The King
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Canada Steamship Lines entered into a Crown lease in 1940. The Duration of the lease was for 12 years and the lease pertained to dock property on St Gabriel Basin on the Lachine Canal. All of this was situated in the Port of Montreal….
Brogden v Metropolitan Rly Co
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The complainants, Brogden, were suppliers of coal to the defendant, Metropolitan Railway. They completed business dealings regarding the coal frequently for a number of years, on an informal basis….
Bunge Corporation v Tradax Export
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A party contracted to purchase 15,000 tons of US soya bean meal, to be shipped in three shipments. Under the standard form of contract……
Clark Fixing Ltd v Dudley
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The defendant, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Dudley MBC), appealed a decision that it was liable in negligence for damage caused by fire……
Bolitho v City and Hackney Health Authority
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
A child was brought to a hospital suffering from breathing abnormalities. The doctor summoned to deal with the matter never received the summons due to a low battery on her bleep….
Compagnie Noga v Abacha
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The claimant Swiss company entered into a tripartite agreement with the defendant (the personal representative of the deceased former military……
Chen v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Chen V. Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) QB 325 case summary…
B & S v Leathley – 1979
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The defendants, B and S, entered a freezer container that had been placed in a farmyard and stole goods from it. The container was resting on sleepers, weighed three tons and was twenty-five foot long by seven by seven feet….
Beswick v Beswick – 1968
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The court granted the widow an order of specific performance for the payment owed by PB’s nephew as an administrator to her husband’s estate. The court held that the damages would also not be limited due to the loss that had been caused to PB’s estate….
Cullinane v British Rema Manufacturing
Example case summary. Last modified: October 11, 2019
Cullinane purchased a clay pulverising machine from British ‘Rema’ Manufacturing Co Ltd (BRMCO). BRMCO warranted the machine processed six tonnes……
Bernstein v Skyviews – 1978
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Trespass – No right of privacy in airspace. Skyviews and General Ltd (S) took an aerial photograph a number of houses, including Coppings Farm, Bernstein’s (B) country home. …
Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall Pte Ltd
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The defendant, Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd, were an online IT company that sold related software and hardware from Singapore. They were selling a HP laser printer and an employee accidently made a mistake as to the price of the printer on their website….
Cooke v MGN Ltd
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The defendants published an article which suggested that various landlords made significant profit from renting poor quality……
Bolton v Stone 1951
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In this case, the likelihood of the harm was very low, and erecting a fence any higher than the defendant had already done would be impractical. The cricket club was also providing a social useful service to the community….
Credit Lyonnais v Burch Case Summary
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Burch raised the defence of undue influence – stating that Mr Pelosi had induced her to enter into the agreement, and the bank had full knowledge/notice of this….
Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria
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Mr Barbudev, a Bulgarian businessman had founded a successful cable television and internet company in Bulgaria called Eurocom Plovdiv….
Corporation v Skibs A/S Avanti
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The Defendant owned two tankers that were charted to the Plaintiff for three years. The Plaintiff’s financial situation began to deteriorate, so they approached the Defendant requesting that the rates for the charter were reduced as the company had suffered massive losses…
Calverley v Green – Case Summary
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Mr Calverley and Ms Green were in a de facto relationship, where they were not legally married but had lived together as if they were for 10 years….
Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines
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The claimant, Barker, developed lung cancer (malignant mesothelioma) following exposure to asbestos in the course of employment….
Bugdaycay v Home Secretary 1987
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The Pakistani government issued a decree introducing new and additional discrimination against members of the sect to which the claimants……
Chadwick v British Railways Board – 1967
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The claimant, Henry Chadwick (C) was described as a cheerful man who was active in his local community and ran a well-known window cleaning company….
B & S Contracts & Design Ltd v Victor Green
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The plaintiffs were contracted to erect stands in a stadium. The contract specified that the Plaintiffs would make every effort to complete the works, but it was subject to a force majeure clause. …
Brady v Brady Case Summary [1988] 2 All ER 617 HL
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Brady v Brady Case Summary [1988] 2 All ER 617 HL. Maintenance of share capital in company law….
Bux v Slough Metals
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Mr Bux was employed by the defendant as a die-caster. This involved him lifting molten metal from a furnace with a ladle and pouring it into a die….
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co – 1893
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Emphasised the significance of offer and acceptance in contract law; distinguishes between offers and invitations to treat. The issue in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co was whether the advert in question constituted an offer or an invitation to treat….
Banks v Cox
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B brought a claim for damages for misrepresentation after acquiring a nursing home business that was previously managed by C….
Chaudry v Prabhakar – 1989
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The plaintiff was seeking to purchase a car and asked the defendant, her friend, to assist her on the basis that he claimed to be knowledgeable on the subject. She purchased a car on the recommendation of the defendant. …
Collins v Godefroy – (1831)
Example case summary. Last modified: October 26, 2021
Performance of an existing duty is no consideration. Godefroy, the defendant, brought an action against an attorney for negligence and caused Collins, the plaintiff, to be subpoenaed to attend and give evidence….
Cambridge Water v Eastern Countries Leather Plc
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The Defendants were engaged in leather tanning at Sawston. During their work, as a result of the process of degreasing pelts, small quantities of a solvent known as Perchloroethene (PCE) was spilt on the floor of the building in which the Defendants carried out their activities….
British Railways v Pickin
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Validity of statute; private Act. A private Act of Parliament from 1836 said that if a railway line was abandoned, the land beneath the tracks should become the property of the owners of the adjoining lands….
Cassidy v Daily Mirror Newspapers
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Libel; husband and wife; statement for per se defamatory. The claimant was known as the lawfully wedded wife of a famous race-horse owner and former General of the Mexican Army….
Barclays v Fairclough Building Ltd
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B employed F to clean a roof which was made of corrugated sheets. F did not take any safety precautions when cleaning. The premises were contaminated……
Collier v Collier – 2002
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Due to financial difficulties the respondent granted leases, with options to purchase, over two properties to the appellant (his daughter)….
Cook v JL Kier and Co – 1970
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The claimant was a foreman who suffered severe brain damage when a spanner was dropped on to his head from a height whilst……
Century Insurance v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board
Example case summary. Last modified: October 4, 2021
Employer’s vicarious liability for damages caused by the acts of an employee. A transport undertaking had a contract with a petroleum company for the carriage and delivery of their petrol in lorries, agreeing to insure the lorries against any spillage or fire of the petroleum….
Banner Homes Group Plc v Luff Developments
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The defendants, Luff Development Ltd, acquired a site that would be suitable for developing property on. Before this acquisition……
Bell v Lever Bros – 1932
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Only a mistake to the identity of the parties or of subject matter to the contract, as well as an item’s quality, would be able to successfully negate consent and therefore void a contract, as if it had never existed. The mistake must be essential to the identity of the contract….
Broom v Morgan – 1953
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Ms. Broom was employed as the helper of a beer and wine house, of which her husband, Mr. Broom, was employed as the manager….
Crowhurst v Amersham Burial Board
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The defendant planted a yew tree on their property, however these trees were planted very close to the claimant’s own property (approximately 4 feet……
Bowater v Rowley Regis Corporation
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The plaintiff was a carter employed to go around the streets and collect road sweepings. For this purpose, he was provided with a horse……
Co-operative Insurance v Argyll Stores
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The plaintiffs granted a lease to the defendant for the use of a unit in a shopping centre for the period of thirty-five years. A clause in the lease required a covenant to keep the premises open for trade during regular business hours in the local area….
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