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Albert v MIB Case Summary
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Q regularly gave his co-workers lifts to and from work in his car over a period of more than eight years, and received payments for this...
Anderson Ltd v Daniel - 1924 1 KB 138
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Under s.1(1) Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1906 any seller of artificial fertilizer had to provide the buyer with an invoice stating the......
Case 6/64 Flaminio Costa v E.N.E.L
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In 1962 the Italian Republic introduced a law which nationalised the production and *427 distribution of electricity and created an organisation......
Archbolds Freightage v Spanglett
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The plaintiffs, Archbolds, were carriers who subcontracted with the defendants, Spanglett, to take a quantity of whisky from Leeds to London....
Adams v Rhymney Valley District Council
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The Court held that the defendant had exercised reasonable skill and care, and produced a design which other professionals had also produced and used....
Andrews Brothers v Singer - 1934
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The claimants and defendants entered into an agreement which stipulated that the claimants would be sole dealers of the claimant’s cars......
A-G v Whelan
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Mr Whelan was convicted of handling stolen goods. It was found that he had acted under a threat of death or immediate violence....
The Alaskan Trader (No.2)
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The owners of a vessel chartered for a two-year time charter with the defendant. One year into this, the vessel incurred a serious engine issue which......
Amalgamated Investment v John Walker - Case Summary
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The defendant, John Walker & Sons Ltd, advertised their warehouse for sale, either for occupation or redevelopment of the property....
A v B [2002] 2 All ER 545
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The claimant, A, was a professional footballer who sought an injunction against the defendant newspaper, B, from publishing details......
Archer v Williams - 2003
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The claimant (A) was the wife of a well-known politician. A previously employed the defendant (W) as a personal assistant....
Amsprop Trading Ltd v Harris Distribution
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Harris was the subtenant of a property who had covenanted with the tenant to maintain and repair the property. Further to this......
Alexander v Home Office - 1988
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The claimant was a prisoner who had been racially discriminated against in his initial assessment by the prison officer and in various applications......
Appleton v Garrett - Case Summary
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The claimants were patients of the defendant dentist, who had carried out unnecessary treatment upon them. The defendant had deliberately......
Attorney General's Reference No. 3 of 1992
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Four men (D) threw a petrol bomb from a moving car, which hit a wall nearby four men in a parked car and two standing men....
Alexander v Rayson
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The plaintiff, Alexander, agreed to rent a flat in Piccadilly to the defendant, Mrs. Rayson, at a rent of £1200 a year. This included the provision of......
Allen v Flood - 1898
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Flood and Walter was a shipwright employed on a ship, liable to be discharged at any time. Fellow workers objected to their employment......
Cooke v MGN Ltd
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The defendants published an article which suggested that various landlords made significant profit from renting poor quality......
Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria
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Mr Barbudev, a Bulgarian businessman had founded a successful cable television and internet company in Bulgaria called Eurocom Plovdiv....
Calverley v Green - Case Summary
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Mr Calverley and Ms Green were in a de facto relationship, where they were not legally married but had lived together as if they were for 10 years....
Burton v Islington Health Authority
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The claimants were children who had been born suffering from disabilities which had been caused by negligent medical treatment of their mothers......
Bushwall Properties v Vortex Properties
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The parties agreed to sell a property of 51 ½ acres of land for a set price of £500,000. The payments were to be made in unequal instalments....
Duffy v Lamb
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This case concerned the (continuing) supply of electricity to the claimant’s property. The claimant was initially a tenant of Manby Estates Limited, being......
Getreide Import v Contimar
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A dispute arose between the parties and the defendant wanted to appeal the arbitration decision....
Donohoe v Ingram
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The impact of exceptional circumstances on sales orders resultant from bankruptcy; can sales orders violate human rights....
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