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.
Robshaw v United Lincolnshire Hospitals
Case Summaries
The claimant suffered from severe cerebral palsy due to mismanagement of his birth. He required full time care for the remainder of his life....
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St Martins Property Corporation v Sir Robert McAlpine
Case Summaries
St Martins, the first plaintiff, began working on a development which included shops, offices and flats. A 150-year leasehold was granted......
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Speight v Gosnay
Case Summaries
The defendant uttered certain words creating a false (unfavourable) impression regarding the claimant’s virginity when the claimant’s mother was present....
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Southern Water Authority v Pegrum
Case Summaries
The defendants were pig farmers. Waste and effluence from the pigs was stored first in tanks which drained into a lagoon which had been constructed......
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The Hansa Nord - 1976
Case Summaries
Pursuant to a contract of sale, a German company agreed to sell a Dutch company 12,000 tons of citrus pulp pellets for use in cattle feed....
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R v Walkington - 1979
Case Summaries
The defendant, Walkington, was in a department store when he went behind the unoccupied counter area on the shop floor and opened......
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Smith v. Stone - 1647 | Case Brief
Case Summaries
Smith (S) brought an action of trespass against Stone (D) after D was carried onto S’s land by force, and violence of others, and was not there......
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Staples v West Dorset
Case Summaries
The defendant occupied the Cobb at Lyme Regis which was a wall from which the public could gain access to the promenade....
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Silven Properties v RBS
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The claimant was a property company which had several mortgaged properties with the defendant bank. The claimants defaulted......
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Taylor v Bowers - 1876
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The defendant was a creditor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff made over all his stock-in-trade to a third party on the basis of fictitious bills of......
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SABIC UK Petrochemicals Ltd v Punj Lloyd Ltd - 2013
Case Summaries
The legal relationship in this case was between SABIC and a company owned by Punj Lloyd Ltd – namely, Simon Carves Ltd. The latter had been contracted......
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Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd - 1962
Case Summaries
A drum filled with chemicals was shipped from the United States to the United Kingdom, as agreed by a bill of lading which included a clause......
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R v Wood - 2008
Case Summaries
The appellant, Woods, was an alcoholic who drank on average 4 to 5 litres of strong cider daily. After having drunk 2-3 litres of cider......
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Sandiford v The Secretary of State For Foreign Affairs
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This appeal is concerning a British national, aged 57, whom is imprisoned in Bali, Indonesia, awaiting execution by firing squad following her conviction for drug offences. Mrs Sandiford was arrested in May 2012 and admitted to the offences she was accused of....
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Commercial Law Dissertation Proposal
Law Dissertation Proposals
To evaluate the effectiveness of the use Retention of Title (ROT) Clauses under UK Commercial Law and ask whether the proposed harmonization......
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X (Minors) v Bedforshire CC
Case Summaries
The House of Lords dealt with various appeals in respect of alleged breaches of statutory duty by local authorities in relation to the care of children....
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Williams v Morgan - 1906
Case Summaries
The defendant was a borrower under a mortgage and the lender was the plaintiff’s predecessor. The mortgage deed provided that the principal......
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Trident Insurance v McNiece
Case Summaries
McNiece was the main construction contractor for work being carried out at a limestone plant named Blue Circle. Blue Circle entered into a......
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Wilson v Lombank
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Wilson bought a car off Lombank. The representative of Lombank had no right to sell the vehicle. Wilson took the vehicle......
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WJ Alan v El Nasr - 1972
Case Summaries
It was important for the court to consider whether the payment for the goods given by the letter of credit in Pound Sterling could satisfy the value......
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Tremain v Pike - 1969
Case Summaries
The claimant, Tremain, was a farmer employed by the defendant, Pike, to work as a herdsman on the defendant’s farm. In the course of his......
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Wollerton and Wilson v Richard
Case Summaries
The defendant was a building company involved in a construction project which required the use of a crane. When the crane was erected......
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Young v Kent County Council - Case Summary
Case Summaries
The claimant fell through a skylight whilst on the roof a school building which was accessed by pipework on the exterior of the building....
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Weeks v Tybald - 1605
Case Summaries
The case derives from 1605. The defendant who was the father of a woman to whom the plaintiff sought to “woo” with the intention of marriage....
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Vellino v Chief Constable of Manchester
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The plaintiff was well known to the local police, which were often called to arrest him at his second-floor flat. He sometimes evaded the......
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
