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 Misra and Srivastava [2004] EWCA Crim 2375
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The Court of Appeal upheld two doctors’ convictions and explained why gross negligence manslaughter meets the requirement of legal certainty. ...
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Willis v Hoare (1999) 77 P & CR D42
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The claimant was the head-tenant of a third-party’s land, and had granted a four-year sub-lease to the defendant. ...
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National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth [1965] UKHL 1
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Ainsworth distinguishes personal marital rights from property interests capable of binding a mortgagee under the Land Registration Act 1925. ...
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National Provincial Bank Ltd v Hastings Car Mart Ltd [1964] Ch 665
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The Court of Appeal considered whether a deserted wife’s occupation could bind a mortgagee under the Land Registration Act 1925. ...
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H Parsons (Livestock) Ltd v Uttley Ingham & Co Ltd [1977] EWCA Civ 13
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A supplier was liable for pigs injured by badly stored feed because that type of harm was a serious possibility, despite the unusual disease and severity. ...
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Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394
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A priced shop-window display was an invitation to treat, so it was not an offer for sale under the wording of the 1959 Act. ...
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Davies v Marshall (1861) 10 CB (NS) 697
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Consent inducing expenditure on building works supplied an equitable defence, but alleged misrepresentation was a valid answer to it. ...
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Barrett v Ministry of Defence [1994] EWCA Civ 7
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The Ministry owed no duty to prevent a competent adult’s excessive drinking, but was liable for negligent care after taking charge of him. ...
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Smith and Snipes Hall Farm Ltd v River Douglas Catchment Board [1949] 2 KB 500
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The benefit of a drainage covenant passed to a later owner and tenant under section 78 of the Law of Property Act 1925. ...
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Bass Holdings Ltd v Morton Music Ltd [1988] Ch 493
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Past breaches whose effects were spent did not defeat the tenant’s lease option; the Court distinguished them from outstanding breaches and liabilities. ...
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North Glamorgan NHS Trust v Walters [2002] EWCA Civ 1792
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The Court of Appeal treated a mother’s direct experience of events over 36 hours as one horrifying event and upheld her psychiatric injury claim. ...
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Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42
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The Supreme Court allowed recovery of £620,000 paid for an unperformed insider-dealing scheme and reconsidered the illegality defence through policy and proportionality. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Pawlett v Attorney General (1667) Hardres 465
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The Exchequer considered whether an equity of redemption survived the Crown’s acquisition of mortgaged land, distinguishing that right from the remedy against the King. ...
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Pay v Lancashire Probation Service [2003] UKEAT 1224_02_2910; Pay v UK
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Pay’s dismissal and human rights challenges: the EAT’s 2003 ruling and the European Court’s 2008 decision on private life, freedom of expression and proportionality. ...
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Pilcher v Rawlins (1872) LR 7 Ch App 259
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Pilcher v Rawlins (1872) LR 7 Ch App 259: innocent mortgagees acquired legal title without notice of concealed trust interests and successfully resisted the beneficiaries’ claims. ...
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Leigh v Taylor [1902] UKHL 1
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Leigh v Taylor [1902] UKHL 1: why valuable tapestries attached to a life tenant’s walls remained chattels, with the purpose and degree of attachment considered together. ...
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Mills v Silver [1990] EWCA Civ 12
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Long use established a vehicle right of way despite the neighbouring owner’s tolerance, but turning the track into an all-weather stone road remained a trespass. ...
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R v Donovan [1934] 2 KB 498
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Donovan’s conviction was quashed because the jury had not been properly directed on bodily harm, the relevance of consent or the prosecution’s burden of proof. ...
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Borman v Griffith [1930] 1 Ch 493
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A tenant under an agreement for a lease obtained an implied right to use an existing drive, although section 62 did not apply to the agreement. ...
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Stovin v Wise [1996] UKHL 15
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The House of Lords held, by three to two, that Norfolk County Council owed no duty of care for failing to improve visibility at a dangerous junction. ...
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Bhullar v Bhullar [2003] EWCA Civ 424
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Directors who privately bought neighbouring property breached the no-conflict rule, despite the company not actively pursuing the acquisition. ...
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Mendelssohn v Normand Ltd [1970] 1 QB 177
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The garage’s printed exclusion could not defeat an attendant’s specific promise to lock the car. The reception notice and the parking ticket required separate treatment. ...
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R v Morris; Anderton v Burnside [1984] AC 320
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The House of Lords upheld theft convictions for supermarket label switching. Assuming one of the owner’s rights could be enough, and theft could occur before payment. ...
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R v Smith and others [2011] EWCA Crim 66
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Unlawfully possessed drugs can be stolen under the Theft Act 1968. The robbery convictions stood, but all three sentences were reduced from eight years to seven. ...
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Union Lighterage Co v London Graving Dock Co [1902] 2 Ch 557
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The dock owners had no implied or prescriptive right to keep hidden support rods beneath the neighbouring wharf. The Court of Appeal’s majority held that the wharf owner was entitled to remove them. ...
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