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Ecay v Godfrey - 1947
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Evidenced the necessity of considering all relevant remarks in assessing whether a representation may be deemed a contractual term....
Edgington v Fitzmaurice - 1885
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
The directors of a business provided a prospectus which contained a range of debentures, in order to invite subscriptions. The directors stated that the debentures were in order to enable the business to complete alterations to the buildings of the company, to develop trade and to purchase vans and horses....
Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway Co v Wauchope
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The case revolves around a railway that was built by through a private land owner’s property (Wauchope) and their 'compensatory' scheme of levies...
Edwards v Skyways Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
An airline company in financial difficulties was making a number of its pilots redundant. The airline company agreed with the British Airline Pilots Association to pay each pilot an ‘ex gratia payment’ equivalent to the company’s contribution to the pension fund, upon being made redundant....
Edwin Hills v First National Finance
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Edwin Hills (EHP) was an architecture firm contracted by L. Co, who owned a property that was heavily mortgaged to First National......
Ee v Kakar
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The defendant was the vendor of property who agreed and signed a document to sell this property to the plaintiff. The property was empty and the sale......
Elder Dempster v Paterson Zochonis
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
An action in tortious negligence was brought against a ship owner for failing to properly store cargo. In response, the ship owner attempted to rely......
Elitestone Ltd v Morris
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
Freeholders issued proceedings for possession against Mr Morris who occupied a bungalow on the freehold land. The bungalow was situated on top of concrete blocks but was not attached to them....
Ellen Street Estates Ltd v Minster of Health
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The appellant purchased various properties in Ellen Street, London. Shortly thereafter, the properties were compulsorily......
Ellis v Chief Adjudication Officer
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The Commissioner contended the gift of the flat from mother to daughter had failed and, as such, Ms Ellis was entitled to a proportion of......
Elliston v Reacher [1908]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Part of an estate which had been purchased by a society was proposed to be sold in numbered lots as per a sales plan......
Eminence Property Developments v Heaney
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Mr. Heaney purchased 13 flats from Eminence Property for an aggregate price, concluding 13 separate contracts, with identical terms......
Enfield Technical v Payne; Grace v BF Components
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Enfield Technical Services Ltd v Payne; Grace v BF Components Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 393 case study. Illegality in employment contracts...
Entick v Carrington (1765) 19 St Tr 1030
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Case Summary of Entick v Carrington (1765) 19 St Tr 1030. Government officials cannot enter private premises without legal authority....
Entick v Carrington [1765]
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
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....
Entores v Miles Far East Corporation
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Contract – Acceptance – Postal Rule – Damages – Instantaneous communication. The complainants, Entores, were a company that was based in London....
Equitable Remedies Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Sep 2021
The court refused specific performance to a buyer of a set of Hepplewhite chairs saying that they were 'ordinary articles of commerce and of no special value or interest'. Note: the buyer was contracting with a view to resale and for personal use....
ERJ Lovelock v Exportles - 1968
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
ERJ Lovelock Ltd, the buyers agreed to purchase a quantity of timber from the sellers, Exportles, who were a joint stock company dealing......
Esso Petroleum v Commissioners of Customs and Excise
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Intention to create legal relations and consideration for a contract of sale in the formation of contracts. Esso, a petrol company, by which customers would receive one free World Cup coin for every four gallons of petrol purchased....
Esso Petroleum v Harper’s Garage
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The appellant entered into two agreements for the supply of motor fuel to the respondents. The respondents agreed to a tie-in agreement not to resell......
Esso Petroleum v Mardon - 1976
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
The Court of Appeal held that the contract could not be voided for misrepresentation as the defendants presented the inflated figure as an estimate rather than as a hard fact....
Euro Brokers Holdings Ltd v Monecor (London) Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Case Summary of Euro Brokers Holdings Ltd v Monecor (London) Ltd [2003] 1 BCLC 506. Passing resolutions and special resolutions, Companies Act 2006....
Euro-Diam Ltd v Bathurst
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The plaintiff’s business involved the supply of precious stones at home and abroad. The plaintiff entered into a contract of indemnity......
European Super League vs UEFA
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Dec 2023
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....
Evans v Pontypridd Roofing Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Due to the negligence of the defendant roofing company, the claimant fell from a roof, causing severe injuries to his right arm....
Evenden v Guildford City
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Evenden was made redundant by the football club. He then claimed for redundancy pay under the Redundancy Payments Act 1965 for his years of employment......
Everitt v Martin - Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Everitt parked his car beside Martin on the side of a highway. While walking between the two cars, he tore his coat on a......
Eves v Eves - 1975
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Dec 2020
The woman sought a declaration that she held a beneficial interest in the home. The woman contended the house had been jointly acquired…...
Exchange Telegraph v Gregory
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Exchange Telegraph (ET) was a news agency that sent telegraph messages. It transmitted the latest stock exchange updates, had them typed up and made into a newspaper. It contracted subscribers to sell the newspaper....
Exclusion Clause Case Summaries
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Contract law exclusion clause cases including incorporation, interpretation and unfair contract terms. The plaintiff bought a cigarette machine for her cafe from the defendant and signed a sales agreement, in very small print, without reading it. ...
Expert Clothing Service & Sales Ltd v Hillgate House Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The plaintiffs granted a lease of twenty-five years to the defendants under an agreement that the defendant would convert......
F v West Berkshire Health Authority
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Declaration of legality, performing operation on patient incapable of giving consent. The case concerned a 36 year old woman who however had the mental age of a minor. ...
Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Fagan v MPC case summary. Actus reus – assault of policeman – car driven on to policeman’s foot. Fagan was sat in his car when he was approached by a police officer who told him to move the vehicle. ...
Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Sep 2021
The bench deemed that here it would have been inherently unjust to deny the claimants any remedy. Thus, where the facts are such that the ‘but for’ test cannot be reasonably or fairly applied, the ‘materially increased risk’ of harm test may be used....
Fairclough v Swan Brewery Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The appellant bought a hotel from a vendor who held the hotel under a lease which was due to expire in June 1925. The property was mortgaged......
Family Law: Divorce Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: 7th Sep 2021
Family Law: Divorce. A marriage may come to an end in various ways, the most common of which is still the death of one partner. A decree of nullity in the case of a void marriage is evidence that there was never a valid......
Farley v Skinner - 2001
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Farley instructed Skinner to prepare a survey on a property he was considering purchasing. The property was 15 miles from an airport......
Farrar v Farrars Ltd 1888
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Mortgagee power of sale; whether he can sell to a company of which he is a shareholder....
Federated Homes Ltd v Mill Lodge Properties Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A company owned a site which included three parcels of land. They gained planning permission to build on the site.....
Felthouse v Bindley - (1862)
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
The complainant, Paul Felthouse, had a conversation with his nephew, John Felthouse, about buying his horse. After their discussion, the uncle replied by letter stating that if he didn’t hear anymore from his nephew concerning the horse, he would consider acceptance of the order done and he would own the horse....
Fercometal v Mediterranean
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Charterers entered into an agreement with ship owners for a cargo in the vessel ‘Simona.’ A clause of the agreement allowed the charterers the option......
Ferguson v Weaving
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The licensee instructed the waiters to make sure that customers in his public house did not continue to drink intoxicating substances......
FERNANDO AUGUSTO MEGALHAES DIAS
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
FERNANDO AUGUSTO MEGALHAES DIAS. This appeal raises a short but important point about the offence of manslaughter by an unlawful and dangerous act....
Ferrishurst Ltd v Wallcite Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The appellants, Ferrishurst, occupied offices on land owned by the respondents, Wallcite, under a sub-underlease that had......
Fibrosa SA v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
The respondents, an English company, agreed to sell to the appellants, a Polish company, machinery for £4,800. This was done by a written contract. One-third of the price was to be paid with the order....
Financial Matters After Divorce | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Financial Matters After Divorce. Now that 'matrimonial offences' have largely disappeared from divorce law, there is only rarely any dispute between the parties as to the desirability of a divorce in itself. Such disputes as do...
Financial Matters During Marriage | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Financial Matters During Marriage. Before the Married Women's Property Act 1882 a woman's personal property was transferred automatically to her husband on marriage; her real property came under her husband's control but......
Financial Matters On Death | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Financial Matters on Death. Any adult of sound mind, whether married or not, can dispose of his or her own property by making a will. The law generally respects the testator's freedom of choice in this matter, and if the testator......
Financings Ltd v Stimson - 1962
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The case regarded a hire purchase transaction, in which the dealer was an agent of the finance company. The hirer paid a deposit of £70 to a dealer and agreed to purchase a motor car from the plaintiff, a finance company, for £414....
First National Bank v Syed - 1991
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendants fell into mortgage arrears in relation to their family home. The plaintiffs obtained an order for possession....
First National Securities Ltd v Hegerty
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A husband and wife were joint tenants of the matrimonial home. Unknown to the wife, the husband forged her......
Fisher v Bell - 1961
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Oct 2021
The defendant shopkeeper displayed in his shop window a flick knife accompanied by a price ticket displayed just behind it. He was charged with offering for sale a flick knife, contrary to s. 1 (1) of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959....
Fisher v Bridges - 1854
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant agreed to buy land from the plaintiff. According to the defendant, before the making of the deed, which was subject to a mortgage......
Fitzroy George v SSHD - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 27th Jun 2019
The Supreme Court in this case were asked to determine the immigration status of a man who had been subject to a deportation order, but where the immigration judge had decided that he could not actually be deported as it would breach his Article 8 ECHR rights to respect for family life....
Flaminio Costa v ENEL - 1964
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Established the supremacy of European Community laws over the national laws of Member States. The claimant, Costa, was an Italian citizen with shares in the Italian electricity supply company Edisonvolta, and he sought to oppose moves by the State to nationalise the electric industry....
Fletcher v Autocar and Transporters
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The claimant, a chartered quantity surveyor, was driving along when a lorry driven by the defendants' employee negligently ran into his car....
Foakes v Beer - 1883
Example case summary. Last modified: 26th Oct 2021
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...
Foley v Classique Coaches Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Foley owned some land and a petrol station. He sold part of the land adjoining the station to Classique Coaches Ltd, a coach company....
Ford and Owen v FCA
Example case summary. Last modified: 11th Jan 2024
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....
Ford Motor Co v Amalgamated Union
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Ford Motors and trade unions reached collective agreements concerning employment conditions, signed by their representatives....
Foulger v Newcomb
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant was, amongst other things, a warrener and gamekeeper and he was regularly employed as such by neighbouring land occupiers....
Francovich v. Italy [1991]
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
One of the defining and controversial characteristics of the European Union has been the supranational nature of its institutions and laws. European laws can take the form of primary laws, which consists of the intergovernmental treaties, and secondary laws in the form of regulations, directives and decisions which are passed by the Commission....
Froom v Butcher - 1976
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The plaintiff was not wearing a seatbelt whilst driving because he did not like seatbelts and because he had seen drivers being trapped after a crash because they wore a seatbelt. After a crash, the plaintiff suffered head and chest injuries and a broken finger....
G Scammell and Nephew Ltd v Ouston
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Ouston agreed to purchase a new motor van from Scammell but stipulated that the purchase price should be set up on a hire-purchase basis over a period of two years, with some of the figure being part-paid by a van that Ouston already owned....
Gafford v Graham
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
D began the construction of an indoor riding school as part of a business that was run on the premises....
Gamerco SA v ICM
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Gamerco were promoters who entered into an agreement to promote a concert in Madrid with the defendants, the corporate persona of the band......
Gammon (Hong Kong) Ltd v Attorney-General
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The contractor, project manager and site agent for building works in Hong Kong were charged with substantially deviating from approved......
Gandy v Gandy
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
As part of a deed of separation between husband and wife, the husband agreed to pay the trustees an annual sum of money for his wife and two eldest daughters......
Garden Cottage Foods v Milk Marketing Board
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The Milk Marketing Board (MMB) produced most of the bulk butter in the UK. They announced they would no longer sell any to Garden Cottage Foods (GCF)....
General Cleaning Contractors v Christmas [1954] AC 180
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The complainant, Mr Christmas, was a window cleaner who had worked for the defendant, General Cleaning Contractors, for 20 years. He was working on......
George Mitchell v Finney Lock Seeds - 1983
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The Claimant (George Mitchell) and the Defendant (Finney Lock Seeds Ltd) entered into an agreement where the Defendant would supply the Claimant with 30lb of Dutch winter cabbage seed....
Getreide Import v Contimar
Example case summary. Last modified: 18th Jun 2019
A dispute arose between the parties and the defendant wanted to appeal the arbitration decision....
Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Succession by a homosexual partner to a statutory tenancy under the Rent Act 1977. Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza [2002] EWCA Civ 1533; [2004] UKHL 30. Succession by a homosexual partner to statutory tenancy...
Gibson v Manchester City Council - 1979
Example case summary. Last modified: 27th Sep 2021
The House of Lords held that there was no concluded contract and the defendant was not legally bound to sell the property, as the council’s letter did not state the price and was not an offer but an invitation to treat....
Gillatt v Sky Television
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The contract provided for the determination by an independent chartered accountant of the share value....
Gillett v Holt [2001]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The claimant, Gillett, worked on Holt's farm. Holt persuaded Gillett to abandon plans for college and to work......
Gillick v West Norfolk AHA
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Sep 2021
Gillick was a landmark decision which raised a number of complex legal issues. The House of Lords were called upon to resolve, first and foremost, the extent of the parental right to control a minor child and when, and indeed whether, such a minor could receive contraceptive advice....
Gissing v Gissing [1971]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The parties married in their early twenties and the wife worked throughout the marriage as part of a printing company....
Glasbrook v Glamorgan CC 1925
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
During a strike at a colliery the colliery manager asked for additional police protection for the colliery and insisted he required police officers to be stationed on the premises....
Glasgow Corporation v Taylor - 1922
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
The father of a seven-year-old boy sued the Glasgow Corporation for damages following the death of his son who died as a result of eating berries from a poisonous plant that was growing in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow....
Godden v Hales - Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Sir Edward Hales was a member of the House of Commons and a close associate of King James II. He converted to catholicism in 1685....
Goldsoll v Goldman
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The plaintiff and the defendant carried out similar business as dealers of imitation jewellery. The defendant sold his business to the plaintiff......
Goodchild v Bradbury - 2006
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Goodchild was elderly. He owned some agricultural land. He gave plot – next to his house – to his nephew, Bradbury (who lived with him) as a......
Gordon v Selico - 1986
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The claimant purchased a long lease of a flat from the first defendant and of which the second defendant was the managing agent....
Gore and Snell v Carpenter
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
A husband and wife owned two properties. They were joint tenants of both. As their marital relationship had broken......
Gore v Van Der Lann
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The Liverpool Corporation (LC) issued free bus passes to pensioners. Pensioners were required to sign an agreement that waived the liability......
Gorris v Scott
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
A ship owner, the defendant, had contracted to carry a number of sheep from a foreign port to England. Some of the sheep were washed......
Gough v Thorne - 1966
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The plaintiff was 13 and a half when she and her two brothers, aged 10 and 17, were standing on the pavement, waiting to cross......
Governors of Rugby School v Tannahill [1935]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
There was a lease between the plaintiff and defendant which contained a clause requiring that the land was not used......
Grainger & Son v Gough - 1896
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant wine merchant circulated a catalogue which contained a price list for its products. The claimant ordered a number......
Grainger & Son v Gough 1896
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
The defendant wine merchant circulated a catalogue which contained a price list for its products. The claimant ordered a number of bottles of wine from the catalogue and, when the defendant refused to deliver these at the stated price, alleged that a contract had been formed....
Granatino v Radmacher
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
A French investment banker married a very wealthy German national. Prior to the marriage, at the request of the wife’s family, an anti-nuptial agreement was signed by both parties....
Grand Junction Co v Bates [1954]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The plaintiff, Grand Junction Canal Co, granted a lease to the first defendant, Bennett. This lease contained a covenant......
Grant v Edwards
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The complainant, Mrs Grant, was going to co-habit with Mr Grant. The defendant purchased a house for them to live......
Grant v Edwards - 1986
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The complainant, Mrs Grant, was going to co-habit with Mr Grant. The defendant purchased a house for them to live together in December 1969......
Gravy Solutions Ltd v Xyzmo Software
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Gravy sought to impose a freezing injunction against a company related to Xyzmo (called Z), after commission Gravy alleged to have earned was not paid and neither was the principal sum....
Gray v Jones - Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The defendant said the following to the claimant: “You are a convicted person. I will not have you here.” The claimant brought an action for slander....
Gray v Taylor 1998
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Landlord and tenant; almsperson occupying premises owned by charitable trust; whether lease or license...
Gray v Thames Trains Ltd - 2009
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The appellant, Gray, was a passenger in the Ladbroke Grove train crash which the respondents had caused due to negligence....
Great Eastern Shipping v Far East Chartering
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Far East Chartering (FEC) were contracted by Great Eastern Shipping (GES) to charter one of their ships from Indonesia to India....
Great Lakes Steamship Co v Maple Leaf Milling Co
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The defendants had a duty to immediately lighten the complainant’s vessel on its arrival on Lake Erie. However, they failed to do so at the time when it......
Great Peace Shipping v Tsavliris
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
The defendants, Tsavliris Salvage International Ltd, were a company that offered salvaging facilities to ships in the South Indian Ocean that needed assistance. A ship called the Cape Providence required help after it had endured structural damage at sea....
Greatorex v Greatorex
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The defendant, John Greatorex (D), had been drinking with his friend H. With H’s permission D proceeded to drive H’s car, with H himself as a passenger....
Green v Green [2003] UKPC 39
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The complainant and defendant met when they were both married to another partner. In 1973, they formed a relationship and later had two children....
Green v Green 2003
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The complainant and defendant met when they were both married to another partner. In 1973, they formed a relationship......
Green v Russell - 1959
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The question was whether this £1,000 was a benefit arising out of the death which should be taken into account and deducted from the agreed damages....
Greenfield v Greenfield
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Two brothers purchased a house together, and made an express statement that they would be holding the land as joint tenants. Both got married and moved their wives into the house shared between them. ...
Gregg v Scott
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant, Gregg, noticed an unusual lump under his arm and subsequently sought a medical opinion regarding it. His doctor incorrectly and negligently......
Gregory v Piper - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Nov 2022
The issue in Gregory v Piper was whether a master could be liable for the trespass which occurred as a result of instructions the master gave to another in his employment....
Greig v Insole - 1978
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Dec 2020
A private sports promoter entered into contracts with leading cricketers for a series of test matches. The international cricketing governing body (ICC)......
Grogan v Robin Meredith Plant Hire - 1996
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant, Grogan, was an employee of the defendant’s, Robin Meredith Plant Hire, and had signed an employment contract with them....
Groves v Lord Wimbourne
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The claimant was employed at the defendant’s iron works at a steam winch with revolving cog wheels. His right arm became trapped in the cog wheels......
Grow With Us v Green Thumb
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Grow With Us Ltd entered into a franchise agreement with Green Thumb to set up a lawn treatment business in accordance with Green Thumbs methods......
Grundt v Great Boulder Pty Gold Mines Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The appellants entered into an agreement in June 1934 with the respondent mining company to mine gold ore in a certain area....
Gulf Oil Ltd v Page
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant was in an exclusive supply agreement with the defendants, the owners of petrol filling stations. Following a debt dispute......
Gunthing v Lynn - 1831
Example case summary. Last modified: 1st Oct 2021
The court held that the condition to pay $5 extra for the horse if it was lucky, was deemed to be too vague to create a binding contract between the parties. The words contained in an agreement must be clear so that the parties can be sure of the terms upon they are contracting....
H West & Son Ltd v Shepherd - 1963
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The claimant was knocked down by a lorry which was owned by the first defendants and negligently driven by an employee of the second defendant....
Habermann v Koehler and another [2000]
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Dec 2020
The appellants had been permitted to occupy a home owner's property, and had been given an informal option to later......
Hadley v Baxendale - 1854
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
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....
Hadley v Kemp - 1999
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Their primary argument was that there was an oral agreement that rendered him contractually bound to distribute the publishing income....
Haley v London Electricity Board - 1965
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The defendant’s employees dug a hole in a pavement. When they left the area on their break, they realised that they had not been provided with the necessary materials to fence off the area. ...
Hall v Brooklands Auto-Racing Club
Example case summary. Last modified: 1st Oct 2021
On the day in question two competing cars in a long distance race on this track were involved in a collision on the finishing straight, with one of the cars being flung into the air and over the kerb and railing, hitting a group of spectators and killing two of them....
Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Monk
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Monk and Powell held a joint tenancy over a property. Following the termination of their relationship Powell desired......
Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Monk
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Monk and Powell held a joint tenancy over a property. Following the termination of their relationship Powell desired to end her......
Hammond v Mitchell [1991]
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Jan 2021
Cohabitee seeking equitable interest in property held in sole name of former partner....
Hamp v Bygrave
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant purchased a house from the defendant. The particulars of sale mentioned several stone garden ornaments that rested......
Hanina v Morland - 2000
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The respondent in this case was tenant in a premises in a house, the freeholder of which had granted a 99 year lease of the first......
Hanina v Morland (2000)
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The respondent in this case was tenant in a premises in a house, the freeholder of which had granted a 99 year......
Hannaford v Selby
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Sep 2021
Trust – Beneficial Interest – Common Intention – Property – Repossession – Licensee – Notice – Reasonable Time. The defendants, the Selby family, were the parents of the complainant, Mrs Hannaford. The Hannaford family bought property in their own name and used the money from selling their former home...
Hannaford v Selby - 1976
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendants, the Selby family, were the parents of the complainant, Mrs Hannaford. The Hannaford family bought property......
Hardman v Booth - 1863 | Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The plaintiff was a manufacturer who wished to sell goods to Gandell & Co. Edward Gandell was a clerk who worked there and led the plaintiff to......
Hardman v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The appellants were part of a group of protestors called the ‘Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Group’. They used soluble paint to paint human......
Hardwick Game Farm v Suffolk Agricultural Poultry Producers Association
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The wholesalers had purchased the supplies from two parties on their standard terms, which purported to exclude liability for latent defects....
Hardwick v Johnson - 1978
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The agreement was held to be a joint contractual license. Where informal family agreements are made and the parties do not......
Harmer v Jumbil (Nigeria) Tin Areas Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
Landlord and tenant; non-derogation from grant; relevance of licensing requirements...
Harris v Birkenhead Corp
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Harris was an infant plaintiff who brought an action against Birkenhead Corporation for damages for the personal injury she had......
Harris v Evans
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The plaintiff ran a business providing bungee jumping facilities to the public by using a mobile telescopic crane. In 1993, the first defendant......
Harris v Goddard 1983
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Mr and Mrs Harris were married and were joint tenants of their matrimonial home. As their relationship deteriorated......
Harris v Nickerson
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
The defendant was an auctioneer who had advertised in the London papers that certain brewing materials, plant, and office furniture would be sold by him by auction at Bury St. Edmunds over a period of three specified days. ...
Hartley v Mayoh
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
A fire broke out at the factory of the first defendants and the fire brigade attended. The factory manager directed a fireman to the main switchboard to......
Hartley v Ponsonby - (1857)
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
When performance of an existing duty can be consideration.. The defendant, Ponsonby, was captain of a ship on which the plaintiff was a sailor. The sailors contracted to serve on board the ship for a maximum of three years to any ports required until her return to the UK....
Hartog v Colin and Shields
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
The defendants, Colin and Shields, were hide merchants that were based in London. The complainant, Hartog, was a furrier from Belgium. The defendants entered into an oral agreement with the complainant to sell him 30,000 Argentinian hare skins and this would be at a price of 10d per skin....
Harvela v Royal Trust
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
The first defendant held shares in company. By means of a telex communication they invited the claimant and the second defendant to make an offer to purchase shares by sealed tender....
Harvela v Royal Trust of Canada
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The first defendant held shares in company. By means of a telex communication they invited the claimant and the second defendant......
Harvey v ADI Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Harvey (H) refurbished some properties owned by ADI (A). The architects working on behalf of A provided tender documents which were based......
Harvey v Pratt - 1965
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The parties entered into an agreement for the lease of a petrol station and garage. The written agreement specified that the term of the lease was......
Haseldine v C.A. Daw
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The case involved a hydraulic lift which was used to access the upper floor flats of an apartment block which were rented out to tenants. The landlord remained in occupation of the lift and had insurance against third party risks in the course of using the lift....
Haynes v Harwood
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Sep 2021
The plaintiff was a police constable on duty inside a police station, located in a busy street, often attended by many people, including children. The defendants owned a two-horse van which was left unattended by its driver in the same street. ...
Haystead v DPP
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
A man punched a woman twice in the face while she was holding her child in her arms. As a direct result of the two punches, the child fell from the women’s arms and hit his head on the floor. ...
Haywood v Brunswick Permanent Benefit Building Society
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
In May 1866, C.J. granted a plot of land to E.J. to use subject to a rent of 11l. The indenture contained a covenant......
Hedley Byrne v Heller - Brief Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
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....
Heilbut, Symons & Co v Buckleton - 1913
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The defendants, Heilbut et al, were merchants during the rubber trade boom of the 1910’s who claimed to underwrite shares in a rubber trading corporation (‘Filisola Rubber and Produce Estates Ltd’)....
Hellawell v Eastwood - Facts
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The claimant was the tenant of a factory and owed rent to the defendant. The defendant entered the claimant’s factory and seized several cotton spinning......
Henderson v Arthur - 1907
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant, Henderson, was a seller who agreed to give a lease of a theatre to the defendant, Arthur, as a tenant....
Henderson v Eason (Statute of Anne)
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Liability for shares of profits of tenants in common under the Statute of Anne. A farmland was jointly owned by two persons as tenants in common. One co-owner, the tenant in occupation, cultivated the land profited from the produce....
Henry Williams v James Bayley
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Bayley’s son took promissory notes to a bank, which he had forged in his father’s name and without his father’s knowledge. The notes were fraudulent. Bayley’s son had done this several times and gotten away with it....
Henthorn v Fraser - 1892
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Sep 2021
The complainant and the defendant had been negotiating the purchase price of houses. An original offer to buy the houses for £600 had been rejected. ...
Herbert Morris Ltd v Saxelby
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Aug 2019
The plaintiffs, Herbert Morris Ltd, manufactured hoisting machinery. The defendant, Saxelby, was employed and trained by them......
Herd v Weardale Steel Co - 1915
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Herd (H) was a miner in a coal mine. H attended work at 9.30 am, and in the ordinary course of work he would be entitled......
Herne Bay Steam Boat Co v Hutton
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A Royal naval review was planned to take place in Spithead on 28 June 1902. The plaintiff and the defendant agreed......
Heslop v Burns - 1974
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Mr. Timms met a married couple, and developed an affection for the wife, Ms. Burns. He permitted the married couple to live in his second house......
Heslop v Burns 1974
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Rent free occupation for over 16 years; no formal agreement as to nature of occupation...
Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep-Breeders'
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
A Short Case Summary of Hickman v Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep-Breeders' Association [1915] 1 Ch 88 and Outsider Rights...
Hill v Baxter - 1958
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Insufficient evidence to rely on defence of automatism in dangerous driving case. The defendant (B) was charged with dangerous driving. He claimed to have no memory from an early point in his journey to immediately after the incident....
Hill v CA Parsons Ltd - 1972
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant, an engineering company, agreed with a trade union that after 12 months, their technical staff would become members of the trade union....
Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
The plaintiff’s 20-year-old daughter was attacked at night in a city street and died from her injuries. The defendant was a chief constable of the area in which the street was located....
Hill v Tupper
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The plaintiff, Hill, was granted a lease of land on the side of the Basingstoke Canal by the canal company. The lease also gave the plaintiff the sole and exclusive right to put pleasure boats for hire on that stretch of the canal....
Hillas and Co v Arcos
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
Interpretation of Terms – Agreement to Negotiate – Enforceability. Hillas bought some timber from the timer merchants Arcos Ltd. They purchased 22,000 units of timber, and the agreement also contained an option that they would be able to buy up to 100,000 units the next year at a discounted rate of 5%. ...
Hinds v The Queen - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
By the Gun Court Act 1974 the Parliament of Jamaica established a new court, the Gun Court, to try “firearms offences.” The Act provided for three divisions of the court; the Circuit Court Division and the Resident Magistrate’s Division....
Hinds v The Queen [1977]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
JAMAICA - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - GUN COURTS ACT - MANDATORY SENTENCE DETERMINABLE BY EXECUTIVE BODY...
Hirji Mulji v Cheong Yue Steamship Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
By a charterparty, made in November 1916, the respondents chartered their steamship to the appellants. The charter was to commence on 1 March 1917 at the port of Singapore. ...
HIV man is found guilty of deliberately infecting lovers | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
A man who knowingly infected two women with HIV has become the first person in more than a century to be convicted of inflicting biological grievous bodily harm......
Hochster v De La Tour - 1853
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
Award of damages for anticipatory breach of contract.. De La Tour concluded an agreement to employ Mr. Hochster to act as a courier and travel with him in Europe on 1 June 1852....
Hodgson v Marks
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The appellant, Hodgson, who owned the house where she lived, transferred the property to her lodger....
Hodgson v Trapp - 1989
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
The claimant suffered extensive injuries as a result of the defendant’s negligence, as a consequence of which he was unable to take care of himself....
Hoenig v Isaacs - 1952
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The performance of a contract and the right to terminate for repudiatory breach. A contract was concluded for the redecoration of a one-room flat for the lump sum of £750. Upon completion, there remained an outstanding of balance of £350 for the contractor’s work and labour....
Holaw (470) Ltd v Stockton Estates Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
Two neighbouring properties (A and P) were originally in the common ownership of CIS, with each property being let to a different tenant....
Holland v Hodgson
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Oct 2021
The considerations necessary to differentiate fixtures from chattels. The owner of a mill mortgaged the mill to the claimant. The owner also under the bankruptcy provisions relevant at the time transferred all of his property to a trustee, the defendant. ...
Hollier v Rambler Motors - 1972
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Hollier claimed the garage had been negligent and in breach of the implied term that they would take reasonable care of his car....
Hollington v Rhodes
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
In 1945 a draft underlease for a fixed term of seven years was agreed between the claimants (C) and the defendants (D), although D failed...
Hollingworth v Southern Ferries
Example case summary. Last modified: 14th Jun 2019
Wishing to go on a holiday, the claimant asked her friend and travelling companion to make arrangements. This friend went to a travel agent......
Hollywood Silver Fox Farm v Emmett
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The claimant bred silver foxes for their fur. The foxes are, by their nature, of a timid disposition and are easily scared. When they are scared they are liable to miscarry. The defendant was a farmer and animal rights activist who owned land adjoining to the fox farm....
Holman v Johnson - 1775
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Sep 2021
Agreement for the sale of tea at Dunkirk valid and value of tea recoverable. The plaintiff sold and delivered a quantity of tea to the defendant knowing that the defendant intended to smuggle it into England (without paying the relevant duty)....
Holwell Securities v Hughes
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
Holwell Securities claimed specific performance of the contract when Dr Hughes refused to complete the sale of his house. This claim was originally dismissed by the court. But, it was appealed. ...
Home and Overseas Ins Co v Mentor Ins Co (UK)
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Mentor Insurance entered in a number of reinsurance contracts with Home and Overseas Insurance under a standard form of contract with Clause (18)......
Home Counties Dairies Ltd v Skilton
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Seven boys detained in a borstal – a type of youth detention centre, were working on an island under the supervision of three officers. The borstal boys escaped from the island at night with the plaintiffs’ yacht and damaged it....
Hong Kong Fir Shipping Ltd v Kisen Kaisha - 1962
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Construction of contractual terms as ‘conditions’ and repudiatory breach of contract. Ship owners let the vessel, Hongkong fir, to charterers for a period of 24 months. Clause 1 of the contract obliged the owners to deliver a “seaworthy” vessel and Clause 3 further obliged them to maintain the vessel’s seaworthiness and good condition....
Horrocks v Forray [1976]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The claimants in this judgment were the executors of an estate and the defendant had been the owner of the estate......
Horsfall v Thomas - 1862
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Dec 2020
The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to make him a steel gun which the defendant would pay for with two bills of exchange....
Hotson v East Berkshire AHA
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Houghton v Trafalgar Insurance Co - 1954
Example case summary. Last modified: 27th May 2024
The claimant and the defendant had entered into an insurance contract (with the defendant being the insurer). ...
Hounga v Allen and Another - 2014
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Miss Hounga is of Nigerian nationality, now residing in England. In January 2007, when Miss Hounga was approximately 14 years of age, she came from Nigeria to the UK under a false identity in order to be granted a visitor’s visa for six months...
Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The plaintiff council, the London Borough of Hounslow, entered into a contract with the defendant builders for the......
Hounslow LBC v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Sep 2021
EQUITY – MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS WHICH ASSIST A BREACH OF CONTRACT. A local council had contracted with the defendants for construction work on their land. ...
Household Fire Insurance v Grant - 1879
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Sep 2021
The defendant, Mr Grant, applied for shares in the complainant’s company, the Household Fire Insurance. The complainants allotted shares to Mr Grant and they completed this contract by posting him a letter with notice of the allotment....
Howard Marine v Ogden - 1978 QB 574
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Aug 2019
The defendant, A, were civil engineering contractors who entered into negotiation with H for the hire of two ships to carry clay out to sea....
Howard v Howard-Lawson - Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The case concerns a family dispute regarding the trusts created by PJC Howard’s will, who was Howard-Lawson grandfather and Howard’s great-grandfather....
Howe v Motor Insurers Bureau
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The facts of this case concern the English claimant (Mr Howe) who was involved in a motor accident while driving in France....
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