Articles tagged as UK Law
UK law covers the laws and legislation of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Essays, case summaries, problem questions and dissertations here are relevant to law students from the United Kingdom and Great Britain, as well as students wishing to learn more about the UK legal system from overseas.
Latest Law Papers tagged as UK Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
McGowan v Radio Buxton Case
Case Summaries
Ms. McGowan participated in a competition on a radio station for which the advertised prize was claimed to be a Renault Clio car....
Last modified: 13th Jul 2019
Mariola v Lloyd’s Register of Shipping
Case Summaries
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......
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Palk v Mortgage Services Funding - 1993
Case Summaries
In 1990 A borrowed £300,000, secured by a mortgage over the house he owned jointly with his wife, B. A's company then went into insolvent liquidation....
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Nisshin Shipping v Cleaves - Case Brief
Case Summaries
Cleaves negotiated nine time charters on behalf of Nisshin. The contract between Cleaves and Nisshin stated that Cleaves was to receive a......
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Monson v Tussauds Ltd
Case Summaries
The claimant was tried for murder by gunshot in Scotland for which the jury returned a verdict of “not proven”. The defendants exhibited wax figures of......
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Negligence Causation Cases
Case Summaries
Negligence Causation Cases. The plaintiff was a police dog handler. In 1987 he had been involved in a serious and frightening criminal incident. In 1993 an accident involving the......
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Quinn v Leathem - 1901
Case Summaries
Leathem, a butcher, had employees who did not belong to the Belfast Butchers’ Association (BBA). After experiencing some difficulties, he asked......
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McWilliams v Sir Arrol
Case Summaries
The claimant was an experienced steel erecter who fell 70 feet to his death from a steel tower he was working on. His employer had failed to......
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New Hampshire Insurance v MGN
Case Summaries
The dispute concerned a number of fidelity insurance contracts. The defendants were all insured companies within the Maxwell Group of companies....
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Market Investigations v Minister of Social Security
Case Summaries
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......
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Mileform Ltd v Interserve Security Ltd
Case Summaries
Mileform provided packaging, warehousing and the distribution of products for the defendant. M claimed that the parties had agreed......
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Matthews v Ministry of Defence - Summary
Case Summaries
Matthews was an electrical mechanic in the Royal Navy for some 13 years. Decades after his service ended he was diagnosed as having asbestos-related......
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R v Burgess - 1991
Case Summaries
The appellant (B) was charged with wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. His defence was that during the event he was sleep......
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R v Ciccarelli
Case Summaries
The incident took place at a house party with the complainant in attendance, as well as the defendant and his girlfriend. They had met three......
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R v Jones - 1987
Case Summaries
There were six appellants to the appeal a conviction under s 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. All had pleaded guilty to at least two......
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Assisted Suicide Is, a Highly Controversial Subject
Medical Law
The Position in Law Prior to 1st February 2010 the law in respect of assisted suicide consisted of two offences. The first was the substantive off......
Last modified: 9th Jul 2019
Expose Shareholders and Directors
Finance Law
In What Way May The Corporate Veil Be Pierced In Order To Expose Shareholders And Directors To Personal Liability For The Debts Of The Company?...
Last modified: 9th Jul 2019
Welfare of a Child
Family Law
Legal rules as they are applied by the courts to regulate family relationships...
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Legal Methods Assignment
Judicial Law
Professor John Langbein talks about adversarial and non-adversarial systems of justice in ‘’Why Adversary Justice fails’’. An adversarial......
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Laws Affecting SME Bank Loans
Finance Law
It is common practice for small business owners to apply for business loans from banks who will grant a loan provided that the loan is secured....
Last modified: 9th Jul 2019
Immigration Problems and Sham Marriage
Immigration Law
It has become increasingly apparent in recent years that there is much resort to sham marriage as a means of obtaining leave to enter for persons who would not otherwise be able to obtain it....
Last modified: 9th Jul 2019
Asserting a Right of Way and Use in Land Law
Land Law
The Land Registration Act 2002 has as one of its aims, to ensure that the register is an accurate and complete record of all the interests in the land....
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Persons Right in Relation to Land
Land Law
Following Street v Mountford, it appeared that the legal test to determine whether a residential occupier is a licensee or a tenant is exclusive possession....
Last modified: 9th Jul 2019
Respect of Confessions
General Law
This assignment will consider the current protection that is afforded to suspects who are held in policy custody in relation to confessions....
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