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Wheeler v New Merton Board Mills
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An eighteen-year-old workman was working at a machine for cutting cardboard with revolving sharp knives and, whilst collecting the shavings......
Venables and Thompson v News Group Newspapers
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Torreggiani and Others v Italy 43517/09 (ECHR, 08 January 2013)
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The case of Torreggiani and Others v Italy deals primarily with the Article 3 prohibition on torture or inhuman and degrading treatment...
Ultramares Corporation v Touche 174 N.E. 441 (1932)
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Case Summary of Ultramares Corporation v Touche 174 N.E. 441 (1932). Tort law in the United States covering indeterminate liability and privity....
YL v Birmingham City Council - 2007
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Y was a resident of a care home run by a healthcare company (S). Her placement had been arranged by the respondent local authority (B)......
Ward v London County Council
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A fire engine driver injured the claimant by running a red light while driving to deal with an emergency. The claimant sued the driver’s employers....
Wall v Collins - 2007
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The appellant asserted that he had a right of way over a track which passed over one part of his property, as well as into......
Alfred Toepfer International v Itex
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A buyer agreed to purchase a full cargo of 22,000 tonnes of maize from a seller in Argentina. The buyer nominated a sub-buyer to nominate......
Arthur JS Hall v Simons
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In the first case, in a protracted dispute for a building, the plaintiff’s solicitors acted for the opposite side. In the second case, during matrimonial......
Allied Maples Group v Simmons & Simmons
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Allied Maples Group (AMG) instructed Simmons & Simmons (S&S) to act in a takeover of the Gillow group of companies. S&S failed to advise AMG......
Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary v Shimmen
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The defendant was spending time with four of his friends outside a shop in a generally jovial atmosphere. At one stage, the appellant......
Attwood v Lamont - 1920
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The plaintiff was a tailor and general outfitter who employed the defendant as an assistant. In the contract of employment, the defendant agreed......
Attorney-General v Antrobus [1905] 2 Ch 188
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The case concerned Stonehenge and the public’s right of access to it. The site’s owner had taken steps to protect the monument by enclosing it with......
Adoption | Family Law Study Area | Law Teacher
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Adoption. An adoption order made by an 'authorised court' (that is, a Family Proceedings Court, a County Court or the High Court) transfers a child from one family to another by vesting parental...
Ahmad and others v UK (2013) 56 EHRR 1
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Case Summary of Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (2013) 56 EHRR 1. Extradition and Article 3 of the ECHR....
Alexander v North Eastern Railway
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The plaintiff had been convicted of riding a train from Leeds without having purchased a valid ticket. The penalty was a fine......
Aircool Installations v British Telecommunications
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The claimant was a manufacturer of air conditioning equipment and subcontracted another firm to install the equipment in the premises of the defendant....
A-G Ref (No 1 of 1983)
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The defendant was a policewoman who was mistakenly paid an extra £74 in her wages by direct debit into her bank account. The employer made no......
Attorney-General’s Reference (No. 1 of 1975)
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The defendant added alcohol to a motorist’s soft drink without the motorist’s knowledge or consent, despite knowing that the motorist would be driving......
Adam Opel GmbH v Mitras Automotive
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Mitras was in the business of manufacturing automotive parts and was the sole supplier of a particular part. Adam decided to source the part......
Attorney General v Hartwell
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L, a British Virgin Islands policeman, abandoned his post and travelled to another island. He went into a bar, where his former partner......
Alfred McAlpine v Panatown - Summary
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When defects were found, Panatown sought damages against AMC for the delay and the defects (having already received a damages under the duty of......
Antonio v Antonio - 2010
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The parties used to be married and were also involved in business together. Mrs Antonio owned a lucrative business. While still married......
Attorney-General’s Reference (No 6 of 1980)
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The respondent and the complainant had an argument. They agreed to engage in a fist fight to settle the matter in a public street....
Alderslade v Hendon Laundry Ltd
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The claimant sent certain items to the defendant’s laundry so that they may be washed. Of those, ten large handkerchiefs were lost....
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