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.
Binion v Evans [1972]
Case Summaries
The defendants promised the sellers of land that they would permit the claimant to continue living in one of the cottages for the remainder… ...
Last modified: 15th Mar 2026
Lovett v Fairclough (1991)
Case Summaries
The defendant owned an estate adjoining a river owned by the claimant. His predecessor in title had fished from the river for a long period… ...
Last modified: 15th Mar 2026
R (on the application of Beresford) v Sunderland CC
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A new town development created a town plan that identified an open space in the town as a playing field/parkland. ...
Last modified: 15th Mar 2026
Stilk v Myrick 1809 – Case Summary
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Performance of an existing duty is no consideration. Stilk v Myrick is a case that was decided over 200 years ago but nonetheless the principle that it developed remains a core feature of the law of contract and more particularly that of consideration. ...
Last modified: 15th Mar 2026
Attorney-General of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd – Case Summary
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The Belize government established a company to take over the country’s telecommunications services. The articles of association… ...
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R v Woollin
Case Summaries
Case Summary of R v Woollin [1999] AC 82. The facts of Woollin comprised of the defendant throwing his three month old baby to the ground in frustration when it would not stop crying, leading to the baby dying from a fractured skull. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
R v Blaue – 1975
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After the victim refused the defendant’s sexual advances the defendant stabbed the victim four times. Whist the victim was admitted to hospital she required medical treatment which involved a blood transfusion. ...
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Issue of Consent in R v Brown [1994] 1 AC 212
Criminal Law
The case of R v Brown [1994] 1 AC 212 demonstrates the potential for prejudice to affect outcomes in criminal law cases. ...
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R v Brown and Stratton [1988] Crim LR 484
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Brown and Stratton were cousins who jointly attacked Stratton’s father as Stratton found his father’s ongoing gender reassignment embarrassing. ...
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R v Brown – 1985
Case Summaries
The defendant, Brown, broke a shop window and stuck the top half of his body through the hole while rummaging about inside the shop in order to steal the contents. His lower half remained outside the shop. ...
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Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee
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The defendant was the body who employed a doctor who had not given a mentally-ill patient (the claimant) muscle-relaxant drugs nor restrained them prior to giving them electro-convulsive therapy. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Foakes v Beer – 1883
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Whether part payment of a debt is consideration. The respondent, Beer, loaned the appellant, Dr Foakes, £2090 19s. When he was unable to repay this loan she received a judgment in her favour to recover this amount ...
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Hadley v Baxendale – 1854
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The claimant, Hadley, owned a mill featuring a broken crankshaft. The claimant engaged Baxendale, the defendant, to transport the crankshaft to the location at which it would be repaired and then subsequently transport it back. ...
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Central London Property Trust v High Trees House – 1947
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In 1937, Central London Property Trust Ltd (CLPT) leased a block of flats in London to High Trees House Ltd (HTH) at £2,500 per year for 99 years. Due to the impact of World War II, there was a drastic under-occupancy of the flats in 1940. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Negligence Duty Of Care Cases | Tort Law Cases
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Example cases from English tort law covering negligence and duty of care, and economic loss. ...
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Leakey v National Trust
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The claimant built two houses at the foot of a large hill on the defendant’s land. Over a long period of time, soil and rubble had continuously, but slowly, fallen from the mound onto the claimant’s properties, and onto their land, as a result of the natural process of erosion. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Swain v Natui Ram Puri
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The defendant’s owned a defunct factory, around which they had erected a seven foot-fence topped with barbed wire. There was however a small section of the fence at which the barbed wire was missing. ...
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Ball v Johnson – 2019
Case Summaries
The applicant brought a crowd-funded private prosecution against the proposed defendant, a sitting Member of Parliament, former Mayor of London and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson. ...
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Miller v Prime Minister 2019
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This case concerns the conglomeration of two appeals, one from the High Court of England and Wales and one from the Inner House of the Court of Session in Scotland. ...
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R v Couzens 2021
Case Summaries
Case summary and sentencing remarks from R v Couzens – the case concerns an off-duty police officer who committed the rape and murder of Sarah Everard. ...
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Rex v Entain Plc
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The case deals with the allegations and subsequent considerations of violations of the gambling legislations and regulations by Entain PLC and their eventual DPA with HMRC. ...
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European Super League vs UEFA
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In response to financial pressures, 12 major football clubs across Europe announced their intention to create a breakaway tournament named the European Super League (ESL) in April 2021. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Ivey v Genting Casinos (Crockfords Club) – Case Summary
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In Ivey v Genting Casinos professional gambler Phil Ivey visited Crockfords Club, a casino in London, and played a game of Punto Banco, a form of baccarat. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Ford and Owen v FCA
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The case concerns the regulatory action taken by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against two defendants for their role in the failure of Keydata Investment Services Ltd. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
O’Neill vs Dominick Healy & Sons
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A legal discourse on the liability of an employer for psychological injuries suffered by an employee due to work-related stress. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
