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.
Judicial Review lecture
Public Law Lectures
One of the main objectives of judicial review is to hold the government to account. Accountability means the checking, controlling or regulating......
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Public Law - Constitutional Fundamentals
Public Law Lectures
The public law judicial review module contains two chapters: what is judicial review, and applications, grounds and remedies....
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Government and Accountability Lecture
Public Law Lectures
The rule of law requires that all be subject to the law, even the government or executive. The authority of the executive comes from......
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Constitutional Institutions Lecture
Public Law Lectures
Public law regulates the relationship between the state and its organs, and private citizens. Public law is a shorter way......
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Sources of the Constitution Lecture
Public Law Lectures
The United Kingdom does not have a single document known as the 'Constitution' and as such, its constitution is not codified....
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Public Law - Constitutional Fundamentals
Public Law Lectures
The public law constitutional fundamentals module contains two chapters: constitutional institutions, sources of the constitution....
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Tribunals and Ombudsman Lecture
Public Law Lectures
Administrative justice defines the various institutions and procedures that are located within the wide area between government departments......
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Fibrosa SA v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd
Case Summaries
The respondents, an English company, agreed to sell to the appellants, a Polish company, machinery for £4,800. This was done by a written contract. One-third of the price was to be paid with the order....
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Chaudry v Prabhakar - 1989
Case Summaries
The plaintiff was seeking to purchase a car and asked the defendant, her friend, to assist her on the basis that he claimed to be knowledgeable on the subject. She purchased a car on the recommendation of the defendant. ...
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Century Insurance v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board
Case Summaries
Employer’s vicarious liability for damages caused by the acts of an employee. A transport undertaking had a contract with a petroleum company for the carriage and delivery of their petrol in lorries, agreeing to insure the lorries against any spillage or fire of the petroleum....
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Dick Bentley v Harold Smith
Case Summaries
The claimant, Dick Bentley, was aware of the defendant, Harold Smith’s, reputation as an expert in prestige cars and requested that the defendant keep an eye out for a well vetted and kept Bentley car, as he wished to purchase one....
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Paradine v Jane [1647]
Case Summaries
The plaintiff, Paradine, brought an action against the defendant, Jane, for the rent arrears for the lands that Paradine had leased to Jane. The defendant acknowledge that he owed the money for the rent....
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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....
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Smith v Land and House Property Corp
Case Summaries
Whether a statement is one of opinion of a representation. The claimant put up a hotel for sale with the particulars stating that it was currently leased to a most desirable tenant. ...
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Bernstein v Skyviews - 1978
Case Summaries
Trespass – No right of privacy in airspace. Skyviews and General Ltd (S) took an aerial photograph a number of houses, including Coppings Farm, Bernstein’s (B) country home. ...
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Bettini v Gye
Case Summaries
Breach of a condition of a contract. The claimant, Alessandro Bettini (a tenor) entered into an agreement with the defendant, Frederick Gye. The terms of that agreement were that Bettini would not perform within 50 miles of London in any venue....
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R v Barnes - 2004
Case Summaries
Criminal law – Assault – Inflicting grievous bodily harm in the course of sport. The appellant was an amateur footballer. He was playing a football match, went in for a tackle and seriously injured his opponent’s leg. ...
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The Six Carpenters Case
Case Summaries
Trespass – Stolen goods. Six carpenters (S) were served with wine and bread at a tavern which they paid for. S requested more wine and bread afterwards, of which they were served, by this time they refused to pay....
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Edwards v Skyways Ltd
Case Summaries
An airline company in financial difficulties was making a number of its pilots redundant. The airline company agreed with the British Airline Pilots Association to pay each pilot an ‘ex gratia payment’ equivalent to the company’s contribution to the pension fund, upon being made redundant....
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Letang v Cooper - 1965
Case Summaries
In the summer of 1957, the claimant was sunbathing outside on a piece of land which ordinarily served as a car park. While she was sunbathing, the Defendant reversed over her legs with his car, causing her injury....
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With v O’Flanagan - 1936
Case Summaries
The claimant entered into negotiations with the defendant for the purchase of the defendant’s medical practice. During the negotiations, the defendant represented to the claimant that the practice took in around £2,000 per year....
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Hochster v De La Tour - 1853
Case Summaries
Award of damages for anticipatory breach of contract.. De La Tour concluded an agreement to employ Mr. Hochster to act as a courier and travel with him in Europe on 1 June 1852....
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Sayers v Harlow Urban DC
Case Summaries
The plaintiff visited a public lavatory, owned by the defendant – a local authority. She locked the door, but when she tried to get out, she could not as the lock was stuck. The plaintiff unsuccessfully tried to attract attention for 15 minutes....
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Scott v London St Katherine’s Dock
Case Summaries
The claimant was a dockworker who was injured when large, heavy bags of sugar fell from the defendant’s crane and hit him. The claimant sued the defendant in the tort of negligence....
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Bratty v AG for Northern Ireland
Case Summaries
Failure to discharge onus of proof in relation to defence of automatism. The appellant (B) was convicted of the murder of an 18-year-old girl. In his statement to the police, he said that he had been overcome with a “terrible feeling” and a “sort of blackness” during the event....
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