Articles tagged as UK Law
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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.
ParkingEye Ltd v Somerfield Stores Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 1338
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The appellant, Somerfield, was a supermarket who contracted for the respondent, ParkingEye, to install and operate a monitoring system in. ...
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P & S Platt Ltd v Crouch [2003] EWCA Civ 1110
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Crouch owned three pieces of land, including a hotel, house and bungalow built on an island in the river… ...
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Technotrade Ltd v Larkstore Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1079
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Larkstore purchased a site for development. The seller of the land had commissioned a soil inspection report from Technotrade… ...
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Odey v Barber [2006] EWHC 3109 (Ch)
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The claimant – Odey, was a landowner. He sought a declaration that he had a right of way over a track which belonged ...
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Nisshin Shipping Co Ltd v Cleaves & Co Ltd [2003] EWHC 2602 (Comm)
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Cleaves negotiated nine time charters on behalf of Nisshin. The contract between Cleaves and Nisshin stated that Cleaves was to receive a… ...
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Malory Enterprises Ltd v Cheshire Homes (UK) Ltd [2002] EWCA Civ 151
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A company dishonestly obtained a land certificate in respect of some land from the Land Registry and sold the land ...
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National Car Parks Ltd v Trinity Development Co (Banbury) Ltd [2001] EWCA Civ 1686
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Landlord and tenant; whether agreement in relation to a car park was a lease or license ...
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Moncrieff v Jamieson [2007] UKHL 42
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Easements and ancillary rights between dominant and servient tenements. The case was an appeal against an earlier case which had ruled that where one had a right of vehicular access from a public road, this also meant that they had a right to park on the servient tenement. ...
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Matthews v Ministry of Defence [2003] UKHL 4
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Matthews was an electrical mechanic in the Royal Navy for some 13 years. Decades after his service ended he was diagnosed as having asbestos-related… ...
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Litster v Forth Dry Dock & Engineering Co Ltd [1990] 1 AC 546
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Following financial difficulties, the defendants, Forth Dry Dock, entered receivership. Forth Dry Dock was sold to a third party company… ...
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Lavarack v Woods of Colchester Ltd [1967] 1 QB 278
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Lavarack was employed by Woods of Colchester (WOC). Under the employment contract, he was to earn £4,000 per year and such bonuses as the directors… ...
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Lloyd v Dugdale [2001] EWCA Civ 1754
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The defendant had arranged for his company to do building work on the claimant’s land on the understanding that the claimant would grant… ...
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Lagden v O’Connor [2003] UKHL 64
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The Defendant, Mr O’Connor, hit the complainant’s parked car and caused damage to the vehicle. The complainant, Mr Lagden, was unemployed at the time… ...
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Laemthong International Lines Co Ltd v Abdullah Mohammed Fahem & Co [2005] EWCA Civ 519
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The Laemthong Glory (the respondent) was a vessel chartered on a voyage from Brazil to Yemen, carrying bagged sugar. The charterparty contract provided… ...
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J Murphy & Sons Ltd v Johnston Precast Ltd [2008] EWHC 3024 (TCC)
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The claimant was a main contractor for works which requested the defendant sub-contractor to tender for the supply of a pipe for the purpose of carrying… ...
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International Transport Roth GmbH v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2002] EWCA Civ 158
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The defendant, the Home Secretary, had introduced rules regarding the liability of HGV drivers entering the United Kingdom with… ...
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Howard v Howard-Lawson [2012] EWHC 3258 (Ch)
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The case concerns a family dispute regarding the trusts created by PJC Howard’s will, who was Howard-Lawson grandfather and Howard’s great-grandfather. ...
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Kolmar Group AG v Traxpo Enterprises Pvt Ltd [2010] EWHC 113 (Comm)
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In late August 2007, Kolmar entered into a contract with Traxpo to buy methanol +/- 5% at buyer’s option. Then Kolmar wished to sell… ...
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Kent v Kavanagh [2006] EWCA Civ 162
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Freehold owners entered into a building agreement with a firm of builders who erected a road of semi-detached houses… ...
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Kent v Griffiths (No 3) [2001] QB 36
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The plaintiff, Kent, was pregnant and had asthma. She was attended by her GP who dialled 999 and requested an ambulance to take the plaintiff to hospital. The ambulance took 38 minutes to arrive. ...
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Keelwalk Properties Ltd v Waller [2002] EWCA Civ 1076
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The appellant owned several pieces of land containing wooden bungalows. The respondent had been granted… ...
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Jones v Cleanthi [2006] EWCA Civ 1712
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Landlord and tenant; landlord erected wall blocking access to refuse bins; whether statutory obligation defeats easement ...
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Howe v Motor Insurers’ Bureau [2017] EWCA Civ 932
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The facts of this case concern the English claimant (Mr Howe) who was involved in a motor accident while driving in France. ...
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Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1989] AC 53
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The plaintiff’s 20-year-old daughter was attacked at night in a city street and died from her injuries. The defendant was a chief constable of the area in which the street was located. ...
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Harvey Shopfitters Ltd v ADI Ltd [2003] EWCA Civ 1757
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Harvey (H) refurbished some properties owned by ADI (A). The architects working on behalf of A provided tender documents which were based… ...
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