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Arthur JS Hall v Simons
Example case summary. Last modified: June 21, 2019
In the first case, in a protracted dispute for a building, the plaintiff’s solicitors acted for the opposite side. In the second case, during matrimonial……
Ailsa Craig Fishing Ltd v Malvern Fishing
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The claimant kept their vessels in a harbour, which was guarded under an agreement requiring the defendant to protect the vessels in the harbour……
Ashe v National Westminster Bank
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Mortgagors, who were husband and wife, owned a long leasehold interest in the house in which they lived. In 1989 they granted a charge……
A v UK – 1998
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A, a nine year old boy, was discovered to have numerous bruises following an examination by a paediatrician, which indicated that……
A and Others v UK – Belmarsh Case
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The case concerned the indefinite detention of foreign prisoners in the United Kingdom prison ‘Belmarsh’. The prisoners were held without trial under section 23 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. …
Allied Maples Group v Simmons & Simmons
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Allied Maples Group (AMG) instructed Simmons & Simmons (S&S) to act in a takeover of the Gillow group of companies. S&S failed to advise AMG……
Cases on Actus Reus
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Cases on Actus Reus. The defendant, a diabetic was charged with assaulting his victim. The assault occurred whilst the defendant was in a state of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar level due to an excess of insulin)….
Andrews Brothers v Singer – 1934
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The claimants and defendants entered into an agreement which stipulated that the claimants would be sole dealers of the claimant’s cars……
A-G v Whelan
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Mr Whelan was convicted of handling stolen goods. It was found that he had acted under a threat of death or immediate violence….
Alfred Toepfer International v Itex
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A buyer agreed to purchase a full cargo of 22,000 tonnes of maize from a seller in Argentina. The buyer nominated a sub-buyer to nominate……
Ancell v McDermott
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The first defendant, while driving his car, ran over an aluminum tube which had fallen from the fourth defendant’s truck, ruptured his fuel tank, leaving……
Alan v El Nasr
Example case summary. Last modified: January 4, 2021
This case concerns the sale of coffee beans between a Kenyan coffee business (A) and a Tanzanian based buyer (El Nasr), who then resold the product….
A v B [2002] 2 All ER 545
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The claimant, A, was a professional footballer who sought an injunction against the defendant newspaper, B, from publishing details……
Adams v Lindsell
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The case of Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681 is taught to university law students when studying offer and acceptance. It is often thought by students to have set a rather strange precedent….
Attia v British Gas
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C engaged British Gas (D) to install a new central heating system in her home but returned to find that her loft had caught fire. The house and its contents……
Adam Opel GmbH v Mitras Automotive
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Mitras was in the business of manufacturing automotive parts and was the sole supplier of a particular part. Adam decided to source the part……
The Alaskan Trader (No.2)
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The owners of a vessel chartered for a two-year time charter with the defendant. One year into this, the vessel incurred a serious engine issue which……
Archer v Williams – 2003
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The claimant (A) was the wife of a well-known politician. A previously employed the defendant (W) as a personal assistant….
Agreement Case Summaries – Formation, Acceptance, Termination
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Agreement case summaries covering formation of a contract, acceptance and termination of an offer. Payne v Cave (1789) – The defendant made the highest bid for the plaintiff’s goods at an auction sale, but he withdrew his bid before the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer….
Ali v Khan – 2002 – Summary
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This case concerned property transferred between a father and daughter. Mr Khan was the sole registered proprietor of the house and he……
Attwood v Lamont – 1920
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The plaintiff was a tailor and general outfitter who employed the defendant as an assistant. In the contract of employment, the defendant agreed……
Arcos v EA Ronaasen & Son – 1933
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
English purchasers concluded a contract for the sale of staves of timber wood from the English agents of a Russian company for the purposes of making cement barrels, specifying staves of Russian redwood and whitewood to be of half-an-inch in thickness…
Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire
Example case summary. Last modified: September 28, 2021
A joined action was brought by Alcock (C) and several other claimants against the head of the South Yorkshire Police. C and the other claimants all had relatives who were caught up in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster, in which 95 fans of Liverpool FC died….
A-G’s Ref (No 3 of 1994)
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B stabbed his pregnant girlfriend, who then prematurely gave birth to S. S was wounded in the stabbing and died after 121 days after being born prematurely….
Attorney General v Hartwell
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L, a British Virgin Islands policeman, abandoned his post and travelled to another island. He went into a bar, where his former partner……
Attorney-General v Antrobus [1905] 2 Ch 188
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The case concerned Stonehenge and the public’s right of access to it. The site’s owner had taken steps to protect the monument by enclosing it with……
Attorney-General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd – Case Summary
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The Belize government established a company to take over the country’s telecommunications services. The articles of association……
Anns v Merton London Borough Council
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The availability of a duty of care in negligence. The local authority approved building plans for a block of flats and the flats were built later that year. …
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