Articles tagged as UK Law
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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.
Armstrong v Shepperd
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The defendant built a sewer on land belonging to the claimant, but before doing so consulted with the claimant and the claimant raised......
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Ashe v National Westminster Bank
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Mortgagors, who were husband and wife, owned a long leasehold interest in the house in which they lived. In 1989 they granted a charge......
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Attia v British Gas
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C engaged British Gas (D) to install a new central heating system in her home but returned to find that her loft had caught fire. The house and its contents......
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Ali v Khan - 2002 - Summary
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This case concerned property transferred between a father and daughter. Mr Khan was the sole registered proprietor of the house and he......
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Ashmore, Benson, Pease v A V Dawson
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In 1967 the plaintiffs, Ashmore, Benson, Pease & Co, manufactured tube tanks. The defendants, AV Dawson, a haulage company......
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Alfred F Beckett Ltd v Lyons - 1967
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The case involved a claim made by the plaintiff that as an inhabitant of the County Palatine of Durham, he had the right to take coal......
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Ailsa Craig Fishing Ltd v Malvern Fishing
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The claimant kept their vessels in a harbour, which was guarded under an agreement requiring the defendant to protect the vessels in the harbour......
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A v UK - 1998
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A, a nine year old boy, was discovered to have numerous bruises following an examination by a paediatrician, which indicated that......
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Cook v Square D Ltd
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The complainant was an electronics engineer that worked for Square D Ltd, a company based in the UK. He worked abroad sometimes and......
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BBC v Johns - 1965
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Here, the claimants, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sought to submit that they ought be exempt from income tax......
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Biggs v Hoddinott - Summary
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The plaintiff (B) was a brewer. The defendants (H) were the owners of a hotel. The plaintiff had a mortgage over the hotel....
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British Westinghouse v Electric Railways
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Underground Electric Railways (UER) purchased turbines from British Westinghouse Electric Co (BWEC). The turbines were faulty in that they were......
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CIBC Mortgages Plc v Pitt - 1994
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The Pitts were husband and wife. The husband, putting her under pressure, convinced his wife to take out a loan on the security of their matrimonial......
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Cornish v Midland Bank plc
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The plaintiff’s husband made an application for a loan from the defendant bank, which the plaintiff consented to guarantee by signing a second......
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Cummings v Granger
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The defendant was the occupier of a breaker’s yard. At night, the yard was locked and the defendant’s untrained Alsatian dog was turned loose in order......
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Brown v NCB
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An electrician was employed in a coal mine. A damaged tub was sent up a haulage in the drift and, on the way up, collided with......
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Conway v George Wimpey & Co Ltd
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Conway (C) was on his way to work on an aerodrome when he hailed a lorry belonging to the George Wimpey & Co Ltd (W) and driven by one of their......
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State Bank of India v Sood - Case Summary
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In this case, the first and second defendants were the legally registered proprietors of the family home, which the third to seventh......
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Clarke v Dickson - Summary
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The plaintiff claimed that he had been induced to invest in shares in a lead and copper mining company by the three defendants, who were directors of the......
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Chahal v UK - Case Summary
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C, an Indian citizen, was given indefinite leave to remain in the UK after entering illegally. In 1984 he visited India and......
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Bennet v Bennet - 1879
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This case concerned a transaction between a mother and her son and the presumption of advancement in equity. Mother, Ann Bennet, wanted to help her......
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B v C - Surrogacy and Adoption Case Summary
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B v C [2015] EWFC 17; [2015] 1 F.L.R. 1392; [2015] Fam. Law 533 a Surrogacy and Adoption Case Summary....
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Bank of Ireland Home Mortgages v Bell
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A husband and wife jointly owned a house, which acted as the family home for them and their teenage child. The husband subsequently......
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Bailey v Stephens - 1862
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This case dealt with the issue of proximity in the law on easements in England & Wales. In particular, it was disputed whether it is possible for a......
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Clark Fixing Ltd v Dudley
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The defendant, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Dudley MBC), appealed a decision that it was liable in negligence for damage caused by fire......
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