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The cases discussed are, *'' The Earl of Oxford's Case'' (1615)

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*'' Coke v Fountaine'' (1676) Mike Macnair *'' Grey v Grey'' (1677) Jamie Glister *''

Penn v Lord Baltimore ''Penn v Lord Baltimore'' (1750) 1 Ves Sen 444 was a judicial decision of Lord Hardwicke LC in relation to the long-running Penn–Calvert boundary dispute. The case is important both as a legal precedent under English law (in relation to the ...

'' (1750) Paul Mitchell *'' Burgess v Wheate'' (1759) Paul Matthews *'' Morice v Bishop of Durham'' (1805) Joshua Getzler *''

Tulk v Moxhay Tulk v Moxhay is a landmark English land law case that decided that in certain cases a restrictive covenant can "run with the land" (i.e. a future owner will be subject to the restriction) in equity. It is the reason Leicester Square exists today. ...

'' (1848) Ben McFarlane *''

Prince Albert v Strange ''Prince Albert v Strange'' was a court decision made by the High Court of Chancery in 1849, and began the development of confidence law in England. The court awarded Prince Albert an injunction, restraining Strange from publishing a catalogue ...

'' (1849) Lionel Bently *''

Ramsden v Dyson Ramsden may refer to: ;Places: *Ramsden, Orpington, England *Ramsden, Oxfordshire, England, a village and civil parish *Ramsden, Worcestershire, England, a hamlet *Ramsden Park, Toronto, Canada *Ramsden (crater), on the Moon *8001 Ramsden, an aste ...

'' (1866) Nick Piska *'' Bishop of Natal v Gladstone'' (1866) Charlotte Smith *'' Earl of Aylesford v Morris'' (1873) Catharine MacMillan *''

Re Hallett's Estate ''Re Hallett’s Estate'' (1880) 13 Ch D 696 is an English trusts law case, concerning asset tracing. Facts Mr Hallett, a solicitor, held bonds for Mrs Cotterill worth £2145 until he wrongfully sold them and put the proceeds in his current ...

'' (1879–80)

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*'' North-West Transportation Co Ltd v Beatty'' (1887) Lionel Smith *''

Rochefoucauld v Boustead La Rochefoucauld may refer to: People * Adélaïde de La Rochefoucauld (1769–1814), French courtier * Ambroise-Polycarpe de La Rochefoucauld (1765–1841), soldier and minister of Charles X * Antoine de La Rochefoucauld (before 1552after 1569), ...

'' (1897) Ying Khai Liew *'' Re Earl of Sefton'' (1898) Chantal Stebbings *''

Nocton v Lord Ashburton ''Nocton v Lord Ashburton'' 914AC 932 is a leading English tort law case concerning professional negligence and the conditions under which a person will be taken to have assumed responsibility for the welfare of another. It confirmed it extended ...

'' (1914) James Edelman *''

Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver , is a leading case in UK company law regarding the rule against directors and officers from taking personal advantage of a corporate opportunity in violation of their duty of loyalty to the company. The Court held that a director is in breach o ...

'' (1942) Richard Nolan *'' National Anti-Vivisection Society v Inland Revenue Commissioners'' (1948) Jonathan Garton *''

National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth ''National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth''

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is an English land law and English family law, family law case, concerning the quality of a person's interest in a home when people live together, as well as licenses in land. The House of Lords ...

'' (1965) Alison Dunn *''

Boardman v Phipps ''Boardman v Phipps'' 966UKHL 2is a landmark English trusts law case concerning the duty of loyalty and the duty to avoid conflicts of interest. Facts Tom Boardman, Baron Boardman, Mr Tom Boardman was the solicitor of a family trust.See the cas ...

'' (1967) Michael Bryan *''

Pettitt v Pettitt ''Pettitt v Pettitt'' 970AC 777 is a leading English trusts law case, concerning the presumption of advancement and a spouse's equitable interest in the matrimonial home. Facts In Pettitt, the wife had used her own money to buy a house during th ...

'' (1970) and ''

Gissing v Gissing ''Gissing v Gissing'' 970UKHL 3is an English land law and English trust law">trust law case dealing with constructive trusts arising in relationships between married couple. It may no longer represent good law, since the decisions of ''Stack v D ...

'' (1971) John Mee *'' Paragon Finance plc v DB Thakerar & Co (a firm)'' (1999) Christian Daly and Charles Mitchell

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