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Paddington Building Society v Mendelsohn
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The defendants, a mother and her son, agreed to buy the leasehold of the mother's flat. The mother contributed……
Robbins v Jones
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Landlord and tenant; duty of landlord to maintain premises during the term…
Russell v Archdale
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
A vendor company conveyed property which included barns and stables as part of the 'Hedgerley Park estate'…
Barry v Hasseldine
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The previous owner of the plaintiff's parcel of land bought it from the defendant in 1947….
Appleby v Myers
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The plaintiffs had a contract with the defendant to erect machinery on his premises at a specific price for particular……
Lloyds Bank plc v Carrick
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The first defendant (D1) was the legal owner of a long lease, title to which was unregistered. D1 and his sister-in-law (D2) agreed that D2……
R v Wilson (1996) 2 Cr App Rep 241 | Criminal Law Case
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
R v Wilson (1996) 2 Cr App Rep 241. The appellant was charged with assaulting his wife contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861….
Nielson-Jones v Fedden
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
A woman and her husband were the legal and beneficial joint tenants of a matrimonial home. Upon their separation……
The Calgarth [1927]
Example case summary. Last modified: October 22, 2021
The Calgarth was the stern tug of a large steam ship, the Otarama, which was assisting the larger vessel in entering onto the Manchester Ship Canal. Whilst manoeuvring, the Calgarth ran aground on the bank of the entrance channel to the canal which was constructed and maintained by the Canal Company. …
Re Schebsman, deceased [1944]
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Bankruptcy; agreement for payments to be made to debtor's wife and daughter; whether trustee could claim funds….
Gafford v Graham
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
D began the construction of an indoor riding school as part of a business that was run on the premises….
Wilkes v Spooner
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
A lessee of premises (L), upon which the lessee conducted his business as a general butcher, contained a covenant by which L covenanted…
Re Ballard’s Conveyance
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The vendor included a covenant on the conveyance of property which defined the vendor as successors of the estate……
Williams v Hensman
Example case summary. Last modified: October 22, 2021
Co-Ownership – Severance – Modes of Severance of Joint Tenancy. A fund of money had been bequeathed by a mother, on trust for eight children to be invested in order to create an income that would then be payable to her children on the mother’s death….
Birmingham Midshires Mortgage Services Ltd v Sabherwal
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
Whether an interest created by proprietary estoppel can be overreached….
Jones (AE) v Jones (FW) [1977]
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The defendan's father bought a house. The defendant, Frederick Jones, supplied one quarter of the purchaser……
Peffer v Rigg
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The plaintiff, Peffer, and his brother, Rigg, purchased a property that was registered in Rigg’s sole name but was actually held on trust for them both. They both contributed to the purchase price in equal shares….
Lazarus Estates Ltd v Beasley
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
The appellant, Mrs Beasley, was a tenant in the respondent's block of flats. Under s.25(1) Housing Repairs……
Armstrong v Shepperd and Short Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
The availability of an injunction for trespass where damage was very limited. Whether oral agreement could create an easement….
Jacobs v Seward
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Miss Lawrence and Miss Senior were tenants in common of three fields used for growing crop. Miss Senior served……
A (A Juvenile) v R
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
A was seen to have spat on a police officer’s rain jacket, during the course of being escorted from one location to another. The rain coat was used as……
WG Clark (Properties) Ltd v Dupre Properties Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
The basement flat of an apartment was leased to a tenant. A year later, the parties agreed that the tenant could extend……
Wheeler v JJ Saunders Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
Wheeler bought properties adjacent to a farm. There were two access points to the properties, one via an access strip……
Burgess v Rawnsley [1975] Ch 429, CA
Example case summary. Last modified: July 1, 2019
Mr Honick and Mrs Rawnsley bought a property as beneficial joint tenants. They had originally agreed to move into……
Re Martin’s Application (1989)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
A local authority conveyed land to an individual containing a covenant requiring the purchaser to preserve the land as an open, undeveloped area….
Grant v Edwards
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The complainant, Mrs Grant, was going to co-habit with Mr Grant. The defendant purchased a house for them to live……
Westminster City Council v Clarke
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Local authority homeless hostel; whether occupation agreement was a lease or a license…
Sledmore v Dalby 1996
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The claimant leased her house to her daughter and son-in-law (the defendant). The claimant represented to the defendant…
Muskett v Hill (1839)
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The claimant was a mining group which had been purportedly assigned a person's right to mine and keep metals……
Hyde v Wrench – 1840
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The complainant brought an action for specific performance, claiming that as Mr Wrench refused to sell the farm, this was a breach of contract. Contract – Counter Offer – Acceptance – Offer – Negotiation – Breach of contract – Specific Performance…
Expert Clothing Service & Sales Ltd v Hillgate House Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The plaintiffs granted a lease of twenty-five years to the defendants under an agreement that the defendant would convert……
Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The plaintiff council, the London Borough of Hounslow, entered into a contract with the defendant builders for the……
National Carriers Ltd v Panalpina (Northern) Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
Lease of warehouse; local authority closed access road; whether lease frustrated. National Carriers Ltd (NCL) granted Panalpina a 10-year lease of a warehouse. The sole means of accessing the warehouse was via a road which was closed by the local authority for 20 months….
Lee v Leeds CC; Ratcliffe and Others v Sandwell MBC
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Landlord's obligations with regards to ensuring that a property is fit for human habitation…
Lloyds Bank v Rosset
Example case summary. Last modified: October 4, 2021
The defendant, Mrs Rosset, was married to Mr Rosset, who was the sole registered owner of the property in question. Mr Rosset had bought this house with his family trust money, which had insisted on his sole ownership as a condition for using that money….
Hirji Mulji v Cheong Yue Steamship Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
By a charterparty, made in November 1916, the respondents chartered their steamship to the appellants. The charter was to commence on 1 March 1917 at the port of Singapore. …
Austerberry v Corporation of Oldham
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
COVENANT TO REPAIR, DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC, TOLLS, TURNPIKE ROAD, HIGHWAY REPAIRABLE BY THE INHABITANTS AT LARGE, STREET…
Tower Hamlets LBC v Bromley LBC
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
A Henry Moore sculpture was purchased by London County Council in 1962. That organisation was subsequently abolished and replaced by the……
Monsanto v Tilly [1999]
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The claimant was a company that had been granted a licence by the government to carry research into genetically……
Chan Pui Chun v Leung Kam Ho
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The complainant had worked with the defendant and a personal relationship had developed with him while he was…
Lowson v Coombes
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Mr Lowson and Ms Coombes were a couple who purchased a house together. They were not married, as Mr Lowson was still……
National Provincial Bank v Ainsworth
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
A man, his wife and children were occupants of a piece of property, though the defendant was the sole registered proprietor. The property was later used to secure an overdraft for the his company, and the bank which granted the overdraft registered a charge against the house accordingly….
Dillwyn v Llewelyn [1862]
Example case summary. Last modified: December 30, 2020
A father signed a memorandum leaving his farm to his son. However, this memorandum was not executed by deed….
Aslan v Murphy (No 1)
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Landlord and tenant; whether agreement is a lease which expressly excludes exclusive possession…
Smith v Brudenell-Bruce
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The defendants were trustees of an estate, part of SavernakeForest, Wiltshire, comprised within a conveyance of 1951….
Jones v Lipman [1962]
Example case summary. Last modified: September 29, 2021
Lipman agreed to sell a property to Jones for £5,250, but subsequently changed his mind. He then formed his own company, which had £100 in capital, and made himself the director and owner. …
Crabb v Arun DC 1975
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
The claimant purchased land with a limited number of access points. The defendant authority placed gates at the access……
Akici v LR Butlin Ltd [2006]
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The claimant was the tenant of a commercial lease of premises which contained a covenant preventing the sub-lease……
Kent v Kavanagh [2006]
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Freehold owners entered into a building agreement with a firm of builders who erected a road of semi-detached houses……
Wilsons and Clyde Co v English
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
The defendants had employed the complainant, Mr English. He was working on a repair to an airway on the Mine Jigger Brae, which was used as part of the haulage system….
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