Articles tagged as UK Law
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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.
R v Brooks - 1983
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A father and daughter ate in the upstairs room of a restaurant together with another man. The daughter left the restaurant early in a rush....
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R v Hysa
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The complainant was a 16 year old girl who was celebrating the New Year in London. She had been drinking, as well as a suggestion of smoking cannabis......
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Fitzroy George v SSHD - Case Summary
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The Supreme Court in this case were asked to determine the immigration status of a man who had been subject to a deportation order, but where the immigration judge had decided that he could not actually be deported as it would breach his Article 8 ECHR rights to respect for family life....
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R v Heard [2008] QB 43
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The police had been called to the defendant’s house; he had been self-harming at the time, appearing depressive and emotional, as well as......
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R (Al Rawi and others) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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The first three claimants were imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay. Having been previously resident in the UK, they held indefinite leaves to remain......
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Sharp v Harrison - 1922
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The plaintiff and defendant lived next door to one another and were separated by a passageway which belonged to the plaintiff. The defendant bought her......
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R v Williams; R v Davis
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The victim was a hitchhiker picked up by Mr Williams; Mr Davis and Mr Bobat were passengers in the car. After a few miles, the victim jumped out......
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Speed v Thomas Swift & Co Ltd - 1943
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Mr Speed was a dock labourer employed by the defendant stevedores working on the loading of a ship from an adjacent barge....
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Salmon v Seafarer Restaurants - Summary
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The plaintiff was a fireman who had attended to a fire that had broken out at the defendant’s fish and chip shop. This has been caused by the defendant......
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Schawel v Reade
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Emphasised the significance of a party’s expertise in determining whether their statements constitute representation or a contractual promise....
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Re Buchanan-Wollaston's Conveyance - Summary
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Four owners of property with views of the ocean decided to jointly purchase the piece of land which was between their respective houses......
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Reese v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
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The executrix of a deceased estate brought an action against the police following the death of a prisoner in custody. The prisoner was a known suicide risk......
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Rialas v Mitchell - 1984
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The infant plaintiff, aged 6 and a half, was crossing the road when he was struck by a van driven by a van driven by the defendant....
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S Pearson v Dublin Corporation
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The defendant provided the plaintiff with plans, drawings and specifications for the construction of work on a sewage system....
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Secretary of State for the Home Department v Rehman
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The applicant was a Pakistani national who had been granted entry to the UK in order to work as a religious minister. After five years.......
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R v Warbuton
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The facts of the victim’s death were disputed, however an expert witness gave evidence that he had died as a result of knife wounds, blunt force......
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Ryan v Mutual Tontine Westminster Chambers
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This case involved a residential flat, in which the flats were leased to several tenants. The leases contained a covenant that agreed that the premises......
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Sharneyford Supplies Ltd v Edge
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In this case, the complainant had entered into a contract to purchase land from the defendant. In this contract, it was expressly stated that there......
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R v Wilson 1984
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The defendant nearly hit a pedestrian, the victim, with their vehicle and an altercation between the two subsequently ensued....
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Thomas v National Union of Mineworkers
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During a set of strikes organised by the National Union of Miners (NUM – the Defendant), the Claimant, who was a miner, wanted to continue working in......
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Reilly v Booth - 1890
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This case concerned a dispute as to the full extent of the rights conferred through an easement. The holder of an easement had......
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Re Sharpe (A Bankrupt) - 1980
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An aunt loaned Sharpe, her nephew, money for the purpose of buying a leasehold premises. This was a shop with living accommodation situated above it....
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R (on the application of Ricketts) v Basildon Magistrates’ Court
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The defendant, Ricketts, was arrested after taking bags from outside a charity shop and from the bins at the rear of the shop and......
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Sterling Hydraulics v Dichtomatik
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DL contended the acknowledgement of order documentation amounted to a counter-offer incorporating their own terms into the contract....
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Samarenko v Dawn Hill House Ltd - 2011
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A seller and buyer entered into a written contract for the sale of property, with Clause 16 of the contract requiring the payment of a deposit....
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