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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
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
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
Example case summary. Last modified: October 4, 2021
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
Example case summary. Last modified: October 22, 2021
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
Example case summary. Last modified: December 29, 2020
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 Company [1892] EWCA Civ 1
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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….
Barkway v South Wales Transport
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The claimant was injured when a bus drove off the road because of a latent, undetectable defect in the tyre that made it burst….
Chapelton v Barry Urban District Council – 1940
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
Hire of deck chair; effect of purported exclusion of liability on ticket. Chapelton wished to hire a deck chair and approached a pile of chairs owned by Barry Urban District Council (BUDC). …
Cooper v Phibbs – 1867
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It was held that the contract and lease that existed between the complainant and the defendant was voidable, rather than void. This was due to the claim being in equity, as Mr Cooper had beneficial ownership of the salmon fishery and not legal ownership….
Congreve v Home Office
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The acts of the executive amounted to the revoking of legally gained, fully paid for licences from the public, effectively forcing members to pay additional fees….
Avraamides v Colwill – 2006
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Avraamides contracted Bathroom Trading Company (BTC) to complete two bathroom refurbishments. BTC was later sold to Colwill….
Carnegie v Waugh
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It was agreed between the parties that the annual rent would be paid to C. There was a dispute related to the agreement between the parties……
Broome v Perkins – 1987
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The defendant (P) was diabetic. He was charged with driving without due care and attention. At trial, he argued that he had suffered……
Bourhill v Young – 1943
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Mr Young had been negligently riding his motorcycle and was responsible for a collision with car in which he himself suffered fatal injuries. At the time of the crash, Mrs Bourhill (C) was in the process of leaving a tram about 50 feet away. …
Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary v Shimmen
Example case summary. Last modified: June 19, 2019
The defendant was spending time with four of his friends outside a shop in a generally jovial atmosphere. At one stage, the appellant……
British Crane v Ipswich Plant – 1975
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Ipswich Plant Hire (IPH) arranged by telephone to hire a crane from British Crane Hire Corporation (BCHC). The crane was duly delivered……
Brooks v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis
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The claimant and his friend, who were black, were attacked by white youths. The claimant was dealt with by the police in a way that was subsequently……
Burton v Islington Health Authority
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The claimants were children who had been born suffering from disabilities which had been caused by negligent medical treatment of their mothers……
R v Navid Tabassum – Criminal law consent case
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
NAVID TABASSUM. On 30th November 1999 at Preston Crown Court, following a trial before His Honour Judge Livesey QC, the appellant was convicted on three counts of indecent assault, on three different female complainants….
Byrne v Deane – 1937
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The claimant was golf club member, while the defendants were the proprietors and the secretary of the club. By a rule of the club……
Case Summary: Cellulose Acetate Silk Co Ltd v Widnes Foundry
Example case summary. Last modified: February 18, 2025
LawTeacher.net Case Summary about Cellulose Acetate Silk Co Ltd v Widnes Foundry (1933) – tackling contract law, contract terms, and measure of damages….
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