Case Summaries
The case summaries below were written by our expert writers, as a learning aid to help you with your studies. If you are looking for help with your case summary then we offer a comprehensive writing service provided by fully qualified academics in your field of study.
Case Summaries & Related Services
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....
HP Bulmer Ltd v J Bollinger SA
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The appellants, Bulmer, created a product called Babycham which they also described as ‘champagne perry’. The claimants, Bollinger, asserted that the......
Hudson v Ridge Manufacturing Co Ltd [1957]
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The issue here was whether an employer held a duty of care to ensure that their employees were safe at work, including ensuring that other......
Hughes v Liverpool VictoriaFriendly Society
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
With a Mr Thomas, the defendants entered into five life insurance policies on the lives of others. Thomas ceased paying the premiums....
Hughes v Lord Advocate - 1963
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
Remoteness of damage in tort law; that the kind of damage must be foreseeable, rather than the specific damage that actually occurred. Workmen employed by the defendant had been working on a manhole cover, and then proceeded to take a break....
Hughes v Morris | Criminal Law Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Case Summary of E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation v Miss J E Morris & Others 2015 WL 3875656 (EAT)...
Hulme v Brigham
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant leased a number of printing machines to a third-party printing company on the basis that the company would have an option......
Human Rights Law Cases
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Human rights law cases. Need human rights law cases to help you write essay? Use the following influential cases in your human rights essay...
Hummingbird Motors Ltd v Hobbs
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant bought a car which appeared to be in excellent condition. The odometer reading on the car displayed a mileage of 34,900 miles......
Hunt v Luck [1902]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
H owned a number of properties which were let out, the rents for which were collected by an agent. These properties were subsequently conveyed......
Hunter v Babbage
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A husband and wife owned their matrimonial home as joint tenants. When their relationship broke down, the couple began...
Hunter v British Coal
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Dec 2020
The claimant (C) was driving along a roadway in a mine owned by the defendant company (D) when he drove into a hydrant, causing it to leak water....
Hunter v Canary Wharf
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Television signal, actionable nuisance, property right requirement for claimants. A large tower was constructed in the Docklands area of East London which now goes by the name of One Canada Square...
Huth v Huth - 1915
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant, Captain Huth, sent an allegedly defamatory letter in an unclosed envelope through the post to his four children....
Hutton v Warren - 1836
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Hutton contended it was customary upon the expiry of farming tenancies that the landlord should pay the out-going tenant farmer......
Huyton SA v Peter Cremer
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Huyton entered into an agreement with Cremer according to which it agreed to buy wheat from Cremer. Payment was to be made in cash against listed......
Hyam v DPP - 1975
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
The defendant Hyam had been in a relationship with a man before the relationship ended. Hyam then had become jealous of her ex-boyfriend’s new fiancée Ms Booth. She poured petrol through Booth’s letter box and then ignited it using a rolled up newspaper. ...
Hyde v Wrench - 1840
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
The complainant brought an action for specific performance, claiming that as Mr Wrench refused to sell the farm, this was a breach of contract. Contract – Counter Offer – Acceptance – Offer – Negotiation – Breach of contract – Specific Performance...
Hyman v Hyman - Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Hypo-Mortgage Services Ltd v Robinson The Times
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The appellant, Robinson, appealed against a mortgage possession order against their home that had been granted...
IBA v EMI Electronics Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
After experiencing problems with a similar mast, IBA sought assurance from BICC that the mast met the specifications and would not break....
Imperial Chemical Industries v Shatwell
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Two brothers who were qualified shot-firers sustained injuries at their employer’s quarries. The employees had been short of wire to test a circuit......
In The Matter of K (a child) - NI
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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....
In The Matter of LC (children) - UKSC
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
In LC (Children) No.2, a five member panel of the Supreme Court were asked to pass judgment on the on what is to be taken into account regarding whether a child is habitually resident in a place for the purposes of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 and s.1(2) Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985....
Ingram v Little - 1961
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The Plaintiffs were joint owners of a car. A fraudster attempted to purchase the car by cheque, which they initially refused. He pretended to be a reputable business man and the Plaintiffs then accepted payment by cheque. ...
Inntrepreneur Pub v East Crown - 2000
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Affirmed that pre-agreement representations are not binding or influential where a written agreement contains an ‘entire agreement’ clause....
Inntrepreneur Pub v Sweeney
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Insanity Cases - Disease of the Mind
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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....
Interfoto v Stiletto
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Stiletto Visual Programmes (SVP) ordered 47 photographic transparencies from Interfoto Picture Library (IPL). On the delivery note was a clause stating that transparencies should be returned within 14 days of delivery. ...
International Organisations Act 2005 - Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
This Act makes provisions concerning various international entities conferring privileges, immunities and legal capacity on them......
International Transport Roth GmbH v Secretary of State
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant, the Home Secretary, had introduced rules regarding the liability of HGV drivers entering the United Kingdom with......
Intoxication Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Sep 2021
Cases On Intoxication. The defendant had been convicted of various counts alleging actual bodily harm, and assaults upon police officers. The offences had occurred after the defendant had consumed large quantities of alcohol and drugs....
Introduction To Family Law | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Involuntary Manslaughter Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: 25th Oct 2021
Legal cases on involuntary manslaughter - 1. An unlawful act. 2. The act must be dangerous. 3. Substantial cause of death. 4. Mens Rea....
Iqbal v London Transport Executive
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Ireland v United Kingdom 1979-80
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Sep 2023
Ireland v United Kingdom is a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) principally concerning the threshold at which ‘cruel and unusual treatment’ becomes ‘torture’ for the purposes of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)...
Issa and another v Hackney London Borough Council
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimants were the children of council tenants living in defendant owned accommodation. Environmental health officers found the property was severely......
Ivey v Genting Casinos (Crockfords Club) - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 9th Jan 2024
In Ivey v Genting Casinos professional gambler Phil Ivey visited Crockfords Club, a casino in London, and played a game of Punto Banco, a form of baccarat....
J Evans and Son v Andrea
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The plaintiffs imported machines from Italy to England. The defendants were their forwarding agents....
J Murphy Sons v Johnston Precast
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant was a main contractor for works which requested the defendant sub-contractor to tender for the supply of a pipe for the purpose of carrying......
J Sainsbury plc v Enfield LBC
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
An individual had conveyed part of his land to the first claimant, subject to restrictive covenants stated to be binding on the latter's......
Jackson v Attorney General 2006
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
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....
Jackson v Horizon Holidays - 1975
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Jacobs v Seward
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Miss Lawrence and Miss Senior were tenants in common of three fields used for growing crop. Miss Senior served......
Jaggard v Dickinson - 1981
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Jaggard v Sawyer [1995]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant was subject to a restrictive covenant requiring them to leave a private road clear for use. They breached this covenant by......
James v Thomas
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant, Mr Thomas, owned the cottage in dispute as the sole registered proprietor of the property....
James v Thomas - 2007
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant, Mr Thomas, owned the cottage in dispute as the sole registered proprietor of the property. Mr Thomas had inherited this......
James v Woodall Duckham Construction
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant fell from a ladder during the course of his employment with the defendant construction company. He suffered minor injuries but......
Janaway v Salford Health Authority
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Janaway v Salford Health Authority (1989) AC 537 a conscientious objection case summary...
Janvier v Sweeney - Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Janvier (J) was a maid servant. Sweeny (S) and another man (D) were private detectives who wished to see certain letters......
JEB Fasteners v Marks Bloom - 1983
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
JEB took control of a company. Marks Bloom & Co. (MBC) were the auditors for the business. One of the primary motivations behind taking over the company was that JEB would be able to acquire the services of two of the company directors...
JH Milner v Percy Bilton - 1966
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
The plaintiffs were a firm of solicitors. The defendants were a property development company. In relation to a particular development the plaintiffs wrote to the defendants and it was accepted that the plaintiffs would carry out the legal work in relation to that property....
JJC v Eisenhower
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
Whether internal blood vessel damage suffices for a finding of wounding under s. 18.. The defendant, a minor, shot multiple rounds from an air gun at a group of people, of which one airgun pellet hit the victim....
Job v Potton
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Liability for shares of profits of tenants in common under the Statute of Anne....
Jobling v Associated Dairies Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The complainant was a butcher at Associated Dairies Ltd and he had slipped on the floor and suffered a slipped disc while at work, due to his employer’s......
Jobson v Johnson
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The plaintiff owned 44.9% of the share capital of a football club and contracted to sell the shares to the defendant, by way of the defendant’s......
Joel v Morison - 1834
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
John Summers & Sons Ltd v Frost - 1955
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Johnson v Agnew - 1980
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Johnson was in arrears on his mortgage and entered an agreement to sell the property to Agnew. The agreed price was sufficient to discharge his mortgage......
Johnstone v Bloomsbury Health Authority
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Dec 2020
Dr Johnstone, a junior doctor at University College Hospital was required under his employment contract to work 40 basic hours......
Jolley v Sutton London Borough Council
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The relevance of the extent and kind of remoteness of damage to the imposition of tortious liability. The defendant, Sutton London Borough Council, negligently left a dangerously derelict boat abandoned on a beach that they owned, albeit they had placed a warning sign on the boat advising that it not be touched....
Jones (AE) v Jones (FW) [1977]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendan's father bought a house. The defendant, Frederick Jones, supplied one quarter of the purchaser......
Jones v Boyce
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant was a proprietor of a coach. Soon after the coach had set off from an inn and while the it was on a descent......
Jones v Challenger
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The effect of extinction of the purpose of a trust to provide a matrimonial home on a joint tenant's right to seek an order of sale....
Jones v Cleanthi
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Landlord and tenant; landlord erected wall blocking access to refuse bins; whether statutory obligation defeats easement...
Jones v Jones - 1916
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant was a teacher and headmaster of a school. The female defendant (the wife of the male defendant) falsely and......
Jones v Kernott
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
Beneficial interests of a co-habiting couple in a family home. An unmarried, co-habiting couple, Mr. Kernott and Ms. Jones, purchased a home with a mortgage in joint names....
Jones v Lipman [1962]
Example case summary. Last modified: 29th Sep 2021
Lipman agreed to sell a property to Jones for £5,250, but subsequently changed his mind. He then formed his own company, which had £100 in capital, and made himself the director and owner. ...
Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Jones v Manchester Corporation
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
During the course of operating on a patient with facial burns, a newly qualified doctor administered a drug which she had no thorough......
Jones v Padavatton - 1969
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Agreement for mother to maintain daughter; whether intention to create legal relations. A mother and daughter came to an arrangement whereby the mother agreed to maintain her daughter if she agreed to study for the bar....
Jones v Vernons’ Pools Ltd Case
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Mr. Jones filled in two winning entries on coupons for a sales promotion and sent it to Vernon Pools. The coupons contained the words of......
JT Stratford v Lindley
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The respondents were the officers of a trade union and sought to unsuccessfully negotiate an agreement on behalf of their members......
Junior Books Ltd v Veitchi Co Ltd - Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendants were specialists in flooring and were sub-contractors to lay a floor in a factory which was to be used by the plaintiffs....
Kaitamaki v R
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The defendant was convicted of breaking into the victim’s flat and raping her twice. There was no dispute that sexual intercourse had taken place on two occasions, but the defendant contended that the victim had consented or that he had a reasonable belief that she was consenting....
Karsales v Wallis - Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Dec 2020
The Defendant (Mr Wallis) agreed to buy a used car if the vendor was able to find a company with which the Defendant could enter into a hire-purchase......
Kaur v MG Rover
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
An employee was threatened with compulsory redundancy by her employer. The employee applied to court for declaratory relief that the......
Kay v Lambeth LBC
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Dec 2020
The appellants appealed against decisions that Art.8 provided no defence to possession applications....
Kaya v Turkey (1999) 28 EHRR 1
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Kaya v Turkey (1999) 28 EHRR 1. Unlawful killing by state action and failure to bring to justice the perpetrator(s)....
KD v Chief Constable of Hampshire
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
KD was interviewed by a police officer DC Hull (H) in an investigation of rape involving KD’s daughter and KD’s former partner. In the course of the......
Kearley v Thomson - 1890
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
The defendants were a firm of solicitors which represented a creditor in bankruptcy proceedings. The plaintiff was a friend of the bankrupt....
Keates v The Earl of Cadogan - 1851
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant entered into an agreement with the claimant for the lease of a property for a term of three years......
Keelwalk Properties Ltd v Waller
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The appellant owned several pieces of land containing wooden bungalows. The respondent had been granted......
Kennedy v The Charity Commission
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
In Kennedy v Charity Commission, the Supreme Court considered the issue of whether s.32(2) Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides an exemption to the freedom of information regime which continues after the conclusion of a public inquiry....
Kent v Griffiths - 2000
Example case summary. Last modified: 1st Oct 2021
The plaintiff, Kent, was pregnant and had asthma. She was attended by her GP who dialled 999 and requested an ambulance to take the plaintiff to hospital. The ambulance took 38 minutes to arrive....
Kent v Kavanagh [2006]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Freehold owners entered into a building agreement with a firm of builders who erected a road of semi-detached houses......
Keown v Coventry Healthcare NHS Trust
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Kepong Prospecting v Schmidt
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
T agreed with Schmidt in writing, that in consideration for Schmidt’s assistance to obtain a permit and start mining operations, T would pay Schmidt 1% of the price that all ore from the land was sold at. A year later, KP (the plaintiff) agreed to work the land and undertake T’s agreement to Schmidt....
Khorasandijan v Bush - 1993
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimant, a young lady, was harassed by a man who, amongst other things, repeatedly made harassing, pestering, threatening and......
Kinch v Bullard
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A married couple, Mr and Mrs Johnson were the beneficial joint tenants of their matrimonial home....
King v David Allen & Sons Billposting Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A tenant of a lease over a cinema gave the claimant a license to advertise within the grounds in exchange for a fee. The tenant brought their......
King’s Motors (Oxford) Ltd v Lax
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The parties had a lease for seven years. The lease contained an option for renewal for a further term of seven years on the same terms......
King’s Norton Metal Co v Edridge
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
A fraudster ordered goods from a metal manufacturer. He told the manufacturer that he was a well known business man and provided him......
Kingsnorth Finance Co Ltd v Tizard
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Oct 2021
A married couple jointly contributed to the purchase price for a property intended to serve as the matrimonial home with the husband taking sole legal title to the property at registration....
Kleinwort Benson v Malaysian Mining Corp
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Intention to create legal relations in the formation of contracts. A company incorporated in Malaysia, acquired a cash loan from merchant bankers for the purposes of funding its subsidiary trading company in London....
Kling v Keston Properties Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The plaintiff, Kling, occupied a garage in Chelsea owned by the defendants under a licence. He obtained from them a......
Knapp v Railway Executive
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Mr Knapp was approaching a railway level crossing in his car where the barrier was down. He accidentally let his car run into the barrier which was not......
Knight v Knight (1840) 3 Beav 148
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Dec 2020
Case Summary of Knight v Knight (1840) 3 Beav 148. Private express trusts must demonstrate the 'three certainties'....
Knightley v Johns - 1982
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Mr Johns was driving negligently and this resulted in a crash where his car overturned near the exit of a tunnel. Due to the crash, two police officers attended the scene....
Knightsbridge Estates Trust v Byrne - 1939
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The plaintiff company granted a mortgage to the defendant’s insurance company. The mortgage deed provided for repayment in eighty instalments......
Knowles v Liverpool County Council
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Mr Knowles was employed by Liverpool City Council as a labourer. In the course of his employment he was laying a flagstone in a Liverpool street....
Knuller v DPP - 1973
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant was the director of a company, which published regular magazines for distribution. Inside the magazines, there was a page......
Knuppfer v London Express Newspapers
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Knuppfer (K) was the head of the British branch of the Young Russia Party. The respondents published a newspaper article......
Kokkinakis v Greece - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Kokkinakis v Greece 1993 ECHR 20. Freedoms under article 9, article 10 and article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights...
Kolmar Group AG v Traxpo Enterprises Pvt Limited - 2010
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
In late August 2007, Kolmar entered into a contract with Traxpo to buy methanol +/- 5% at buyer’s option. Then Kolmar wished to sell......
Korbetis v Transgrain Shipping
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
This case concerned a demurrage claim and the appointment of an arbitrator. In April 2004, the complainant, LJ Korbetis sent a fax to the defendants......
Kralj v McGrath - 1986
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Whilst attempting to deliver twins, the defendant medical professional put his arm inside the plaintiff in an attempt to manipulate......
Kreglinger v New Patagonia Meat & Cold Storage Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Collateral advantages and clogs on the equity of redemption....
Krell v Henry [1903]
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
By contract in writing of 20 June 1902, the defendant agreed to hire from the plaintiff a flat in Pall Mall on 26 June and 27 June, on which days it had been announced that the coronation processions would take place and pass along Pall Mall....
L Schuler v Wickman
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Schuler were a company engaged in the manufacture of types of tools. They had contracted with Wickman, who had sole rights to sell Schuler products in the UK....
L'Estrange v Graucob - 1934
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Affirmed that the clauses of a written contract are binding on the signatories, even where a party is unaware of the contract’s full contents. The claimant, L’Estrange, contracted to purchase a slot machine for cigarettes from the defendant, Graucob....
Laemthong International v Artis
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Laemthong Glory (the respondent) was a vessel chartered on a voyage from Brazil to Yemen, carrying bagged sugar. The charterparty contract provided......
Lagden v O’Connor
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Defendant, Mr O’Connor, hit the complainant’s parked car and caused damage to the vehicle. The complainant, Mr Lagden, was unemployed at the time......
Lambert v Lewis Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendants were the farmer, his employee and the retailer and manufacturer concerned with the sale and supply of a faulty towing hitch....
Lampleigh v Braithwaite
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
When past consideration may be good consideration.. The defendant, Braithwaite, killed a man. He asked the plaintiff, Lampleigh to secure him a pardon from the king. ...
Latimer v AEC Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
The defendant Mr Latimer, worked in a factory owned by the defendants, AEC Ltd. The factory had become flooded due to adverse weather, which caused the floor to become very slippery. ...
Lavarack v Woods of Colchester
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Jan 2021
Lavarack was employed by Woods of Colchester (WOC). Under the employment contract, he was to earn £4,000 per year and such bonuses as the directors......
Law Society v KPMG - 2000
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Law Society sought a report from the defendant accountants for the purposes of making decisions about how to manage their funds......
Layton v Martin [1986]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant represented to the claimant (his mistress) that she would have 'financial security' after his death....
Lazarus Estates Ltd v Beasley
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The appellant, Mrs Beasley, was a tenant in the respondent's block of flats. Under s.25(1) Housing Repairs......
Le Fanu v Malcolmson - 1848
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Plaintiffs were the owners of various factories in Ireland. They raised an action of libel against newspaper publishers....
Leach v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The plaintiff had acted as the ‘appropriate adult’ during the police questioning of a criminal who was accused of numerous murders....
Leaf v International Galleries - 1950
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
The plaintiff purchased a picture from the defendants who represented that it was painted by the artist, J. Constable. Five years later, the plaintiff tried to sell the painting at an auction house and was told it had not been painted by the artist he had been told previously....
Leakey v National Trust
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
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....
Lee v Leeds CC; Ratcliffe and Others v Sandwell MBC
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Landlord's obligations with regards to ensuring that a property is fit for human habitation...
Leech v Schweder (1874)
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The plaintiffs occupied a warehouse and premises. The land on which the warehouse had been built was demised to W.H....
Leeds Rugby v Harris
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Iestyn Harris played rugby league for Leeds Rhinos and was contracted to play for them for four years. However, he wished to switch codes and play......
Lefkowitz v Great Minneapolis Surplus Store
Example case summary. Last modified: 30th Sep 2021
The defendant placed an advertisement in the paper for the sale of fur, stating that it would be sold on a ‘first come first served’ basis. The claimant was the first to respond to the advertisement, but the defendant refused to sell on the basis that it was a ‘house rule’ to sell only to female customers....
Lefkowitz v Great Minneapolis Surplus Store
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The defendant placed an advertisement in the paper for the sale of fur, stating that it would be sold on a ‘first come first served’ basis. The claimant......
Leigh v Dickeson
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
In this case a property was co-owned by two individuals. One of them (who was in possession of the property) decided on a need to......
Leigh v Dickeson 1884
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
In this case a property was co-owned by two individuals. One of them (who was in possession of the property) decided......
Leigh v Taylor [1902]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Madame De Falbe was a life tenant of a stately home, in which she had hung valuable tapestries belonging to her. The canvasses were nailed......
Les Affreteurs Reunis v Leopold
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Les Affreteurs refused to pay Walford’s commission, holding that commission was only payable in respect of hire duly earned under the charterparty....
Letang v Cooper - 1965
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
In the summer of 1957, the claimant was sunbathing outside on a piece of land which ordinarily served as a car park. While she was sunbathing, the Defendant reversed over her legs with his car, causing her injury....
Lewis v Averay - 1972
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
The complainant, Mr Lewis, was a postgraduate that wanted to sell his car. He met with somebody interested in buying the car, who was actually a rogue that was impersonating a famous actor, Richard Greene....
Liability For Fire Cases
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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...
Liesbosch Dredger v SS Edison
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The complainant’s dredger, Liesbosch, were negligently damaged and sunk by the owner of the Edison in Greece. At the time, the complainant had a contract......
Lim Poh Choo v Camden and Islington HA
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
The claimant was a senior doctor. She was admitted to a hospital operated by the defendant health service for a minor surgery....
Linden Gardens v Lenesta Sludge - 1994
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
A lessee of part of a building entered into a standard form contract with the second defendants to remove asbestos from the building....
Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Dec 2020
The plaintiffs were a firm of solicitors at which Cass was a partner. Cass was a compulsive gambler and dishonestly obtained money from the firm’s bank......
Lissimore v Downing [2003]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant was a wealthy individual who expressed various sentiments that his girlfriend (the claimant)......
Lister v Forth Dry Dock
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Following financial difficulties, the defendants, Forth Dry Dock, entered receivership. Forth Dry Dock was sold to a third party company......
Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd - 2002
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
Employer’s vicarious liability for personal injury caused by torts committed by employees. A warden was employed at an annex of a boarding school for boys and responsible for the day-to-day running of the school...
Lister v Romford Ice - 1957
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The defendant was a lorry driver who was employed by the plaintiffs to drive their lorry to a slaughterhouse in order to collect waste. The driver took his father with him for the journey and during the course of which, the son reversed the lorry into the father, causing injury....
Liverpool City Council v Irwin
Example case summary. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
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. ...
Liverpool County Council v Irwin
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Implying a term including an obligation on the part of a council where tenancy agreement did not expressly stipulate...
Livingstone v Ministry of Defence - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
A group of soldiers were dispatched to establish control over a riot. However, the soldiers were attacked by the rioters....
Lloyd v Dugdale [2001]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant had arranged for his company to do building work on the claimant's land on the understanding that the claimant would grant......
Lloyd's v Harper - Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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......
Lloyds Bank plc v Carrick
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The first defendant (D1) was the legal owner of a long lease, title to which was unregistered. D1 and his sister-in-law (D2) agreed that D2......
Lloyds Bank v Bundy - 1975
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Mr Bundy was elderly farmer. He and his son were long-time customers at Lloyds Bank – the son’s company also banked there. Lloyds guaranteed the company’s overdraft and charged the farm as security....
Lloyds Bank v Rosset
Example case summary. Last modified: 4th Oct 2021
The defendant, Mrs Rosset, was married to Mr Rosset, who was the sole registered owner of the property in question. Mr Rosset had bought this house with his family trust money, which had insisted on his sole ownership as a condition for using that money....
LMS International v Styrene Packaging
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Aug 2019
The First Defendants operated a factory in a Bradford Industrial Estate, which was owned by the second, third, fourth and fifth defendants....
London & Blenheim Estates Ltd v Ladbroke Retail Parks Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London......
London and Blenheim Estates v Ladbroke
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London & Blenheim Estates; the sale included the right to......
London County Council v Allen and Others
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
The owner of a piece of land applied to London County Council under the London Building Act 1894, section 7 for the grant of a new street on the land that they owned....
London County Council v Cattermoles
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
A man was employed as a garage as a general garage hand, during which he would assist in moving cars out of the way of other cars......
Long v Gowlett [1923]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Long owned a watermill and land which was on both sides of a river. Gowlett owned land on both sides of the river......
Long v Lloyd - 1958
Example case summary. Last modified: 22nd Dec 2020
The plaintiff was a haulage contractor who saw an advert for the sale of a lorry which was described as in ‘exceptional condition’....
Lonrho v Fayed
Example case summary. Last modified: 7th Mar 2018
Lonrho were acquiring a company, and were awaiting permission from the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Fayed and three other defendants......
Lonrho v Shell Case Summary
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Shell operated an oil refinery in Southern Rhodesia (SR). Lonrho constructed a pipeline from a port in Mozambique where oil......
Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam Ltd [2007] UKHL 32 HL
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Case Summary of Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam Ltd [2007] UKHL 32 HL. Indemnity and compensation....
Lord Advocate v Dumbarton District Council
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Ministry of Defence wished to improve the defences of their perimeter fencing at a nuclear submarine base located in Faslane....
Lord Northbourne v Johnston & Son
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
CE owned the S estate and upon death, vested the estate to trustees on behalf of SJ. It was subsequently......
Lovell v Smith 1857
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
In 1803, the plaintiff became an occupier of a cottage. The defendant's farm was between the plaintiff's cottage......
Lovett v Fairclough (1991)
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The defendant owned an estate adjoining a river owned by the claimant. His predecessor in title had fished from the river for a long period......
Lowery v Walker - 1911
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Oct 2021
The defendant was the owner of a savage horse which he knew had the potential to cause damage to other individuals and without warning; he placed into a field to graze, knowing that members of the public cross on their path to a local railway station....
Lowson v Coombes
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Mr Lowson and Ms Coombes were a couple who purchased a house together. They were not married, as Mr Lowson was still......
Lumley v Gye - 1853
Example case summary. Last modified: 21st Oct 2021
Miss Wagner was an opera singer at Lumley’s theatre on a three month contract. Gye and Wagner made an agreement that Wagner would break her contract and refuse to sing at Lumley’s theatre....
Luxmoore May v Messenger
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
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....
Luxor v Cooper - 1941
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Luxor v Cooper assessed the agents right to remuneration where they have conducted work on behalf of the principal and there is either no formal contract or the contract is silent as to the level of remuneration to be paid....
Lynch v Knight - Case Brief
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Mr Lynch told Mr Knight that his wife was a liar, who took pleasure in causing disturbances, had been involved in immoral conduct before marriage......
Lyus v Prowsa Developments Ltd [1982]
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The plaintiffs contracted to purchase a plot of land which was part of an estate under the development of the defendant....
M v Home Office [1994] 1 AC 377
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Asylum; judicial review; contempt. M was a citizen of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) who arrived in the UK seeking asylum. His repeated applications were rejected, as were his applications for judicial review....
Macarthys v Smith
Example case summary. Last modified: 27th Sep 2021
The claimant, Ms Smith, was a factory employee of the defendants, Macarthys, for which she received a salary of £50 per week. She complained......
Macaura v Northern Assurance
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Sep 2021
The owner of a timber estate sold all the timber to a company which was owned almost solely by him. He was the company’s largest creditor. He insured the timber against fire, but in his own name....
MacCormick v Lord Advocate
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The claimants, MacCormick and Hamilton, brought an action against the Crown in Scotland which contested Queen Elizabeth using the title......
Mackay v Dick - 1881
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Mr. Mackay was a contractor for the construction of a railway branch line of Carfin Cutting, who concluded a contract of......
Macklin v Dowsett - 2004
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
Dowsett was in a dire financial situation. He had a bungalow that was condemned by the local authority. He was able to obtain planning for......
Madzimbanuto v Lardner-Burke
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
At the time of this case, Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colony. In 1965, the government unilaterally declared its independence, but this was viewed as illegal by the British government....
Majrowski v Guy’s and St. Thomas’s NHS Trust
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
William Majrowski (M) was formerly employed by St Thomas’s NHS Trust (D). M claimed that he had been bullied by his manager (L), which M claimed amounted......
Makdessi v Cavendish Square Holdings
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The first case, Makdessi, involved the sale of a controlling interest in a marketing company where the defendant agreed to sell his stake to the claimant. In the second case, ParkingEye, the defendant parked his vehicle in a shopping centre which was privately owned and managed by the claimant....
Malayan Credit Ltd v Jack Chia-MPH Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The determination of beneficial interests of joint tenants in common in equity....
Malcolm Charles Contracts Ltd v Crispin
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
MCC, a contractor, submitted a tender to Crispin. The Parties undertook cost reduction exercises and proposed a JCT Standard Form of Building......
Malone v Laskey - 1907
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The claimant lived in a house belonging to her husband’s employer. The claimant’s husband was a tenant, and she had a license to live at the property. Whilst using the lavatory, the cistern was dislodged by vibrations caused by the next-door neighbour’s electricity generator, which fell on her causing her injuries....
Malone v MPC - 1979
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
Malone (M) was charged with handling stolen property. During the Crown Court prosecution of M, the prosecution admitted that the Post Office (P) had intercepted M’s telephone conversations under the authority of the Secretary of State for use by the police....
Malory Enterprises Ltd v Cheshire Homes (UK) Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
A company dishonestly obtained a land certificate in respect of some land from the Land Registry and sold the land...
Manchester Airport Plc v Dutton
Example case summary. Last modified: 15th Jun 2019
The claimants, Manchester Airport, wished to construct a second runway at the airport. The defendants, a group of......
Manchester City Council v Pinnock
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
Possession proceedings against a tenant and the right to respect for a home under the European Convention of Human......
Manchester Diocesan v Commercial
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
The complainants, Manchester Diocesan Council of Education, called for tenders relating to property. The defendant, Commercial and General Investments Ltd, submitted a tender offer to buy the property from the complainants....
Mansfield v Weetabix - 1998
Example case summary. Last modified: 18th Jul 2019
D appealed against a judgment holding them liable in negligence following an incident in which a lorry belonging to D, and driven by one of their......
Manuel v Attorney General [1983] Ch 77
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The Canada Act 1982 provides for a new procedure for amending the constitution of Canada under which the UK Parliament no longer has any role....
Marc Rich v Bishop Rock
Example case summary. Last modified: 28th Oct 2021
During a voyage a ship developed a crack in its hull. The ships owners requested its classification society to inspect the damage. An employee of the classification society advised that the ship should be put into dry dock in order for repairs to be carried out....
Mariola v Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Example case summary. Last modified: 13th Jul 2019
A ship known as the ‘Morning Watch’ had been issued a class certificate by the defendant, Lloyds Register of Shipping, despite the fact that it had a......
Maritime National Fish Ltd v Ocean Trawlers Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 17th Jun 2019
The respondents owned a steam trawler, which was fitted with an otter trawl. The vessel could only operate as a trawler....
Market Investigations v Minister of Social Security
Example case summary. Last modified: 13th Jul 2019
A woman was engaged by a market research company to act as an interviewer on a part-time basis. For each particular survey, she would conduct interviews......
Marriage and Nullity Case Summaries
Example case summary. Last modified: 6th Sep 2021
According to Lord Penzance in Hyde v Hyde (1866) LR 1 PD 130, concerning the validity of a Mormon marriage, marriage may be defined as “the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others”. ...
Mason v Provident Clothing & Supply Co Ltd
Example case summary. Last modified: 16th Jul 2019
The appellant was employed as a canvasser by the respondent. A restrictive covenant in the employment contract provided that the appellant could not......
Tip: If you can't find what you are looking for, try shortening your search phrase. E.g. "Salomon"
