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.
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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.
Theaker v Richardson
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The defendant (R) wrote to the plaintiff (T) accusing her of, amongst other things, being “a very dirty whore.” T’s husband opened the letter thinking......
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Smith v Mawhood - 1845
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The plaintiff, a London tobacconist entered into a contract to sell a quantity of tobacco to the defendant. Under the relevant Excise Act any......
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Reynolds v Times Newspapersu
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The plaintiff was a former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland. He began proceedings against a British newspaper publisher in relation......
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Smith v Austin Lifts
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The plaintiff was a fitter who was employed by the first defendants, who had contracted the second defendants to maintain a lift on their premises....
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Storey v Ashton - Case Summary
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The defendant in this case, was a wine merchant who, in the course of employment, sent his clerk and his car man off with a horse and cart to make a......
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Smith & Snipes Hall Farm v River Douglas Catchment
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The defendant was a catchment board and covenanted with the owner of land, which was subject to flooding. It did so on the basis that......
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R v Watson - 1989
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Mr Watson and another person threw a brick through the elderly and seriously ill victim’s house. Unaware of the victim’s condition and age, they......
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Re Mahmoud and Ispahani
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Under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914 an Order was made, titled the Seeds, Oils and Fats Order 1919 that said “a person shall not... buy or sell or......
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R v Windle - 1952
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The appellant (W) was convicted of murdering his wife. His wife had regularly spoke of committing suicide and doctors suggested......
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Spicer v Smee
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The claimant’s property was adjacent to the defendant’s land. As a result of some faulty wiring, a fire broke out on the defendant’s property......
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Saunders v Anglia Building Society - 1971
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A widow was induced by a fraudster to sign her leasehold interest in her house over to him. He then mortgaged her property to the Anglia......
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Robertson v Wait - 1853
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The plaintiffs brought a claim against the defendants for breaching their contract but did not establish the terms of the commission structure within......
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Swedish Central Railway Co Ltd v Thompson [1925]
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A Case Summary of Swedish Central Railway Co Ltd v Thompson [1925] AC 495 (HL)....
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Thompson v Foy
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Thompson permitted her daughter, Foy, to build an extension to Thompson’s home. According to their informal agreement, the......
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Robshaw v United Lincolnshire Hospitals
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The claimant suffered from severe cerebral palsy due to mismanagement of his birth. He required full time care for the remainder of his life....
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St Martins Property Corporation v Sir Robert McAlpine
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St Martins, the first plaintiff, began working on a development which included shops, offices and flats. A 150-year leasehold was granted......
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Speight v Gosnay
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The defendant uttered certain words creating a false (unfavourable) impression regarding the claimant’s virginity when the claimant’s mother was present....
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Southern Water Authority v Pegrum
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The defendants were pig farmers. Waste and effluence from the pigs was stored first in tanks which drained into a lagoon which had been constructed......
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The Hansa Nord - 1976
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Pursuant to a contract of sale, a German company agreed to sell a Dutch company 12,000 tons of citrus pulp pellets for use in cattle feed....
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R v Walkington - 1979
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The defendant, Walkington, was in a department store when he went behind the unoccupied counter area on the shop floor and opened......
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Smith v. Stone - 1647 | Case Brief
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Smith (S) brought an action of trespass against Stone (D) after D was carried onto S’s land by force, and violence of others, and was not there......
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Staples v West Dorset
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The defendant occupied the Cobb at Lyme Regis which was a wall from which the public could gain access to the promenade....
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Silven Properties v RBS
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The claimant was a property company which had several mortgaged properties with the defendant bank. The claimants defaulted......
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Taylor v Bowers - 1876
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The defendant was a creditor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff made over all his stock-in-trade to a third party on the basis of fictitious bills of......
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