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Paris v Stepney Borough Council
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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....
Bigg v Boyd Gibbins - 1971
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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....
Midland Bank Trust Co Ltd v Green (No. 1)
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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. ...
R v Gotts - 1982
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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....
Yianni v Evans - 1981
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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....
Robinson v Kilvert - 1889
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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....
Chhokar v Chhokar
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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....
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....
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....
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. ...
Wooldridge v Sumner
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The claimant was a photographer working at a horse show. He was situated within the ring where the horse show took place (rather than behind the spectator barriers) when one of the horses galloped towards him at a significant speed after the rider lost control of it, knocking him down....
Costello v Chief Constable of Northumbria
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The claimant was taking a prisoner to a cell and was, at the time accompanied by a police inspector. When the prisoner attacked the claimant, the accompanying officer did nothing to assist her. The result was that the claimant was injured. ...
Dann v Hamilton - 1939
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The plaintiff, knowing that the defendant was drunk and that a road traffic accident was highly likely as a result, chose to travel by the car despite being under no compulsion to do that driven either by necessity or something else....
Liverpool City Council v Irwin
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LCC v Irwin - The Irwins were council tenants of a flat in a high rise building owned by Liverpool City Council (LCC). They withheld their rent in protest regarding conditions in the common parts and in their maisonette. ...
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....
R v G (2003) - Recklessness in Criminal Law
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Prior to the case of R v G, there were two main approaches to recklessness. The first was derived from the case of R v Cunningham were the interpretation of recklessness was when the defendant foresees the risk of harm yet does the act anyway....
R v Clouden - 1987
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The defendant approached the victim from behind whilst she was carrying a shopping basket in her left hand. He wrenched the basket down from her grasp and ran off with it....
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....
Williams v Roffey Bros - 1991
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Whether performance of an existing duty can amount to consideration. The appellants Roffey Bros, were builders who were contracted to refurbish 27 flats belonging to a housing corporation....
Attorney General v PYA Quarries
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AG v PYA. The defendants operated a quarry and used a blasting technique which emitted large quantities of dust and noise, as well as causing vibrations which interfered with the enjoyment of land for many individuals in the area....
Jackson v Attorney General 2006
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Jackson v AG - Upholds the legality of the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, limiting the House of Lords’ legislative powers.. In November 2004, the British Government enacted the Hunting Act which prohibited fox hunting, inter alia....
R v Conway - 1989
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Conway was arrested for driving recklessly in contradiction of the Road Traffic Act 1972, section 2. Conway had driven away from plain-clothed police officers in a reckless manner. ...
R v Rimmington and R v Goldstein
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Rimmington sent hundreds of letters containing racial offensive material to several people. Goldstein sent some salt and a cheque in repayment of a debt to a friend; he intended the inclusion of salt to be a joke but a post worker mistook it for anthrax...
R v Valderamma-Vega - 1985
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Valderamma-Vega was a retired police officer who arrived at Gatwick Airport from Colombia when he was stopped by customs officers. They searched his suitcase and found almost two kilograms of cocaine hidden in a concealed compartment in his luggage....
Cooper v Phibbs - 1867
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It was held that the contract and lease that existed between the complainant and the defendant was voidable, rather than void. This was due to the claim being in equity, as Mr Cooper had beneficial ownership of the salmon fishery and not legal ownership....
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