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.
Elder Dempster v Paterson Zochonis
Case Summaries
An action in tortious negligence was brought against a ship owner for failing to properly store cargo. In response, the ship owner attempted to rely… ...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Hardwick Game Farm v Suffolk Agricultural Poultry Producers Association
Case Summaries
The wholesalers had purchased the supplies from two parties on their standard terms, which purported to exclude liability for latent defects. ...
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Hill v CA Parsons Ltd – 1972
Case Summaries
The defendant, an engineering company, agreed with a trade union that after 12 months, their technical staff would become members of the trade union. ...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Edwin Hills v First National Finance
Case Summaries
Edwin Hills (EHP) was an architecture firm contracted by L. Co, who owned a property that was heavily mortgaged to First National… ...
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DSBD Subsea v Petroleum – Case Summary
Case Summaries
DSND entered into a memorandum of understanding varying the terms of the agreement with PGS, after DSND was found to have a… ...
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Gray v Thames Trains Ltd – 2009
Case Summaries
The appellant, Gray, was a passenger in the Ladbroke Grove train crash which the respondents had caused due to negligence. ...
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Hollier v Rambler Motors – 1972
Case Summaries
Hollier claimed the garage had been negligent and in breach of the implied term that they would take reasonable care of his car. ...
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Dolphin Maritime v Sveriges – Summary
Case Summaries
The Claimant was a cargo recovery agent and the Defendant was a Swedish P&I Club. The Claimant was engaged by an insurer to recover cargo. ...
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Should Sharia Law be Determinable in English Law?
Islamic Law
Should legal issues be determinable through sharia law under the law of England and Wales, where persons affected consent? ...
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Twinsectra Ltd. v Yardley [2002]
Criminal Law
The initial concern is one of procedure: that the Lords have sub-silento over-ruled Tan [1995] under the guise of faithful interpretation. ...
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Why Are So Many Disputes Settled in Court?
English Legal System
Why do the majority of people in dispute prefer to go to court, rather than make use of the alternative methods of dispute resolution available? ...
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An Introduction to Employment Contracts
Employment Law
Under the Employment Rights Act (1996) employers are legally bound to provide a written statement within two months of the date starting employment. ...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
UK Contract Law and Consumer Legislation
Contract Law
Contract Law in the UK is legislated through the Sale and Supply of Goods Act (HMSO 1994), which provides for protection of the seller and the buyer. ...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A History of the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Criminal Law
The argument against capital punishment was that it was overrated as a deterrent as it had a very high probability of imposing a fatal error. ...
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Beatty v Guggenheim Exploration Co.
Case Summaries
The defendants, Guggenheim Exploration Company, acquired and developed mining properties and the complainant, Beatty… ...
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Barrett v Morgan 2000
Case Summaries
Head lease terminated on agreement between landlord and tenant; impact on sub-tenancy ...
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Aslan v Murphy (No 1)
Case Summaries
Landlord and tenant; whether agreement is a lease which expressly excludes exclusive possession ...
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Qazi v Harrow
Case Summaries
Possession proceedings against a former joint tenant and the right to respect for a home under the EC… ...
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Wollerton and Wilson Ltd v Richard Costain Ltd
Case Summaries
The availability of an injunction for trespass in the absence of damage. ...
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Re Webb’s Lease
Case Summaries
In 1949, a landlord let to a tenant the second and first floor of certain premises. In 1949, the landlord granted… ...
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Jaggard v Sawyer [1995]
Case Summaries
The defendant was subject to a restrictive covenant requiring them to leave a private road clear for use. They breached this covenant by… ...
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Claughton v Charalambous
Case Summaries
The effect of exceptional circumstances on the rights of a beneficiary in actual occupation. ...
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Earl of Leicester v Wells-next-the-Sea
Case Summaries
The plaintiff’s father conveyed nineteen acres of land to a local authority so they could be used as allotments. ...
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Canadian Railway Co v The King
Case Summaries
Circumstances where a licence will be implied and whether such a licence is revocable ...
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Thorpe v Brumfitt (1873)
Case Summaries
P was the owner of an inn, the yard of which was approached by a passage over the adjoining property, belonging to M. ...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
