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Lloyd's v Harper - Case Summary
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A father wrote a letter to the managing committee of Lloyd’s, which held himself responsible for all of his son’s actions as an underwriting member......
Knightsbridge Estates Trust v Byrne - 1939
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The plaintiff company granted a mortgage to the defendant’s insurance company. The mortgage deed provided for repayment in eighty instalments......
Paragon Finance v Nash - Summary
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Mr and Mrs Nash obtained a mortgage from Paragon Finance for their matrimonial home. The mortgage agreement allowed Paragon to vary the rate......
Home and Overseas Ins Co v Mentor Ins Co (UK)
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Mentor Insurance entered in a number of reinsurance contracts with Home and Overseas Insurance under a standard form of contract with Clause (18)......
R v Adaye
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The defendant had been warned by a doctor in Africa who had been treating him for sexually transmitted infections generally......
Keown v Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust
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Keown was an eleven-year-old child who had been climbing an external fire escape, from the underside, at the defendant’s hospital trust when he fell......
Janvier v Sweeney - Case Brief
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Janvier (J) was a maid servant. Sweeny (S) and another man (D) were private detectives who wished to see certain letters......
Parents and Children Case Notes | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
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Parents and Children Case Notes. The relationships between children and parents are complex. In different contexts, the word 'parent' can include biological parents (married or unmarried), step-parents, adoptive parents, foster......
Hyman v Hyman - Summary
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The appellant, Mr Hyman, was married to respondent. He left her to live with another woman. Both he and the respondent executed a deed of separation......
Parkinson v College of Ambulance - Case Summary
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The defendant, Harrison, was secretary of the College of Ambulance, a charity. He told the plaintiff, Colonel Parkinson, that he could procure a......
Huth v Huth - 1915
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The defendant, Captain Huth, sent an allegedly defamatory letter in an unclosed envelope through the post to his four children....
Luxmoore May v Messenger
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The Court of Appeal held that the standard of care owed by auctioneers was to give a considered opinion as to the value of the goods....
R (Gentle) v Foreign Secretary
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The claimants were the mothers of two British servicemen killed serving in Iraq. Inquests were to be held into the circumstances......
Perry v Suffields - 1916
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The seller offered to sell a house with vacant possession for a price of £7,000. This offer was accepted by the buyer immediately......
Jaggard v Dickinson - 1981
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The defendant had been told by a friend that they could stay at their house and “use it as their own”. Returning to the street drunk one evening the......
National Westminster Bank v Skelton
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The claimant bank sought repossession of the defendants’ dwelling house in terms of a legal mortgage. The mortgage in favour of the bank was as......
Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd
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The workmen in a quarry and a few slow-moving vehicles were proceeding to the canteen for a lunch break. The way was around a......
Iqbal v London Transport Executive
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A bus conductor, who had been previously prohibited by his employer from driving, disobeyed his employer’s instructions and drove a bus for a short......
John Summers & Sons Ltd v Frost - 1955
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Mr Frost was an experienced maintenance fitter employed at the defendant factory. He was grinding a piece of metal on a grinding wheel which rotated 1450......
Lister v Forth Dry Dock
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Following financial difficulties, the defendants, Forth Dry Dock, entered receivership. Forth Dry Dock was sold to a third party company......
Insanity Cases - Disease of the Mind
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Insanity Cases. The defendant during a blackout, attacked his wife with a hammer causing her grievous bodily harm. The medical evidence showed that he suffered from arterial-sclerosis, a condition which restricted the flow of blood to the brain....
Offer-Hoar v Larkstore Ltd - 2006
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Larkstore purchased a site for development. The seller of the land had commissioned a soil inspection report from Technotrade......
Inntrepreneur Pub v Sweeney
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The claimant, who was a landlord of various public houses, brought an action for an injunction against the defendant, the tenant of one of these......
Knuppfer v London Express Newspapers
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Knuppfer (K) was the head of the British branch of the Young Russia Party. The respondents published a newspaper article......
Hotson v East Berkshire AHA
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The claimant was a young boy who sustained various injuries after falling from a tall tree, including a fractured hip. He was taken to receive medical......
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