Articles tagged as UK Law
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Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1994) [1998] AC 245
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B stabbed his pregnant girlfriend, who then prematurely gave birth to S. S was wounded in the stabbing and died after 121 days after being born prematurely. ...
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A v B and C [2002] EWCA Civ 337
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The claimant, A, was a professional footballer who sought an injunction against the defendant newspaper, B, from publishing details… ...
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Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire [1992] 1 AC 310
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A joined action was brought by Alcock (C) and several other claimants against the head of the South Yorkshire Police. C and the other claimants all had relatives who were caught up in the Hillsborough Stadium disaster, in which 95 fans of Liverpool FC died. ...
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Canadian Pacific Railway Co v The King [1931] AC 414
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Circumstances where a licence will be implied and whether such a licence is revocable ...
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Donington Park Leisure Ltd v Wheatcroft & Son Ltd [2006] EWHC 904 (Ch)
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The tenant of a lease over a racing-circuit persuaded its landlord to allow it to use additional land for parking during a large event ...
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Mbasogo v Logo Ltd (No 1) [2005] EWHC 2034 (QB)
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The action was launched by the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and related to an alleged coup d’etat against the President and his… ...
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KD v Chief Constable of Hampshire [2005] EWHC 2550 (QB)
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KD was interviewed by a police officer DC Hull (H) in an investigation of rape involving KD’s daughter and KD’s former partner. In the course of the… ...
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Archer v Williams [2003] EWHC 1670 (QB)
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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. ...
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Mileform Ltd v Interserve Security Ltd [2013] EWHC 3386 (QB)
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Mileform provided packaging, warehousing and the distribution of products for the defendant. M claimed that the parties had agreed… ...
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Crystal Palace FC (2000) Ltd v Dowie [2007] EWHC 1392 (QB)
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The defendant, Mr Dowie, was a football manager for the complainants, Crystal Palace Football Club. In the terms of his employment contract… ...
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Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner [2008] EWHC 1084 (Admin)
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PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – JURISDICTION. Numerous requests were made to the House of Commons under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for detailed breakdowns of some MPs’ claims under the Additional Costs Allowances scheme. ...
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Orchard v Lee [2009] EWCA Civ 295
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The claimant was a school dinner lady acting as a supervisor in a children’s playground. She sustained injuries when a 13-year-old boy ran backwards… ...
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McCann and Others v United Kingdom [1995] ECHR 31
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The applicants lodged an application with the Commission on 14 August 1991, on the grounds that the deaths of Daniel McCann, Mairead Farrell and Sean Savage by members of the SAS were in violation of Article 2 of the ECHR; ...
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S.A.S. v France [2014] ECHR 695
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Case Summary of SAS v France [2014] ECHR 695. The case concerned the rights of individuals to manifest their freedom of religion ...
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In the Matter of LC (Children) [2014] UKSC 1
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In LC (Children) No.2, a five member panel of the Supreme Court were asked to pass judgment on the on what is to be taken into account regarding whether a child is habitually resident in a place for the purposes of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 and s.1(2) Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985. ...
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L J Korbetis v Transgrain Shipping BV [2005] EWHC 1345 (QB)
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This case concerned a demurrage claim and the appointment of an arbitrator. In April 2004, the complainant, LJ Korbetis sent a fax to the defendants… ...
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Abbott v Abbott [2007] UKPC 53
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Beneficial ownership of matrimonial home; mortgage instalments; gift from husband’s mother. ...
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Notting Hill Housing Trust v Brackley [2001] EWCA Civ 601
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A married couple held a periodic tenancy on a property as joint tenants, which could be terminated with the provision of four months notice. ...
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Massey v Boulden [2002] EWCA Civ 1634
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The case revolved around an open green space close to a public highway between Bilsington and Hythe, known as the Pinn, as well as adjacent land… ...
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James v Thomas [2007] EWCA Civ 1212
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The defendant, Mr Thomas, owned the cottage in dispute as the sole registered proprietor of the property. Mr Thomas had inherited this… ...
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R (Gentle) v Prime Minister [2008] UKHL 20
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The claimants were the mothers of two British servicemen killed serving in Iraq. Inquests were to be held into the circumstances… ...
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Rodway v Landy [2001] EWCA Civ 471
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Two doctors jointly purchased a property for the purposes of running a medical practice from it. The doctors contributed to the purchase… ...
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Wall v Collins [2007] EWCA Civ 444
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The appellant asserted that he had a right of way over a track which passed over one part of his property, as well as into… ...
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R v JM and SM [2012] EWCA Crim 2293
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JM and SM had been involved in a fight with a few doormen in a nightclub. One of the doormen, who had no signs of health problems, had a renal artery aneurysm and died. JM and SM were charged with affray and manslaughter caused by an unlawful act (affray being the unlawful act). ...
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R v Clarke (Trevor) [2009] EWCA Crim 921
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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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