List Of Supreme Court Of Judicature Cases
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Senior Courts of England and Wales – that is, cases from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and Crown Court. pre-1800 * '' Haxey's case'' (1397) Rot. Parl. (iii) 434 * Case of the Thorns (1466) YB 6 Ed 4, 7a pl 18. Early precedent for negligence and trespass to land. * R v Earl of Northumberland (1568) Crown right to minerals precedent. * Case of the Swans (1592) Crown right to wildlife precedent * Mouse's case(1602) precedent establishing the defense of Necessity on Tort * ''Booty v Barnaby'' (1687) * 1800 – 1899 * * '' Vaughn v. Menlove'' (1837). 132 E.R. 490 (C.P.) * ''Foss v Harbottle'' (1843) 2 Hare 461, 67 ER 189 * * * * ''Parker v. South Eastern Railway Company'' (1877), L.R. 2 C.P.D. 416 * ''Cundy v Lindsay'' (1878) 3 App Cas 459 * '' Household Fire & Carriage Account Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Grant'' (1879), 4 Exch. Div. 216 * ''R v. Dudley a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Senior Courts Of England And Wales
The courts of England and Wales, supported administratively by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in England and Wales. The United Kingdom does not have a single unified legal system—England and Wales has one system, Scotland another, and Northern Ireland a third. There are exceptions to this rule; for example in immigration law, the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal's jurisdiction covers the whole of the United Kingdom, while in employment law there is a single system of employment tribunals for England, Wales, and Scotland but not Northern Ireland. Additionally, the Military Court Service has jurisdiction over all members of the armed forces of the United Kingdom in relation to offences against military law. The Court of Appeal, the High Court, the Crown Court, the County Court, and the magistrates' courts are administered by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service, an executive ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henthorn V ''
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Henthorn is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * James Henthorn (1744–1832), Irish surgeon *Karen Henthorn (born 1963), English actress Fictional * Sean Henthorn, a character in ''Jericho'' See also *''Henthorn v Fraser ''Henthorn v Fraser'' 8922 Ch 27 is a decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales dealing with the postal rule in English law of contract formation. Facts The defendant and the claimant were situated at Liverpool and Birkenhead respect ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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R V Waterfield
''R v Waterfield'' 9633 All E.R. 659 is an English Court of Appeal decision, a court of binding precedent, outlining the modern limits of the law that authorises a police officer to stop (and then conceivably detain) a person. This case produced what is known as the Waterfield test (incorporating the common law "ancillary power doctrine") for the limit of police authority to interfere with a person's liberty or property. Facts The police were investigating a reported incident of dangerous driving, where a car had rammed into a wall. It turned out that the car was owned by Eli Waterfield and driven by his friend, Geoffrey Lynn, but police were unable to make any arrests without further evidence. One evening, while Lynn sat in the car at the local market, two police officers approached him to ask to search it. Lynn said he would leave. One of the officers said he would stop him if he tried. Waterfield arrived, told the police that they had no right to seize his car and told Ly ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fisher V Bell
''Fisher v Bell'' 9611 QB 394 is an English contract law case concerning the requirements of offer and acceptance in the formation of a contract. The case established that, where goods are displayed in a shop, such display is treated as an invitation to treat by the seller, and not an offer. The offer is instead made when the customer presents the item to the cashier together with payment. Acceptance occurs at the point the cashier takes payment. Facts The defendant displayed a flick knife in the window of his shop next to a ticket bearing the words Ejector knife – 4s, (i.e. four shillings). Under section 1 of the Restriction of Offensive Weapons Act 1959 (which was expanded in 1961, after this case finished, to deal with the gap in the law): In late 1959, the claimant, a chief inspector of police, brought forward information against the defendant alleging he contravened section 1(1) by offering the flick knife for sale. Judgement Bristol Justices At first instance, the Pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shanklin Pier Ltd V Detel Products Ltd
''Shanklin Pier Ltd v Detel Products Ltd'' 9512 KB 854 is a leading judgment on the subject of collateral contracts in English contract law. In it the High Court of Justice King's Bench Division used the principle of collateral contracts, to create an exception to the rule of privity of contract where a contract may be given consideration by entering into another contract. Facts Shanklin Pier Ltd hired a contractor to paint Shanklin Pier. They spoke to Detel Products Ltd about whether a particular paint was suitable to be used, and Detel assured them that it was, and that it would last for at least seven years.Beale (2002) p.55 On the basis of this conversation Shanklin Pier Ltd instructed the contractors to use a particular paint, which they did. The paint started to peel after three months, and Shanklin Pier attempted to claim compensation from Detel Products. Judgment McNair J's judgment read: See also *Privity in English law Privity is a doctrine in English contrac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Olley V Marlborough Court Hotel
''Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel'[1949] 1 KB 532is an English contract law case on exclusion clauses in contract law. The case stood for the proposition that a representation made by one party cannot become a term of a contract if made after the agreement was made. The representation can only be binding where it was made at the time the contract was formed. Facts Mrs Olley was a long-staying resident of the Marlborough Court Hotel, Lancaster Gate, London. As usual she left her room key on a rack behind the reception one day, but when she came back it was gone. Inside her room, her fur coat had been stolen. A witness called Colonel Crerer, who was sitting in the lounge, saw a person go in and come out again with a parcel fifteen minutes later. The porter had apparently been cleaning a bust of the Duke of Marlborough and failed to notice. Mrs Olley asked to be repaid for the cost of the coat. The hotel pointed to an exclusion clause on a notice behind a door in the bedr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central London Property Trust Ltd V High Trees House Ltd
''Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd'' 947KB 130 is a famous English contract law decision in the High Court. It reaffirmed and extended the doctrine of promissory estoppel in contract law in England and Wales. However, the most significant part of the judgment is ''obiter dicta'' as it relates to hypothetical facts; that is, the landlord did ''not'' seek repayment of the full wartime rent. Denning J held estoppel to be applicable if Facts High Trees House Ltd leased a block of flats in Clapham, London from Central London Property Trust Ltd. The agreement was made in 1937 and specified an annual ground rent of £2,500. The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 led to a downturn in the rental market. High Trees struggled to find tenants for the property and approached Central London Property Trust in January 1940 to request that the rent be lowered. A reduction to £1,250 per year was agreed in writing, though the duration was not specified and no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Young V Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd
''Young v. Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd'' (944KB 718 CA) was an English court case that established that the Court of Appeal is bound to follow its own decisions and those of courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction, except in the following cases: #the court is entitled and bound to decide which of two previous conflicting decisions of its own it will follow; #the court is bound to refuse to follow a decision of its own which cannot stand with a decision of the House of Lords; #the court is not bound to follow a decision of its own if the decision was given ''per incuriam'', e.g., where a statute or a rule having statutory effect which would have affected the decision was not brought to the attention of the earlier court. There are a few other possible exceptions that may be worth considering. These are: #Decisions on interlocutory appeals, for example, decisions taken by a Court of Appeal of only two judges. #Where the decision from the House of Lords was made on an unwarranted assump ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Foley V
Foley may refer to: Places United States * Foley, Alabama * Foley, Florida, a community in Taylor County, Florida *Foley, Minnesota *Foley, Missouri *Foley Field, baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia *Foley Square in Manhattan Canada *Foley Island, Nunavut *Foley Mountain Conservation Area, Ontario Northern Ireland * Foley, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh People * Foley (surname), a list of people with the surname *Foley (band), New Zealand pop duo *Baron Foley, British peerage title *Foley (musician), Miles Davis sideman 1987–1991 Fiction *Miss Foley, a fictional character from the novel ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' Technology * Foley (filmmaking), a process or a studio for creating sound effects used to enhance film or video soundtrack * Foley catheter, the most common type of indwelling urinary catheter Ships *, more than one ship of the British Royal Navy *, a United States Navy destroyer escort in commission from August to October 1945 See also * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Balfour V
Balfour may refer to: People Earls of Balfour * Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848–1930), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister of the UK (1902-1905), made the public statement of Balfour Declaration * Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour (1853–1945), British Conservative politician * Robert Balfour, 3rd Earl of Balfour (1902–1968) * Gerald Arthur James Balfour, 4th Earl of Balfour (1925–2003) * Roderick Balfour, 5th Earl of Balfour (born 1948) Other people * Balfour (surname), a Scottish family name * Lord Balfour of Burleigh * Baron Balfour of Glenawley * Sir Graham Balfour (1858–1929), Victorian statistician and member of Florence Nightingale's inner circle * Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853–1922), a Scottish botanist and son of John Hutton Balfour * John Hutton Balfour (1808–1884), a Scottish botanist and father of Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour Places Canada * Balfour, British Columbia (aka Balfour Bay) * Rayside-Balfour, Ontario * Balfour Buildi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of London Press, Ltd
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Automatic Self-Cleansing Filter Syndicate Co Ltd V Cuninghame
''Automatic Self-Cleansing Filter Syndicate Co Ltd v Cuninghame'' 9062 Ch 34 is a UK company law case, which concerns the enforceability of provisions in a company's constitution. The Court of Appeal affirmed that directors were not agents of the shareholders and so were not bound to implement shareholder resolutions, where special rules already provided for a different procedure. Facts There were 2700 shares and the plaintiff, Mr McDiarmid, owned 1202 of them. The company was in the business of purifying and storing liquids. He wanted the company to sell its assets to another company. At a meeting he got 1502 of the shares to vote in favour of such a resolution, with his friends. The directors were opposed to it. They declined to comply with the resolution. So Mr McDiarmid brought this action in the name of the company, against the company directors, including Mr Cuninghame. The constitution stated that only a three quarter majority could remove the directors. It said the gen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |