Articles tagged as UK Law
UK law covers the laws and legislation of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Essays, case summaries, problem questions and dissertations here are relevant to law students from the United Kingdom and Great Britain, as well as students wishing to learn more about the UK legal system from overseas.
Latest Law Papers tagged as UK 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.
Tangible and Intangible Property Management
Equity Law
A trust is a relationship whereby one person for the benefit of another manages property, including tangible and intangible. A trust is created … ...
Last modified: 17th Apr 2026
Proxy Decision-Making on Behalf of Incapacitated Adults
Medical Law
Evaluate the current mechanisms and provisions and the proposals for reform in respect of proxy decision-making on behalf of incapacitated adults. ...
Last modified: 17th Apr 2026
Financial Matters On Death | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Case Summaries
Financial Matters on Death. Any adult of sound mind, whether married or not, can dispose of his or her own property by making a will. The law generally respects the testator’s freedom of choice in this matter, and if the testator… ...
Last modified: 17th Apr 2026
Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC [2022] UKSC 8
Case Summaries
Bott & Co solicitors claimed an equitable lien over flight delay compensation payable by Ryanair to their clients. Ryanair began paying clients directly, bypassing the solicitors. The Supreme Court (3-2 majority) held the lien applied, establishing that a solicitor pursuing a client's legal claim is sufficient to trigger the lien, without requiring an actual or […] ...
Last modified: 13th Apr 2026
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company [1892] EWCA Civ 1
Case Summaries
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. ...
Last modified: 13th Apr 2026
Fraud Lecture
Criminal Law Lectures
The law regarding fraud was reformed through the enactment of the Fraud Act 2006, which came into law on 15th January 2007. ...
Last modified: 13th Apr 2026
Policy of Not Hearing Members Against Company
Business Law
1.0 Introduction It has been more than 150 years since the Court of Chancery passed its’ seminal judgment in Foss v Harbottle. The case itself … ...
Last modified: 8th Apr 2026
Model Articles for Private Companies
Business Law
Articles of Association are a set of rules which forms part of the constitution of the Company. It governs the running of the company. A model set … ...
Last modified: 8th Apr 2026
Definition of Minority Shareholder
Business Law
A minority shareholder is defined as a shareholder who does not exert control over a company. The majority shareholders almost always exert … ...
Last modified: 8th Apr 2026
Dual Role of Company
Business Law
Introduction A company incorporated under the Companies Act has a dual role in nature firstly being an association of its members and secondly … ...
Last modified: 8th Apr 2026
Hirji Mulji v Cheong Yue Steamship Co Ltd
Case Summaries
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. ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Lloyds Bank v Rosset
Case Summaries
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. ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Lee v Leeds CC; Ratcliffe and Others v Sandwell MBC
Case Summaries
Landlord’s obligations with regards to ensuring that a property is fit for human habitation ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
National Carriers Ltd v Panalpina (Northern) Ltd
Case Summaries
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. ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
Case Summaries
The plaintiff council, the London Borough of Hounslow, entered into a contract with the defendant builders for the… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Expert Clothing Service & Sales Ltd v Hillgate House Ltd
Case Summaries
The plaintiffs granted a lease of twenty-five years to the defendants under an agreement that the defendant would convert… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Hyde v Wrench – 1840
Case Summaries
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 ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Muskett v Hill (1839)
Case Summaries
The claimant was a mining group which had been purportedly assigned a person’s right to mine and keep metals… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Sledmore v Dalby 1996
Case Summaries
The claimant leased her house to her daughter and son-in-law (the defendant). The claimant represented to the defendant ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Westminster City Council v Clarke
Case Summaries
Local authority homeless hostel; whether occupation agreement was a lease or a license ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Grant v Edwards
Case Summaries
The complainant, Mrs Grant, was going to co-habit with Mr Grant. The defendant purchased a house for them to live… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Re Martin’s Application (1989)
Case Summaries
A local authority conveyed land to an individual containing a covenant requiring the purchaser to preserve the land as an open, undeveloped area. ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Burgess v Rawnsley [1975] Ch 429, CA
Case Summaries
Mr Honick and Mrs Rawnsley bought a property as beneficial joint tenants. They had originally agreed to move into… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
Wheeler v JJ Saunders Ltd
Case Summaries
Wheeler bought properties adjacent to a farm. There were two access points to the properties, one via an access strip… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
WG Clark (Properties) Ltd v Dupre Properties Ltd
Case Summaries
The basement flat of an apartment was leased to a tenant. A year later, the parties agreed that the tenant could extend… ...
Last modified: 24th Mar 2026
