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Pritchard v Briggs
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The plaintiff was a tenant of the vendors. His lease contained an option to purchase the retained lands upon the death of both vendors....
Phipps v Pears - 1965
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The plaintiff and defendant both owned houses which were adjacent to one another, on Market Street, Warwick. Phipps did not insulate his house......
R v ABCD - 2010
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The defendants participated in an attack against a victim in the victim’s home. The attack was organised by an individual other than the ones who......
Matthews v United Kingdom (1999) 28 EHRR 361 (ECHR)
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Case Summary of Matthews v United Kingdom (1999) 28 EHRR 361 (ECtHR). Article 3 Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)....
National Coal Board v Gamble
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M, who worked for a haulier firm, had his lorry filled up at a National Coal Board (NCB) colliery. He then drove to a weighbridge......
Nicolene v Simmonds - Summary
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Nicolene Ltd ordered 3,000 tonnes of steel bars from Simmonds. The two parties had never done business before. The written agreement between......
Introduction To Family Law | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
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Introduction To Family Law. Family law, as the phrase is generally understood, deals with the creation and removal of legal status, its consequences, and the protection (both physical and financial) of family members. It is concerned......
Le Fanu v Malcolmson - 1848
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The Plaintiffs were the owners of various factories in Ireland. They raised an action of libel against newspaper publishers....
Liability For Fire Cases
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Liability For Fire. A person will be liable for damage done by fire in three situations. That is, if the damage was caused: 1. wilfully; 2. by negligence; or...
Nunn v Dalrymple
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The Dalyrymples contended they were protected tenants of the lodge. They argued they were paying rent, and held exclusive possession......
Jackson v Horizon Holidays - 1975
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Mr Jackson booked a holiday through Horizon Holidays, a travel company, for him and his family and paid approximately £1,400. He had provided explicit details......
R v Secretary of SSHD Ex P Ejaz
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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department Ex P Naheed Ejaz (1994) 2 WLR 534 case summary...
Oxford v Moss - 1979
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The defendant (M) was a civil engineering student who dishonestly obtained the proof of an examination paper. After he had read......
Poland v Parr & Sons - 1927
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A contractor’s employee was, in the course of his employment, following close behind his employer’s waggon carrying sugar bags. Seeing a boy with a......
Leach v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary
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The plaintiff had acted as the ‘appropriate adult’ during the police questioning of a criminal who was accused of numerous murders....
Joel v Morison - 1834
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The plaintiff was walking on foot on a public highway. The defendant had a horse and a cart, which were under the care, government and direction of his......
In The Matter of K (a child) - NI
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In K (A Child) (Northern Ireland) [2014] UKSC 29, the Supreme Court were asked to determine the scope of the term ‘rights of custody’ in relation to wrongful removal of a child from a country....
Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton
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In an employment contract between a dairy company and dairyman, it was agreed that the employee, within one year of termination of his employment contract......
R v Lidar | Criminal Law Case | Law Teacher
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R v Lidar. In December 1998 the appellant Narinder Singh Lidar was charged with murder before Scott Baker J and a jury at the Leicester Crown Court. He was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter by a unanimous verdict....
International Transport Roth GmbH v Secretary of State
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The defendant, the Home Secretary, had introduced rules regarding the liability of HGV drivers entering the United Kingdom with......
James v Woodall Duckham Construction
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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......
Perrett v Collins - 1998
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The plaintiff sustained personal injuries when the light aircraft in which he was travelling during the test flight. The first defendant was the pilot of......
JT Stratford v Lindley
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The respondents were the officers of a trade union and sought to unsuccessfully negotiate an agreement on behalf of their members......
Keates v The Earl of Cadogan - 1851
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The defendant entered into an agreement with the claimant for the lease of a property for a term of three years......
London and Blenheim Estates v Ladbroke
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The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London & Blenheim Estates; the sale included the right to......
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