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Bigg v Boyd Gibbins – 1971
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
As part of the negotiation for the sale of property by the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs wrote to the defendants stating that for a quick sale of the property, they would accept £26,000 on the basis that the initial offer was low and this would cover the plaintiff’s costs of sale….
Cabinet Office v Information Commissioner and Dr Lamb
Example case summary. Last modified: June 14, 2019
The Cabinet Office sought to resist disclosure of the minutes of two meetings at which Ministers had determined to commit forces to the conflict in Iraq……
Bird v Jones – 1845
Example case summary. Last modified: September 29, 2021
Bird, B, wished to cross a section of a public road which was closed off due to a boat race. Two policemen, D, prevented B from passing in the direction he wished to go, but was allowed to go in the only other direction in which he could pass….
Carillion Construction v Felix – Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 14, 2019
Carillion was a main contractor on a building site and subcontracted Felix to undertake work. The work was due for completion……
Crystal Palace v Dowie
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The defendant, Mr Dowie, was a football manager for the complainants, Crystal Palace Football Club. In the terms of his employment contract……
Caldwell v Maguire
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
The claimant was a professional jockey. He sustained severe injuries due to manoeuvres from two other jockeys a left turn in a race, which a later internal investigation by the Jockey Club deemed to be careless and against the rules. …
Chappell and Co v Nestle Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
Consideration need not have economic value. The defendants, Nestlé, contracted with a company manufacturing gramophone records to buy several recordings of music. …
Buckland v Butterfield – 1820
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It should be noted that the application of this judgment, given the subsequent case law on the matter of the distinction between fixtures and chattels……
Bull v Bull – 1955
Example case summary. Last modified: January 5, 2021
A mother and son jointly purchased a property, however the son contributed a greater proportion of the original purchase price……
Brice v Brown
Example case summary. Last modified: June 14, 2019
C, a woman aged 42, had suffered from a hysterical personality disorder since childhood. She was, however, able to lead a……
C & P Haulage v Middleton – Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 14, 2019
C&P granted Middleton a license to occupy premises from where he would conduct his business. The agreement expressly stated the license……
Bannerman v White – 1861
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
Affirms that where a representee expressly informs a representor of the significance of their representation to the contract, the representation is likely to be viewed as amounting to a contractually binding term….
City of London Building Society v Flegg – 1988
Example case summary. Last modified: June 14, 2019
Here, the Maxwell Browns purchased a property, attaining half of the cost form Mrs Maxell Brown’s parents, the Fleggs. The property was placed solely……
Amsprop Trading Ltd v Harris Distribution
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
Harris was the subtenant of a property who had covenanted with the tenant to maintain and repair the property. Further to this……
Alfred McAlpine v Panatown – Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
When defects were found, Panatown sought damages against AMC for the delay and the defects (having already received a damages under the duty of……
Allen v Flood – 1898
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Flood and Walter was a shipwright employed on a ship, liable to be discharged at any time. Fellow workers objected to their employment……
Alexander v Home Office – 1988
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The claimant was a prisoner who had been racially discriminated against in his initial assessment by the prison officer and in various applications……
Antonio v Antonio – 2010
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The parties used to be married and were also involved in business together. Mrs Antonio owned a lucrative business. While still married……
AG for Northern Ireland v Gallagher
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
Whether Gallagher was insane at the time of killing or was incapable of forming an intent necessary to constitute murder as he was drunk. Secondly, whether the M’Naughten test had been correctly applied….
Non-fatal Offence Case Summaries
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Case summaries covering non-fatal offences including common law assault and battery, assault and ABH, malicious wounding and GBH. …
Ashmore, Benson, Pease v A V Dawson
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
In 1967 the plaintiffs, Ashmore, Benson, Pease & Co, manufactured tube tanks. The defendants, AV Dawson, a haulage company……
Appleton v Garrett – Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The claimants were patients of the defendant dentist, who had carried out unnecessary treatment upon them. The defendant had deliberately……
Attorney-General’s Reference (No 6 of 1980)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The respondent and the complainant had an argument. They agreed to engage in a fist fight to settle the matter in a public street….
Adoption | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
Adoption. An adoption order made by an 'authorised court' (that is, a Family Proceedings Court, a County Court or the High Court) transfers a child from one family to another by vesting parental…
Ahmad and others v UK (2013) 56 EHRR 1
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
Case Summary of Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (2013) 56 EHRR 1. Extradition and Article 3 of the ECHR….
Alexander v North Eastern Railway
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The plaintiff had been convicted of riding a train from Leeds without having purchased a valid ticket. The penalty was a fine……
Ashbury Railway Carriage v Riche
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
For the constitution of companies incorporated under the Companies Act 2006, a memorandum of association containing the purpose for which it is incorporated is no longer a requirement….
Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The claimant sent certain items to the defendant’s laundry so that they may be washed. Of those, ten large handkerchiefs were lost….
R (Anderson) v Secretary of State
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Prisoners; mandatory life sentence; right to hearing. Anderson received mandatory life sentences after having been convicted of two murders. The Secretary of State set a longer than recommended period for Anderson’s release on licence….
Albert v MIB Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
Q regularly gave his co-workers lifts to and from work in his car over a period of more than eight years, and received payments for this…
Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
A Cabinet minister kept a diary of Cabinet discussions and events with the intention to once publish the contents in a book. After the minister’s death, volume one of the book (Diaries of a Cabinet Minister) was sent for approval to and rejected by the Secretary of the Cabinet….
Airedale NHS Trust v Bland
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
Doctors have a duty to act in the best interests of their patients but this does not necessarily require them to prolong life. On the basis that there was no potential for improvement, the treatment Bland was receiving was deemed not to be in his best interests….
Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats
Example case summary. Last modified: December 30, 2020
The respondent operated a possum meat processing plant in Tasmania. It sought an injunction to prevent the appellant from……
Anderson Ltd v Daniel – 1924 1 KB 138
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
Under s.1(1) Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1906 any seller of artificial fertilizer had to provide the buyer with an invoice stating the……
Atlas Express v Kafco
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The Kafco imported basket ware and entered a contract with Atlas to sell and deliver baskets to Atlas retail stores. Atlas tried to negotiate a further term in the contract for a minimum order of £440 per trailer load. …
Aircool Installations v British Telecommunications
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The claimant was a manufacturer of air conditioning equipment and subcontracted another firm to install the equipment in the premises of the defendant….
Attorney General’s Reference No. 3 of 1992
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
Four men (D) threw a petrol bomb from a moving car, which hit a wall nearby four men in a parked car and two standing men….
Associated Japanese Bank v Credit Du Nord
Example case summary. Last modified: January 5, 2021
The complainants, Associated Japanese Bank, bought three engineering machines from a client that turned out to be a rogue….
Case 6/64 Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
In 1962 the Italian Republic introduced a law which nationalised the production and *427 distribution of electricity and created an organisation……
A-G Ref (No 1 of 1983)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The defendant was a policewoman who was mistakenly paid an extra £74 in her wages by direct debit into her bank account. The employer made no……
Archbolds Freightage v Spanglett
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The plaintiffs, Archbolds, were carriers who subcontracted with the defendants, Spanglett, to take a quantity of whisky from Leeds to London….
Adams v Rhymney Valley District Council
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The Court held that the defendant had exercised reasonable skill and care, and produced a design which other professionals had also produced and used….
Attorney-General’s Reference (No. 1 of 1975)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The defendant added alcohol to a motorist’s soft drink without the motorist’s knowledge or consent, despite knowing that the motorist would be driving……
Attorney-General v De Keyser’s Royal Hotel
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The claimants, De Keyser’s Royal Hotel, were the owners of a London Hotel that had been used by some members of the armed forces in World War One, and they thus sought reasonable compensation for this occupation under the Defence Act 1842….
Alexander v Rayson
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The plaintiff, Alexander, agreed to rent a flat in Piccadilly to the defendant, Mrs. Rayson, at a rent of £1200 a year. This included the provision of……
Alfred F Beckett Ltd v Lyons – 1967
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The case involved a claim made by the plaintiff that as an inhabitant of the County Palatine of Durham, he had the right to take coal……
Attorney General v PYA Quarries
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
AG v PYA. The defendants operated a quarry and used a blasting technique which emitted large quantities of dust and noise, as well as causing vibrations which interfered with the enjoyment of land for many individuals in the area….
Amalgamated Investment v John Walker – Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: June 18, 2019
The defendant, John Walker & Sons Ltd, advertised their warehouse for sale, either for occupation or redevelopment of the property….
Alexander Barton v Armstrong
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
Barton and Armstrong were major company shareholders. Following a meeting, it was agreed that Barton would buy Armstrong’s interest. Barton and Armstrong had an agreement drawn up and it was executed….
Armstrong v Shepperd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The defendant built a sewer on land belonging to the claimant, but before doing so consulted with the claimant and the claimant raised……
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