Articles tagged as UK Law
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Latest Law Papers tagged as UK Law
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Mansfield v Weetabix Ltd [1997] EWCA Civ J0326-22
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D appealed against a judgment holding them liable in negligence following an incident in which a lorry belonging to D, and driven by one of their… ...
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Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636
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Case Summary of Wood v Odessa Waterworks Co (1889) 42 Ch D 636. The constitution of a company and dividend payments. ...
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Inntrepreneur Pub Co (CPC) v Sweeney [2002] EWHC 1060 (Ch)
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The claimant, who was a landlord of various public houses, brought an action for an injunction against the defendant, the tenant of one of these… ...
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Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co Ltd v Riche (1875) LR 7 HL 653
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The directors of a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1862 agreed to finance a Belgian railway through a separate company. Riche sued when the company repudiated the agreement as beyond its objects. ...
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Storer v Manchester City Council [1974] EWCA Civ J0606-2
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In this case the defendant had made clear by their conduct and language that they intended to be bound upon the acceptance of the offer with only the completion date left to be inserted for administrative convenience. ...
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R v Malcherek; R v Steel [1981] EWCA Crim J0317-6
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Malcherek stabbed his wife in the abdomen. She was treated for the wound and a few days later she collapsed in hospital. Her heart later stopped and surgery was performed to remove a blood clot. It restarted after about thirty minutes. ...
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R v Miller [1954] 2 QB 282
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The defendant, Mr Miller, was the husband of the victim who, at the time of the alleged offence, had left the defendant and filed… ...
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Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway Co v Wauchope [1842] UKHL J12
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The case revolves around a railway that was built through a private land owner’s property (Wauchope) and their ‘compensatory’ scheme of levies ...
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Dann v Hamilton [1939] 1 KB 509
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The plaintiff travelled with Hamilton knowing that drink substantially increased the risk of an accident. His negligent driving injured her and killed him; she sued his widow as personal representative. ...
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White & Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor [1961] UKHL 5
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McGregor sought to cancel a three-year advertising renewal on the day his sales manager signed it. The contractors continued displaying the advertisements and claimed the price. ...
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McCutcheon v David MacBrayne Ltd [1964] UKHL 4
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McSporran arranged shipment of McCutcheon’s car, which was lost through negligent navigation. The carrier had omitted to obtain a signed risk note on this occasion. ...
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A (A Juvenile) v R [1978] Crim LR 689
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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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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p Bugdaycay [1987] AC 514
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Four asylum appeals tested the courts’ review powers. Three failed, but Musisi’s removal orders were quashed because the risk of return from Kenya to Uganda had not been adequately considered. ...
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Barker v Saint Gobain Pipelines plc [2004] EWCA Civ 545
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Mr Barker’s widow recovered damages for mesothelioma despite his asbestos exposure during self-employment. The employer appealed on causation and apportionment. ...
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James v Woodall Duckham Construction Co Ltd [1969] 1 WLR 903
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The claimant fell from a ladder during the course of his employment with the defendant construction company. He suffered minor injuries but… ...
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R v Flattery (1877) 2 QBD 410
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The defendant, John Flattery (JF), posed as a medical doctor and surgeon. The complainant, a young woman aged 19, consulted JF with respect to an illness she was suffering, accompanied by her mother. ...
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Hartog v Colin and Shields [1939] 3 All ER 566
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The parties negotiated the sale of 30,000 Argentine hare skins at prices per piece. The sellers mistakenly quoted prices per pound, and Hartog sought to accept the much cheaper offer. ...
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Jacobs v Seward (1872) LR 5 HL 464
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Jacobs continued his tenancy under Miss Lawrence, while Seward entered under a letting from the other co-owner, Miss Senior. The dispute concerned a lock on the gate and grass cut and removed as hay. ...
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Dhanani v Crasnianski [2011] EWHC 926 (Comm)
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The defendant, Mr Crasnianski, was a scientist and inventor. He met the claimant, Mr Dhanani, by chance on the Eurostar whilst travelling from Paris to… ...
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R v Sharp (David Bruce) [1987] QB 853
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Sharp joined a gang of robbers that he knew possessed and used firearms. He participated in a robbery of a post office, in which the leader… ...
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Armstrong v Sheppard and Short Ltd [1959] 2 QB 384
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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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Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22
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The three appeals concerned mesothelioma caused by workplace asbestos exposure. Because medical science could not identify the causative period, a material increase in risk through breach of duty met the exceptional causal requirement. ...
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Lazarus Estates Ltd v Beasley [1956] EWCA Civ 6
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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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R v Allen [1988] Crim LR 698
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Mr Allen consumed homemade wine without realising that it was much stronger than he initially thought. As such, it had a much stronger effect on him than he anticipated. ...
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Alexander v North Eastern Railway Co (1865) 6 B & S 340
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The plaintiff had been convicted of travelling on a train for which his ticket was not valid. The railway’s notice overstated the alternative term of imprisonment; substantial truth was a question for the jury. ...
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