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Lynn Ungoed-Thomas
Sir Arwyn Lynn Ungoed-Thomas (29 June 1904 – 4 December 1972) was a Welsh Labour Party politician and British judge. Personal life He was born on 29 June 1904, the son of Evan Ungoed-Thomas, minister of Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church, Carmarthen, for more than forty years. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Carmarthen), Haileybury College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He married on 19 April 1933 to Dorothy, the daughter of Jasper Travers Wolfe of county Cork. They had two sons and one daughter. Ungoed-Thomas played rugby union for Leicester Tigers in 1931, featuring in eight games between January and March and scoring two tries. Career Before his political career, he served in the army throughout World War II, where he became a major. He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Welsh constituency of Llandaff and Barry. His seat was abolished for the 1950 general election, but shortly afterwards the Labour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solicitor General For England And Wales
His Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, known informally as the Solicitor General, is one of the law officers of the Crown in the government of the United Kingdom. They are the deputy of the Attorney General for England and Wales, Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the The Crown, Crown and Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet on the law. They can exercise the powers of the Attorney General in the Attorney General's absence. Despite the title, the position is usually held by a barrister as opposed to a solicitor. There is also a Solicitor General for Scotland, who is the deputy of the Lord Advocate. As well as the Sovereign's Solicitor General, the Prince of Wales and a Queen consort (when the Sovereign is male) are also entitled to have an Attorney and Solicitor General, though the present Prince of Wales has only an Attorney General and no Solicitor General. The Solicitor General is addressed in court as "Mr Solicitor" or "Ms Solicitor". The Solicitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Lakin
Cyril Harry Alfred Lakin (29 December 1893 – 23 June 1948) was a Welsh politician and farmer who was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Llandaff and Barry in South Wales. He won the seat at a by-election in June 1942, with a 5,655 majority over an independent Labour candidate, but was defeated at the 1945 general election by the official Labour Party candidate Lynn Ungoed-Thomas. Lakin lived in London, his family lived at Highlight Farm in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Barry ( cy, Y Barri; ) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, on the north coast of the Bristol Channel approximately south-southwest of Cardiff. Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the resurrected Bar .... His wife was Vera Marjory Savill, whom he married in 1926. They had one daughter Bridget, who was born in 1927. He died in France and his wife died on the Isle of Wight in 1990. References Sourceswww.barrywales.co.uk External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hodgson V Marks
is an English land law case concerning the right of a person with an equitable interest in a home to remain in actual occupation, even if a bank has a charge and is seeking repossession. Facts Mrs Hodgson bought 31 Gibbs Green, Edgware, Middlesex in 1939. After being widowed in April 1959 she took Mr Evans as a lodger, and in June 1960 transferred him her freehold for free. He told her she should give him the deeds so her nephew, in the foreign service, would not return and turn her out. He also took money to invest on her behalf. He registered himself, and sold it to Mr Marks, who gave a charge to Cheltenham & Gloucester Cheltenham & Gloucester plc (C&G) was a mortgage and savings provider in the United Kingdom, a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. C&G specialised in mortgages and savings products. Previously, C&G was a building society, the Cheltenham and Glouc ... Building Society. Mrs Hodgson, still living there, found out and claimed a declaration that Mr Marks should ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushell V Faith
''Bushell v Faith'' 970AC 1099 is a UK company law case, concerning the possibility of weighting votes, and the relationship to section 184 of Companies Act 1948 (the predecessor of s 168 of the Companies Act 2006) which mandates that directors may be removed from a board by ordinary resolution (a simple majority of shareholder votes). The decision is not relevant to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange as the listing rules refuse listing where the articles of association contain restrictions on removing the board of directors. Facts A property company called Bush Court (Southgate) Ltd owned a block of flats. There was £300 capital, 100 shares held by Mr Faith and the other 200 by his two sisters, Mrs Bushell and Dr Bayne. Article 9 of the company constitution said that under a resolution to remove a director, that director's shares would carry three votes each. When the two sisters tried to remove him, Mr Faith recorded 300 votes and the other two, 200 votes togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selangor United Rubber Estates Ltd V Cradock (No 3)
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south, and the Strait of Malacca to the west. Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, both of which were previously part of it. The state capital of Selangor is Shah Alam, and its royal capital is Klang, while Kajang is the largest city. Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya received city status in 2006 and 2019, respectively. Selangor is one of four Malaysian states that contain more than one city with official city status; the others are Sarawak, Johor, and Penang. The state of Selangor has the largest economy in Malaysia in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), with RM 239.968 billion (roughly $55.5 billion) in 2015, comprising 22.60% of the country's GDP. It is the most developed state in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mann V Goldstein
''Mann v Goldstein'' 9681 WLR 1091 is a UK insolvency law case concerning the bringing of a winding up petition when a company is alleged to be unable to repay its debts. Facts Peter and Anita Mann sought an injunction against a winding up petition by Mr Sidney Goldstein and his wife, as well as Wallander Laboratories Ltd, on the ground that the debts were under dispute. The four people were equal shareholders in two hairdressing businesses, Joanita Ltd in Pinner, London, managed by Mr Mann, and Chairmaine Coiffeur d’Art Ltd in Haverstock Hill, run by Mr Goldstein. Wallander Ltd sold wigs They fell out, and negotiated to separate the businesses, but these failed. Mr Goldstein brought the winding up petition alleging that he was owed £1869 16s 3d in directors’ fees, declared by Joanita in 1959-1960 but not paid. Mr Mann did not dispute this, but argued that more than this was paid out in £15 weekly sums from 1965 to 1967. Wallands Ltd argued it was owed £340 16s 6d for goo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunliffe-Owen V Teather & Greenwood
Cunliffe-Owen is a surname, and may refer to: * Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen (1828–1894), English exhibition organizer and museum director * Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen (1870–1947), English tobacco industrialist * Frederick Cunliffe-Owen (1855-1926), British-born American journalist * Cunliffe-Owen baronets The Cunliffe-Owen Baronetcy, of Bray in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 2 February 1920 for the industrialist Hugo Cunliffe-Owen. He was chairman and president of the British-Ame ..., a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom created in 1920 for Hugo Cunliffe-Owen See also * Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft, a British aircraft manufacturer of the World War II era founded by Hugo Cunliffe-Owen {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re Golay's Will Trusts
''Re Golay’s Will Trusts'' 9651 WLR 969 is an English trusts law case, concerning the requirement of subject matter to be sufficiently certain. Facts Adrian Golay wrote a will saying that he wanted Mrs Bridgewater ‘to enjoy one of my flats during her lifetime and to receive a reasonable income from my other properties …’ The will was challenged and it was questioned whether the clause was certain enough to be enforced, because it was not clear which flat, or what income would be reasonable. Judgment Ungoed-Thomas J held the trust was sufficiently certain. See also *English trust law English trust law concerns the protection of assets, usually when they are held by one party for another's benefit. Trusts were a creation of the English law of property and obligations, and share a subsequent history with countries across the ... Notes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Re Golay's Will Trusts English trusts case law High Court of Justice cases 1965 in case law 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butt V Kelson
''Butt v Kelson'' 952Ch 197 is a UK company law and English trusts law case concerning the right of a beneficiary to direct its trustees to exercise votes on company shares that the trust possesses. Facts Ms Kelson was one of three directors of a company called Weston-super-Mare Residential Flats Ltd. She and the other directors were also the trustees of the will of a Mr Robert Butt, which possessed 22,100 out of the 22,852 ordinary shares in the company. They had used the shares to appoint themselves as directors. After Mr Robert Henry Butt died, his son Mr Robert Arthur Butt, who was entitled to a large proportion of the residuary estate was dissatisfied at how the company was being run. He wanted to inspect all the documents which came into the directors' possession, and claimed to be able to do so by virtue of his large beneficial interest. Judgment Romer LJ held that if Mr Arthur Butt wished to see the company documents, made a proper case for it, and was not met by any o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheney V Conn
''Cheney v Conn (Inspector of Taxes)'' 9681 WLR 242, 9681 All ER 779, also known as ''Cheney v Inland Revenue Commissioners'' was a decision of the English High Court in which the Court ruled that statutes made by Parliament could not be void on grounds of illegality, restating the principle that Parliament is supreme. Facts Howard William Cheney, a taxpayer, had appealed to the Special Commissioners against an assessments to income tax for 1964-65, made against him under the Finance Act 1964 (and an equivalent assessment to surtax for 1963-64). A substantial part of the income tax collected was used by the UK government to fund the construction of nuclear weapons, which were banned by the Geneva Convention upright=1.15, Original document in single pages, 1864 The Geneva Conventions are four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war. The singular term ''Geneva Conve .... Cheney argued tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chancery Division
The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Its name is abbreviated as EWHC (England and Wales High Court) for legal citation purposes. The High Court deals at first instance with all high value and high importance civil law (non-criminal) cases; it also has a supervisory jurisdiction over all subordinate courts and tribunals, with a few statutory exceptions, though there are debates as to whether these exceptions are effective. The High Court consists of three divisions: the King's Bench Division, the Chancery Division and the Family Division. Their jurisdictions overlap in some cases, and cases started in one division may be transferred by court order to another where appropriate. The differences of procedure and practice between divisions are partly historical, derived from the separate courts which were merged into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
