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.
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… ...
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
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. ...
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
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
Case Summaries
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… ...
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White and Bluett – 1853
Case Summaries
The defendant was sued by his deceased father’s executors on a promissory note acknowledging a debt owed by the son which was signed by… ...
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Vernon v Bosley – (No. 1)
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The plaintiff suffered distress after witnessing fire fighters attempt to rescue her children from the wreckage of a car following a road traffic accident. ...
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Welton v North Cornwall District Council
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The plaintiff was the owner of a guest house in North Cornwall. An environmental health officer employed by the defendant council to carry out… ...
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Thompson v Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Case Summaries
The case concerned two conjoined actions by claimants who had been manhandled, assaulted, and abused by police officers employed… ...
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Vacwell Engineering Co v BDH Chemicals
Case Summaries
The defendant, BDH Chemicals Ltd, supplied the complainant with chemicals contained in glass ampoules. This had a label stating ‘harmful vapour’ on it. ...
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Transco Plc v United Utilities Water Plc
Case Summaries
United Utilities Water (UUW) operated water networks in the UK. UUW were required to shut off the water while undertaking… ...
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X City Council v MB
Case Summaries
M, aged 25, had severe autistic spectrum disorder. He was cared for by P, who had arranged for him to meet his cousin in… ...
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Zanzibar v British Aerospace – Case Summary
Case Summaries
The complainants, the Government of Zanzibar, wanted to purchase an executive jet from the British Aerospace (Lancaster House Ltd). ...
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Young v Dalgety
Case Summaries
The appellant landlord entered into a lease which required the tenant to covenant to install light fittings and flooring to the property. ...
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Woodrup v Nicol
Case Summaries
The claimant was a motor cyclist and was involved in a collision with the defendant motorist. He suffered serious injuries and was cared for by his father. ...
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TSB Bank v Camfield – 1995
Case Summaries
C stood as security for a loan from a bank for her husband’s business. C’s husband had made an innocent misrepresentation that the liability of the… ...
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Trustees of Ampleforth Abbey v Turner & Townsend
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The claimant employed the defendant to project manage the building of three construction projects on its property. The works were carried out… ...
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Wakefield v Duckworth
Case Summaries
Mr Duckworth requested as low a price as possible for the photographs because his client was not a wealthy man. Mr Wakefield sought to recover the… ...
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Law on Racial Hate Crimes
Foreign Law
The ratio decidendi of the case is that using the phrases “bloody foreigners” and “go back to your own country” can be defined as a racially aggravated offence under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 section 31 ...
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Walters v North Glamorgan
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N, an NHS trust, appealed against a decision granting damages to the claimant (C) for a psychiatric condition C suffered as a result of events… ...
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Warner Bros v Nelson – Case Brief
Case Summaries
The defendant was a film artist, otherwise known as Bette Davis, who had entered into a contract with the plaintiffs, Warner Bros. Pictures… ...
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Toomes v Conset
Case Summaries
The property in question was the subject of a lease for sixty years. This lease had been granted as a collateral security against the sum of… ...
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Trendtex Trading v Bank of Nigeria
Case Summaries
The Central Bank of issued an irrevocable letter of credit to pay for quantities of cement ordered by the Nigerian Ministry of Defence. ...
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Winterbottom v Wright – 1842
Case Summaries
The defendant contracted with the postmaster general to supply a mail coach for the purpose of carrying the mail along a particular route. ...
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Wilson Smithett v Bangladesh Sugar
Case Summaries
A company responded to a tender invitation concerning the sale of sugar with Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries. Following the submission of the tender… ...
Last modified: 21st Jun 2019
