Articles tagged as Tort Law
Latest Law Papers tagged as Tort Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
Cox v Ministry of Justice [2016] UKSC 10
Case Summaries
A prisoner working in the kitchen at HM Prison Swansea negligently dropped a sack of rice onto the catering manager, Mrs Cox, and injured her. The Supreme Court held that the prison service was vicariously liable, and dismissed the Ministry of Justice’s appeal, even though the prisoner was not an employee and was paid only […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Campbell v Gordon [2016] UKSC 38
Case Summaries
Mr Campbell, an apprentice joiner, was injured by an electric circular saw. His employer's insurance excluded electrically powered woodworking machinery, the company later went into liquidation, and he sued its sole director for the failure to insure. By a majority, the Supreme Court held that the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 may impose criminal […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Willers v Joyce and another (No 1) [2016] UKSC 43
Case Summaries
The Supreme Court held by a majority that the tort of malicious prosecution can apply to civil proceedings. Mr Willers alleged that a company controlled by Mr Gubay had sued him maliciously and without reasonable cause, causing damage to his reputation, health and earnings and leaving a large shortfall in his legal costs. The claim, […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Moreno v The Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2016] UKSC 52
Case Summaries
A UK resident injured on holiday in Greece could seek compensation at home through the Motor Insurers’ Bureau. Did that also entitle her to have her compensation assessed under English law? The Supreme Court held that Greek law governed the Bureau’s liability. Where Ms Moreno could bring her claim and which law fixed the extent […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562
Case Summaries
Donoghue v Stevenson, a Scottish dispute, is a famous case in English law which was instrumental in shaping the law of tort and the doctrine of negligence in particular. ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
