Articles tagged as UK Law
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British Railways v Pickin
Case Summaries
Validity of statute; private Act. A private Act of Parliament from 1836 said that if a railway line was abandoned, the land beneath the tracks should become the property of the owners of the adjoining lands. ...
Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
Lewis v Averay – 1972
Case Summaries
The complainant, Mr Lewis, was a postgraduate that wanted to sell his car. He met with somebody interested in buying the car, who was actually a rogue that was impersonating a famous actor, Richard Greene. ...
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Hartog v Colin and Shields
Case Summaries
The defendants, Colin and Shields, were hide merchants that were based in London. The complainant, Hartog, was a furrier from Belgium. The defendants entered into an oral agreement with the complainant to sell him 30,000 Argentinian hare skins and this would be at a price of 10d per skin. ...
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R v Thomas – 1985
Case Summaries
A school caretaker was convicted on two counts of indecent assault on female students. The first count concerned an 11-year-old girl’s allegation that the caretaker rubbed the bottom of her skirt and lifted it on two occasions, yet with no witnesses. ...
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Dunlop v New Garage
Case Summaries
The Claimant (C) manufactured and supplied goods to the Respondents (R) who were dealers and under an agreement C prohibited R from selling than their list price sold an item under the list price, hence C bought a claim in the breach of contract and wanted R to pay a sum of 5l. ...
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R v Kimsey – 1996
Case Summaries
Kimsey (K) and Osbourne (O) were driving at high speeds in extremely close convoy. Whilst doing so, there was an accident in which O’s car clipped a verge and span out of control, collided with the side of K’s car and went into the path of oncoming traffic. ...
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R v Gomez – 1993
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Dishonest appropriation of property by using stolen cheques to mislead shop manager. The defendant, Gomez (G) was an assistant shop manager. G colluded with two accomplices who were in possession of stolen cheques. ...
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Yewen v Noakes – 1880
Case Summaries
The definition of an employee. There was a statutory exemption for premises which were occupied by a “servant” or person occupying the premises “for the protection thereof.” ...
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Bonnington Castings v Wardlaw – 1956
Case Summaries
The onus and standard of proof in personal injury claims for an employer’s breach of statutory duty. The employee of a dressing shops foundry was exposed to noxious dust from swing grinders, allegedly causing him to contract pneumoconiosis. ...
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Elitestone Ltd v Morris
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Freeholders issued proceedings for possession against Mr Morris who occupied a bungalow on the freehold land. The bungalow was situated on top of concrete blocks but was not attached to them. ...
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R v Dica – 2004
Case Summaries
Criminal – Assault Inflicting Grievous bodily harm – Transmitting disease through consensual sexual intercourse. The defendant, Mohamed Dica was charged with inflicting two counts of grievous bodily harm under s 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. ...
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Taylor v Laird
Case Summaries
The claimant was employed as the captain of a ship which was owned by the defendants. Whilst in a foreign port during the course of the voyage, he voluntarily gave up his position as captain, and worked as an ordinary crew member during his passage back to Britain. ...
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Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel
Case Summaries
Validity of notice in hotel room purporting to exclude liability for lost or stolen articles. Olley contended the hotel were negligent in failing to appropriately safeguard the keys to guest rooms. ...
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Byrne and Co v Van Tienhoven
Case Summaries
The defendants wrote a letter, on October 1, to the plaintiffs offering the sale of 1000 boxes of tin plates. The defendant was based in Cardiff and the plaintiff was based in New York, and letters took around 10-11 days to be delivered. ...
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Currie v Misa – Summary
Case Summaries
Lizardi & Co. sold a number of bills of exchange to Mr. Misa, drawn from a banking firm owned by Mr. Currie, and were to be paid on the next day. However, Lizardi was in substantial debt to Mr. Currie’s bank and was being pressed for payment. ...
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Bolton v Stone 1951
Case Summaries
In this case, the likelihood of the harm was very low, and erecting a fence any higher than the defendant had already done would be impractical. The cricket club was also providing a social useful service to the community. ...
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Tweddle v Atkinson – 1861
Case Summaries
The son and daughter of the parties involved in this dispute were getting married. As such, the father of the groom and father of the bride entered into an agreement that they would both pay sums of money to the couple. ...
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Donovan v The Face
Case Summaries
The claimant, Jason Donovan, was a successful singer. In the early 1990s, the magazine called The Face published an article alleging that Mr Donovan was homosexual. ...
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Paris v Stepney Borough Council
Case Summaries
Paris v Stepney BC. Because the claimant had sight only in one eye, there was a strong potential that the harm would be particular great: more so than would be inflicted on a normally-sighted person. This meant that a reasonable person would take greater steps than usual to protect him. ...
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Bigg v Boyd Gibbins – 1971
Case Summaries
As part of the negotiation for the sale of property by the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs wrote to the defendants stating that for a quick sale of the property, they would accept £26,000 on the basis that the initial offer was low and this would cover the plaintiff’s costs of sale. ...
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Midland Bank Trust Co Ltd v Green (No. 1)
Case Summaries
A father granted his son, Green, an option to purchase a farm. The option was not registered on the Register of Title. To avoid the option, the father sold the farm to his wife for £500. The farm was really worth £40,000. ...
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R v Gotts – 1982
Case Summaries
Gotts, a sixteen-year-old boy, tried to kill his mother as he claimed that his father had threatened to shoot him unless he did so. Gotts stabbed his mother and caused serious injuries from which she survived. ...
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Yianni v Evans – 1981
Case Summaries
The defendants were valuers who had prepared a report on behalf of a building society in order to understand whether a house would provide adequate value for the loan requested by the plaintiffs. ...
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Robinson v Kilvert – 1889
Case Summaries
Nuisance – Sensitivity of the Claimant. The defendants operated a factory which made paper boxes. This required the factory to be continually warm and dry to ensure that the paper boxes were in good condition. ...
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Chhokar v Chhokar
Case Summaries
The parties, Mr and Mrs Chhokar lived in a house bought in the husband’s sole name. They both contributed to its purchase and upkeep. The marriage fell apart and the husband arranged to sell the house without telling his wife. ...
Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
