Smith v Littlewoods - [1987]
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: The defendant purchased a disused cinema with the intention of turning it into a supermarket. Five weeks after the defendant entered......
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R v Woollin
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: Case Summary of R v Woollin [1999] AC 82. The facts of Woollin comprised of the defendant throwing his three month old baby to the ground in frustration......
Strickland v Turner - 1852
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: In this case, Strickland, the complainant, entered into a contract for annuity and life assurance on the life of Turner, with an insurance company....
Rice v Great Yarmouth Borough Council
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: A contractor concluded two contracts with a local council for leisure management and maintenance of sports facilities, parks, gardens, playgrounds and other......
Thompson v London, Midland and Scottish Railway
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: The company contended they had taken reasonable steps to bring the exclusion clause to the attention of their customers, as the contract......
Smith v Baker - 1891
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: The plaintiff was employed by a railway company to drill holes in a rock, near a crane, operated by men employed by the railway company....
Rose and Frank v Crompton - 1923
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: An American company and English company entered into a sole agency agreement in 1913 for the sale of paper goods in the USA....
Sutton v Mishcon de Reya
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: The plaintiff, Sutton, was a male prostitute who entered into a sado-masochistic relationship with Staal, a wealthy Swedish businessman....
Thompson v Lohan - Case Summary
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: The defendant was a company which hired plant and machinery with operators if necessary. The claimant hired some machinery with two of......
Rahman v Arearose Ltd - 2001
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: Mr Rahman was a manager of a fast food restaurant when he was violently assaulted at work. His employer, the first defendant......
Raja v Lloyds TSB Bank plc
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: In 1986 the Appellant (R) was granted overdraft facilities which were secured by legal charges over four properties he owned....
St John Shipping v Joseph Rank Ltd - Summary
26th Jun 2019
Introduction: The plaintiff, St John Shipping Corporation, owned a ship that was to sail from a port in the United States to the United Kingdom....
Reforms of Sale of Goods Act
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: Until the year 1995, which is the year Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1995, came into force, the purchasers of goods forming a part of bulk cargoes ......
Corporations and International Business Law
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: The UK’s Company Act 1985 and 1989 has been repealed with Companies Act 2006 and has brought a tremendous change in the attitude of business law in today’s generation....
English and US Law on Takeover Defences
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: Takeover defenses: review, explain and compare English and U.S. law (federal and state levels in the U.S., as appropriate); Takeover defenses ......
Implied Terms in Contract of Sale
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: In advising George the first thing that must be identified is the cause of action that he may have against Farmworks in respect of the tractor ......
Fundamental Characteristics of British Constitution
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: The rule of law is such a large concept, and like the word ‘constitution’ it is hard to define. This doctrine is one of the fundamental ......
Breaching the Sale of Goods Act
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: The case of Ashington Piggeries Ltd v. Christopher Hill where the buyers relied on the sellers to make up goods for the buyers specifications ......
Law Defines Property As Anything That Can Be Tangible
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: The legal right to insure arising out of a financial relationship recognised at law between the subject matter of contract (insured) and the......
The Separation of Ownership and Control
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: The issue of the separation of ownership and control has been discussed for numerous years. But has come to prominence after recent scandals in the past two decades such as Enron, Maxwell, Pollypeck,...
Civil Action for Personal Injury
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: You have recently started working as a trainee solicitor with the firm 'Andre Jordans & Co. Solicitors'....
Police Powers of Stop and Search
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: This essay aims to investigate the police powers relating to stop and search, and what rights citizens have when they find themselves in such ......
Defining of the Constitutional Traditions
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: “It is said that the Prime Minister of Canada is an elected dictator. Is this true? Examine the powers and constraints of the Canadian Prime ......
The Development of Civil Law
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: Civil law is a legal system inspired by Roman Law, the main feature of this laws are written into a piece of collection, codified, and not (as in ......
Of Fraud In Bankers Documentary Credits
25th Jun 2019
Introduction: One of the essential features of the system of financing international sales by means of bankers’ documentary credits is that there is autonomy ......
