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.
A (A Juvenile) v R
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A was seen to have spat on a police officer’s rain jacket, during the course of being escorted from one location to another. The rain coat was used as… ...
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Jacobs v Seward
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Miss Lawrence and Miss Senior were tenants in common of three fields used for growing crop. Miss Senior served… ...
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Armstrong v Shepperd and Short Ltd
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The availability of an injunction for trespass where damage was very limited. Whether oral agreement could create an easement. ...
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Lazarus Estates Ltd v Beasley
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The appellant, Mrs Beasley, was a tenant in the respondent’s block of flats. Under s.25(1) Housing Repairs… ...
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Peffer v Rigg
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The plaintiff, Peffer, and his brother, Rigg, purchased a property that was registered in Rigg’s sole name but was actually held on trust for them both. They both contributed to the purchase price in equal shares. ...
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Jones (AE) v Jones (FW) [1977]
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The defendan’s father bought a house. The defendant, Frederick Jones, supplied one quarter of the purchaser… ...
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Birmingham Midshires Mortgage Services Ltd v Sabherwal
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Whether an interest created by proprietary estoppel can be overreached. ...
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Williams v Hensman
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Co-Ownership – Severance – Modes of Severance of Joint Tenancy. A fund of money had been bequeathed by a mother, on trust for eight children to be invested in order to create an income that would then be payable to her children on the mother’s death. ...
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Re Ballard’s Conveyance
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The vendor included a covenant on the conveyance of property which defined the vendor as successors of the estate… ...
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Wilkes v Spooner
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A lessee of premises (L), upon which the lessee conducted his business as a general butcher, contained a covenant by which L covenanted ...
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Gafford v Graham
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D began the construction of an indoor riding school as part of a business that was run on the premises. ...
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Re Schebsman, deceased [1944]
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Bankruptcy; agreement for payments to be made to debtor’s wife and daughter; whether trustee could claim funds. ...
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The Calgarth [1927]
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The Calgarth was the stern tug of a large steam ship, the Otarama, which was assisting the larger vessel in entering onto the Manchester Ship Canal. Whilst manoeuvring, the Calgarth ran aground on the bank of the entrance channel to the canal which was constructed and maintained by the Canal Company. ...
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Nielson-Jones v Fedden
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A woman and her husband were the legal and beneficial joint tenants of a matrimonial home. Upon their separation… ...
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R v Wilson (1996) 2 Cr App Rep 241 | Criminal Law Case
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R v Wilson (1996) 2 Cr App Rep 241. The appellant was charged with assaulting his wife contrary to section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. ...
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Lloyds Bank plc v Carrick
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The first defendant (D1) was the legal owner of a long lease, title to which was unregistered. D1 and his sister-in-law (D2) agreed that D2… ...
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Appleby v Myers
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The plaintiffs had a contract with the defendant to erect machinery on his premises at a specific price for particular… ...
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Barry v Hasseldine
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The previous owner of the plaintiff’s parcel of land bought it from the defendant in 1947. ...
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Russell v Archdale
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A vendor company conveyed property which included barns and stables as part of the ‘Hedgerley Park estate’ ...
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Robbins v Jones
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Landlord and tenant; duty of landlord to maintain premises during the term ...
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Paddington Building Society v Mendelsohn
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The defendants, a mother and her son, agreed to buy the leasehold of the mother’s flat. The mother contributed… ...
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Fibrosa SA v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd
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The respondents, an English company, agreed to sell to the appellants, a Polish company, machinery for £4,800. This was done by a written contract. One-third of the price was to be paid with the order. ...
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United Bank of Kuwait plc v Sahib
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The defendant, Sahib, had a half share in a house. He held the title deeds to the house to the order of the other… ...
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Hypo-Mortgage Services Ltd v Robinson The Times
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The appellant, Robinson, appealed against a mortgage possession order against their home that had been granted ...
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Payne v Inwood (1996)
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Payne and Inwood owned terrace houses 1 and 1A respectively. Prior to the partie’ acquisition, a door had… ...
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