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.
Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636.
Case Summaries
Case Summary of Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636. The constitution of a company and dividend payments....
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Tolley v Fry
Case Summaries
The defendants were owners a chocolate manufacturing company. They advertised their products with a caricature of the claimant......
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Yuanda UK v WW Gear Construction
Case Summaries
The claimant was a contractor instructed to install a glazed curtain wall in a hotel constructed by the defendant. The contract entered into between......
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Torquay Hotel Ltd v Cousins
Case Summaries
Cousins was part of a trade union. Members of the trade union called a strike at the Torbay Hotel and the Imperial hotel......
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Trendtex Trading Corporation v Credit Suisse
Case Summaries
Trendtex had a claim in England against the Central Bank of Nigeria [‘CBN’] for damages amounting to approximately USD 14 million....
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Transco v Stockport MBC
Case Summaries
The Claimant was the owner of a gas pipe which passed under the surface of an old railway between Stockport and Denton. The Defendant was the local......
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White v Blackmore - 1972
Case Summaries
Mr White was thrown into the air and died from his injuries. Mrs White claimed damages in negligence and for breach of s2 Occupier’s Liability Act 1957....
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Whiston v Secretary of State For Justice
Case Summaries
In Whiston v Secretary of State for Justice [2014] UKSC 39, the Supreme Court considered the issue of whether a person released from prison on a home detention curfew who is subsequently recalled to prison under s. 255 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, has rights pursuant to article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights....
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Z v UK Case Summary
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Z and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 29392/95). The applicants, four siblings, Z, a girl born in 1982, A, a boy born in 1984......
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Wyatt v Kreglinger & Fernau - 1933
Case Summaries
Mr Wyatt contended the letters he had received from his previous employer amounted to a binding contract under which they were bound to pay......
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Turkey v Awadh - 2005
Case Summaries
A Saudi Arabian couple purchased a home in London with the help of a mortgage. They rented the house to the wife’s father who lived there with his wife....
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Wong v Parkside Health NHS Trust
Case Summaries
Minna Wong (W) was employed as a wheelchair administrator by NHS Trust. In this employment, she suffered harassment from her......
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Titchener v British Railways Board
Case Summaries
The appellant was struck by a train and was very seriously injured. This had taken place whilst the appellant was crossing a railway......
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Williams (JW) v Williams (MA)
Case Summaries
A husband and wife jointly owned a piece of property that acted as their family home, where they lived alongside their four children....
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Wheeler v New Merton Board Mills
Case Summaries
An eighteen-year-old workman was working at a machine for cutting cardboard with revolving sharp knives and, whilst collecting the shavings......
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YL v Birmingham City Council - 2007
Case Summaries
Y was a resident of a care home run by a healthcare company (S). Her placement had been arranged by the respondent local authority (B)......
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Ward v London County Council
Case Summaries
A fire engine driver injured the claimant by running a red light while driving to deal with an emergency. The claimant sued the driver’s employers....
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Wall v Collins - 2007
Case Summaries
The appellant asserted that he had a right of way over a track which passed over one part of his property, as well as into......
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Parties the Oil and Gas Industry
Trading Law
Is It Inevitable That Those Engaged In The Oil And Gas Industry Will Opt For Agreed Dispute Resolution Processes (Whether Personal To Their Contracts Or Set By International Instrument)...
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To Be or Not to Be an Organ Donor
Medical Law
The first time an individual is asked about organ donation, it is generally at the driver’s license center. These individuals are usually very he......
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Case Study in the Context of Lease Agreement of Commercial Property
Properties and Trusts
This essay examines two questions in a given case study in the context of lease agreement of commercial property. First, it advises th......
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Land Registration Act 2002
Properties and Trusts
Introduction The core aim of the Land Registration Act (LRA) 2002 is “to ensure that ownership of land in England and Wales takes the form of......
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Charities Form a Unique Category
Properties and Trusts
Charities form an unique category as they are public trusts which don’t have any beneficiaries. Charities must use the charity’s property for a “charitable purpose” which must be for the benefit of the benefit...
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Determining if a duty of care exists in a situation
Tort Law
TORT COURSEWORK This essay aims at critically analysing some circumstances that the courts are likely to take into account when determining if a du......
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Law of tort in establishing negligence
Tort Law
This paper advised Cheryl as to whether or not the identified parties (Swansea Sprites, Danni and Simon) have acted (or indeed failed to act) in ......
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