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.
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 ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
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. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
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
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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
Case Summaries
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. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
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. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
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
The Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945
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THE LAW REFORM (CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE) ACT 1945 ...
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Libel Act 1843 & 1845
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In any action for defamation it shall be lawful for the defendant (after notice in writing of his intention so to do, duly given to the plaintiff at the time of filing or delivering the plea in such action,) to give in evidence, in mitigation of damages… ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Offences Against the Person Act 1861
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The Act was one of a number of pieces of legislation in the same year to consolidate numerous areas of law into single pieces of legislation. ...
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Land Registration Act 2002
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The Land Registration Act 2002 repealed and replaced the previous legislation governing land registration. In principle, this the piece of primary legislation governing the activity of the Land Registry, but further to this role, the 2002 Act was intended to facilitate the introduction of e-conveyancing. ...
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The Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA)
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The Land Registration Act 2002 (LRA) was introduced as a Joint Working Group consisting of people representing several bodies ...
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Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992
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The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 is a law that enables persons to have access to neighbouring land in order to carry out work ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Police Act 1996
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The Act was introduced by the Conservative government shortly before their election defeat to Tony Blair’s labour party. ...
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The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – Summary
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The primary objective of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is to control the use and distribution of these dangerous and harmful drugs, with the aim of preventing drug misuse ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Fatal Accidents Act 1976
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If death is caused by any wrongful act, neglect or default which is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the person injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, the person who would have… ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Law of Property Act 1925
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The main object of the 1925 legislation was, therefore, to “facilitate and cheapen the transfer of land”[1]. Of these statutes, the LPA 1925 primarily consolidates and reforms statutory law relating to conveyancing and the law of property, and is regarded as an “essential part of any conveyancer’s bible” ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
