Articles tagged as UK Law
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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.
Cutler v Wandsworth Stadium Ltd – 1949
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Mr Cutler was a bookmaker who carried on his business at a greyhound track occupied by the respondents. He claimed that as occupiers… ...
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Beresford v Royal Insurance – 1938
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In 1925 Major Rowlandson took out five life insurance policies on his own life with the defendants, Royal Insurance Co Ltd… ...
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BS & N Ltd v Micado
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Ship owners chartered a vessel, The Seaflower, to charterers to carry oil. Clause 46 required major oil companies’ approvals and stipulated that… ...
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Carslogie Steamship v Norwegian Government
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The complainant’s vessel, Heimgar, was damaged by a collision with the defendant, Carslogie. The defendants admitted negligence and damage and this was not… ...
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Crystal Palace v Dowie
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The defendant, Mr Dowie, was a football manager for the complainants, Crystal Palace Football Club. In the terms of his employment contract… ...
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C & P Haulage v Middleton – Summary
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C&P granted Middleton a license to occupy premises from where he would conduct his business. The agreement expressly stated the license… ...
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Burma Oil Company v Lord Advocate – Case Summary
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The claimant, Burma Oil Company, brought proceedings against the UK government (who were represented in the case by the Lord Advocate)… ...
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Barclays Bank v Alcorn
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The defendant had argued that the charge did not cover a separate building on the property known as “The Cottage.” The defendant refused to give up… ...
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Brimelow v Casson
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Brimelow was a theatrical manager and Casson was a member of the Joint Protection Committee, effectively a trade union of sorts. ...
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Brittain v Garner – 1989
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The claimant sought damages for the loss of his career, arguing that this should be quantified based not only on his present… ...
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Barclays Bank v Bird
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An equitable charge was created over the property of Mr Bird. It contained a clause whereby the plaintiff obtained an irrevocable power… ...
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Coward v Motor Insurance Bureau
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Mrs Coward obtained judgement for damages which was not paid out because Mr Cole’s insurance policy did not provide cover for him to carry pillion… ...
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Banque Keyser Ullman v Skandia
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The plaintiff bank had made loans against property which the borrower had informed them valuable, and had also taken out insurance policies from the… ...
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CTN Cash & Carry Ltd v Gallagher Ltd [1994]
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Gallagher demanded CTN to pay for the cigarettes despite those not being delivered due to Gallagher’s own mistake. Gallagher argued that the risk… ...
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Brice v Brown
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C, a woman aged 42, had suffered from a hysterical personality disorder since childhood. She was, however, able to lead a… ...
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Barton v County Natwest Bank – 1999
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The plaintiff, County Natwest Ltd (CN), loaned money to a company of which Barton (B) was an officer and guaranteed the value of the loan. ...
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Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424 Case Summary
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The Corporate Opportunity Doctrine. Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424 Case Summary2 ...
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HIV man is found guilty of deliberately infecting lovers | Law Teacher
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A man who knowingly infected two women with HIV has become the first person in more than a century to be convicted of inflicting biological grievous bodily harm… ...
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Automatism Cases | Law Teacher
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Automatism Cases. The defendant had driven eratically while suffering from hypo-glycaemia (low blood sugar level caused by an excess of insulin in the bloodstream), but was convicted of driving without due care and… ...
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Cassell v Riverside Health Authority
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The claimant had been injured at birth due to the negligence of the defendant health authority, which had been responsible… ...
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Chen v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Chen V. Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) QB 325 case summary ...
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Credit Lyonnais v Burch Case Summary
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Burch raised the defence of undue influence – stating that Mr Pelosi had induced her to enter into the agreement, and the bank had full knowledge/notice of this. ...
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Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines
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The claimant, Barker, developed lung cancer (malignant mesothelioma) following exposure to asbestos in the course of employment. ...
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Bowater v Rowley Regis Corporation
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The plaintiff was a carter employed to go around the streets and collect road sweepings. For this purpose, he was provided with a horse… ...
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Barkway v South Wales Transport
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The claimant was injured when a bus drove off the road because of a latent, undetectable defect in the tyre that made it burst. ...
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