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.
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The Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945
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THE LAW REFORM (CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE) ACT 1945 ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
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… ...
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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The Land Registration Act 2002 repealed and replaced the previous legislation governing land registration.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 ...
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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 ...
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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… ...
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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” ...
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) was introduced as a response to a growing perception that the public had lost all confidence… ...
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) was introduced as a response to a growing perception that the public had lost all confidence in the English criminal justice system. ...
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Liability for Land Law and Premises Legislation
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The rules enacted by the two next following sections shall have effect, in place of the rules of the common law ...
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Defamation Act 1952
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In an action for slander in respect of words calculated to disparage the plaintiff in an office, profession, calling, trade or business held or carried ...
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Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934
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LAW REFORM (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1934 | Law Teacher ...
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Merchant Shipping Act 1988
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The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 was enacted to tackle the unfair quota hopping by foreign fishing vessels in British territorial… ...
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Hedley Byrne v Heller – Brief Case Summary
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Case Summary of Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd (1964) AC 465 (HL). Claiming Economic Loss and Experts. In 1963 the House of Lords established that in limited circumstances – if a duty of care arose in the making of statements – pure economic loss in tort could now be recoverable in English law. ...
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Caparo v Dickman Case Summary
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Case Summary of Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] UKHL 2. The tripartite test in establishing duty of care. Caparo is the landmark case which has created the tripartite test in establishing duty of care. ...
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Rylands v Fletcher – Case Summary
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Liability under Rylands v Fletcher is regarded as a specific type of nuisance, a form of strict liability, where the defendant may be liable without having been negligent. ...
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R v Dudley and Stephens – 1884
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The availability to the defence of necessity for murder. The two defendants and a boy between the ages of seventeen and eighteen were cast away in an open boat at sea following a storm. ...
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Entick v Carrington [1765]
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An individual’s rights over their property. On 11th November 1762 the defendant and three other named individuals entered a property belonging to the claimant and spent four hours there searching all of the rooms, breaking open boxes and going through all of the claimant’s possessions. ...
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Entick v Carrington (1765) 19 St Tr 1030
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Case Summary of Entick v Carrington (1765) 19 St Tr 1030. Government officials cannot enter private premises without legal authority. ...
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Donoghue v Stevenson Case Summary
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Donoghue v Stevenson, a Scottish dispute, is a famous case in English law which was instrumental in shaping the law of tort and the doctrine of negligence in particular. ...
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Partridge v Crittenden – 1968
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Facts in Partridge v Crittenden. The defendant advertised for sale a number of Bramblefinch cocks and hens, stating that the price was to be 25 shillings for each. Under the Protection of Birds Act 1954, it was unlawful to offer for sale any wild live bird. ...
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Pharmaceutical Society v Boots – 1953
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The defendant ran a self-service shop in which non-prescription drugs and medicines, many of which were listed in the Poisons List provided in the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, were sold. ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
