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.
R v Bounekhla
Case Summaries
The defendant was convicted of three counts of sexual assault after he deliberately and surreptitiously ejaculated on women while dancing......
Last modified: 5th Jul 2019
R v Lewis
Case Summaries
John Lewis (J), a French-American seaman, injured a German man (G) on board an American ship on the high seas. G died in hospital......
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R v Hall - 1985
Case Summaries
The defendant, Hall, was accused of handling stolen property. He denied knowing that it was stolen, stating only that he was suspicious of the property......
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R v Stewart [2009] 1 WLR 2507 Case Summary
Case Summaries
Case Summary of R v Stewart [2009] 1 WLR 2507. Issues surrounding intoxication as a defence...
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R v Dawson and James - 1976
Case Summaries
One defendant pushed the victim who lost his balance enabling the second defendant to steal his wallet. The two defendants were convicted......
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R v Home Secretary, ex p Northumbria Police Authority
Case Summaries
Public disturbances some years earlier resulted in the Home Office opting to create a stock of CS gas (commonly known as riot control gas)......
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R v Poulton - 1832
Case Summaries
A mother strangled her newborn baby, and was charged with the murder. Three medical men testified before a jury that a child can die during......
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Pre Hospital Ethics and Legal Issues
Medical Law
The role of a paramedic is challenging, they are constantly first on the scene, make life and death decisions, and must treat people without ......
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This Party Claim in Property Ownership
Properties and Trusts
We are specifically interested in the species of interests[2] which would not have to be registered and so could potentially be unknown...
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Woman With Dementia Refusing Treatment
Medical Law
The community needs to explore a elderly patients rights to end of life and quality of life decisions though beneficence, non-maleficence and ......
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Law of Trust Distinguished
Properties and Trusts
A trust is the creature of Equity and not of common law. Equity can be described as the body of rules which evolved from those rules applied and administered by the Court of Chancery before the Judicature Act 1873....
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The Concept of Vulnerability in Relation to a Fictitious Study
Medical Law
Vulnerability is difficult to define. Although everyone is vulnerable to harm, some are more vulnerable than others ( Aday et al, 1993). Vulnerabl......
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Regulation of Insider Trading
Trading Law
The issue of insider tradingis as old as trading on equity markets itself....
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Claims for Psychiatric Damage by Secondary Victims: Areas for Reform
Tort Law
This report examines psychiatric damage claims for secondary victims, who face restrictive controls which have limited the amount of meritorious claims significantly....
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Refusal of Medical Treatment
Medical Law
The best interest came into being when the patient refused to consent. The common law prior to the implementation of Mental Capacity Act 2005......
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R v Richardson
Case Summaries
The appellant, a registered dentist, had her licence to practice suspended by the General Dental Council in 1996 but continued to treat patients......
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R v Brown and Stratton
Case Summaries
Brown and Stratton were cousins who jointly attacked Stratton’s father as Stratton found his father’s ongoing gender reassignment embarrassing....
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R v Stones - 1989
Case Summaries
The defendant, Stones, was caught running away from a house that had been burgled. When he was arrested and searched he was found......
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R v G and F
Case Summaries
After police searched one of the defendant’s (G) flat, they found indecent images of children on a laptop computer. The police then searched his mobile......
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R v Kemp (1957) 1 QB 399
Case Summaries
The defendant assaulted his wife with a hammer. He had no previous history of violence and no apparent motive. He was charged with causing......
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R v Brown 2011
Case Summaries
The appellant, Brown was married to the victim and they had two children. The couple was undergoing a divorce. Brown had contact with the......
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R v George - 1956
Case Summaries
The defendant had a foot fetish, and on two occasions attempted to remove shoes off the feet of young girls without their consent for the......
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R v Campbell - 1991
Case Summaries
Tony Campbell (C) arrested after loitering outside a post office, wearing sunglasses and carrying something heavy, after police had......
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R v Clarke - 2009
Case Summaries
Clarke suffered from type 1 Diabetes and had a Hypoglycaemic attack at the wheel of his vehicle, causing him to hit two pedestrians......
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R v Ong [2001] Cr App R (S) 117
Case Summaries
The defendant had planned to switch off the floodlights at a Premier League football game between Charlton and Liverpool......
Last modified: 4th Jul 2019
