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.
Rudge v Richens
Case Summaries
The plaintiff lender took possession of mortgaged premises and sold them after a default in mortgage payments. The defendant borrower pleaded......
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Sirros v Moore - 1975
Case Summaries
Sirros, the plaintiff, was an alien, who visited the UK, who was fined and recommended for deportation for breach of Aliens Order 1953......
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Tomlin v Standard Telephones and Cables
Case Summaries
A man claimed against his employers for damages for personal injuries sustained during the course of his employment. The man’s solicitor and......
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Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd - 1961
Case Summaries
Ms Withers was employed by the defendant factory doing bicycle hub assembly work. She contracted dermatitis from having contact with grease....
Last modified: 24th Jun 2019
Public Institutions and Parliament
Public Law
Public Institutions and Parliament. To illustrate the point, it must be said that the vast majority of countries have a written constitution, videlicet, a single document which encompasses all of the above, for example the Constitution of the USA (within which is found the......
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Dishonestly Appropriates Property
Properties and Trusts
A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving them of it...
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Rights of Fetus and Mother in the Abortion Debate
Medical Law
In recent years, abortion has become a live topic both at national and international levels, attracting great academic......
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Foundation in Property Law
Properties and Trusts
Property rights in land fall into two categories, 'legal’ and 'equitable’....
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Rodway v Landy
Case Summaries
Two doctors jointly purchased a property for the purposes of running a medical practice from it. The doctors contributed to the purchase......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Theaker v Richardson
Case Summaries
The defendant (R) wrote to the plaintiff (T) accusing her of, amongst other things, being “a very dirty whore.” T’s husband opened the letter thinking......
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Smith v Mawhood - 1845
Case Summaries
The plaintiff, a London tobacconist entered into a contract to sell a quantity of tobacco to the defendant. Under the relevant Excise Act any......
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Reynolds v Times Newspapersu
Case Summaries
The plaintiff was a former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland. He began proceedings against a British newspaper publisher in relation......
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Smith v Austin Lifts
Case Summaries
The plaintiff was a fitter who was employed by the first defendants, who had contracted the second defendants to maintain a lift on their premises....
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Storey v Ashton - Case Summary
Case Summaries
The defendant in this case, was a wine merchant who, in the course of employment, sent his clerk and his car man off with a horse and cart to make a......
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Smith & Snipes Hall Farm v River Douglas Catchment
Case Summaries
The defendant was a catchment board and covenanted with the owner of land, which was subject to flooding. It did so on the basis that......
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R v Watson - 1989
Case Summaries
Mr Watson and another person threw a brick through the elderly and seriously ill victim’s house. Unaware of the victim’s condition and age, they......
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Re Mahmoud and Ispahani
Case Summaries
Under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 an Order was made, titled the Seeds, Oils and Fats Order 1919 that said “a person shall not... buy or sell or......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
R v Windle - 1952
Case Summaries
The appellant (W) was convicted of murdering his wife. His wife had regularly spoke of committing suicide and doctors suggested......
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Spicer v Smee
Case Summaries
The claimant’s property was adjacent to the defendant’s land. As a result of some faulty wiring, a fire broke out on the defendant’s property......
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Saunders v Anglia Building Society - 1971
Case Summaries
A widow was induced by a fraudster to sign her leasehold interest in her house over to him. He then mortgaged her property to the Anglia......
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Robertson v Wait - 1853
Case Summaries
The plaintiffs brought a claim against the defendants for breaching their contract but did not establish the terms of the commission structure within......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Swedish Central Railway Co Ltd v Thompson [1925]
Case Summaries
A Case Summary of Swedish Central Railway Co Ltd v Thompson [1925] AC 495 (HL)....
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
Thompson v Foy
Case Summaries
Thompson permitted her daughter, Foy, to build an extension to Thompson’s home. According to their informal agreement, the......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
