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.
Long v Gowlett [1923]
Case Summaries
Long owned a watermill and land which was on both sides of a river. Gowlett owned land on both sides of the river......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Malory Enterprises Ltd v Cheshire Homes (UK) Ltd
Case Summaries
A company dishonestly obtained a land certificate in respect of some land from the Land Registry and sold the land...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A Historical Summary and Analysis of Rape Law
Criminal Law
This essay will consider the evolution of the law on rape, focusing on the: Sexual Offences Act 2003 and Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999....
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Binion v Evans [1972]
Case Summaries
The defendants promised the sellers of land that they would permit the claimant to continue living in one of the cottages for the remainder......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Job v Potton
Case Summaries
Liability for shares of profits of tenants in common under the Statute of Anne....
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Oh Hiam v Tham Kong
Case Summaries
The appellants owned land in Malaysia. Six plots were in rubber growing land, while another in a village contained......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Rogers v Hosegood [1900]
Case Summaries
The owners of land conveyed a plot to a purchaser on the basis that no more than one dwelling should be erected......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Act Summaries
Before the Act came into force, parliament could be dissolved at any time by royal proclamation and or by virtue......
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Wilson v Wilson [1969]
Case Summaries
Rectification of trust on grounds of mistake; effect of equitable interests....
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Addiscombe Garden Estates v Crabbe
Case Summaries
Agreement to occupy clubhouse and tennis courts; whether lease or license...
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Pilcher v Rawlins
Case Summaries
A father settled real estate on trust for his children. One of the trustees, P, was the uncle of the beneficiaries. The trustees advanced money......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Davies v Marshall 1861
Case Summaries
The plaintiff complained that the defendant had obstructed the light and air from entering his antient windows......
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Re Monolithic Building Co. 1915
Case Summaries
Monolithic Building Co. was an incorporated company who loaned money to the plaintiff by way of a mortgage....
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Abbey National Building Society v Cann
Case Summaries
The first defendant, George Cann, applied for a mortgage from a building society to buy a house. However, unknown......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich v Clark (No. 2)
Case Summaries
A property consisting of a former rectory and adjacent land was surrounded by a church and a churchyard....
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Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Monk
Case Summaries
Monk and Powell held a joint tenancy over a property. Following the termination of their relationship Powell desired......
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Re Draper's Conveyance
Case Summaries
A husband and wife were joint tenants of their matrimonial property. As their relationship broke down divorce......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Attorney-General v Antrobus
Case Summaries
The ability of the public to acquire a public right of way over land acquired through long user...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The Super Servant Two [1990]
Case Summaries
The defendant agreed to transport the plaintiff's drilling rig from Japan to Rotterdam, using a transportation unit......
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Wessex Reserve Forest v White
Case Summaries
W occupied premises under a lease which provided that, upon termination, W was obliged to restore the land to its pre-tenancy condition....
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Miller v Jackson [1977]
Case Summaries
Nuisance and negligence, the existence of a defence of coming to the nuisance...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Yukong Line Ltd of Korea v Rendsburg Investments Corporation of Liberia
Case Summaries
In 1995, the plaintiffs, Yukong Line, who were owners of vessels, chartered the vessel Rialto to the first...
Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
Reilly v Booth (1890)
Case Summaries
This case concerned a dispute as to the full extent of the rights conferred through an easement. The holder of an easement......
Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
Stocznia Gdanska SA v Latvian Shipping Co
Case Summaries
Lacto (L) was a shipowning company belonging to the Latvian state. Lacto entered into agreement with a Polish......
Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
Criticisms of the English legal system
English Legal System
Whilst the adversarial system is a fundamental point of the English legal system, it raises problems of its own accord due to its very nature and function....
Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
