| Case
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Date
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OSCOLA Citation
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Summary
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| Pinchon's case
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1611
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early assumpsit and contract liability precedent
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| Sprat v Agar
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1658
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early case on in third party contract law
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| Duke of Norfolk's Case
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1682
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3 Ch. Cas. 1, 22 E.R. 931
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rule against perpetuities
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| Mason v Keeling
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1700
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1 Ld Raym 606; 91 ER 1305
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| Donaldson v Beckett
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1774
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1 E.R. 837
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Copyright could not be a right in perpetuity
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| Hambly v. Trott
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1776
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case in conversion and trover
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| Bach v Longman
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1777
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early case in copyright law
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| Worlledge v Manning
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1786
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case establishing modern concept of property
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| Steel v Houghton
|
1788
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126 ER 32
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Establishes the nature of property which imports absolute enjoyment'
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| Gee v Pritchard
|
1818
|
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precedent in copyright law
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| Wright v Tatham
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1838
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132 E.R. 877
|
Hearsay
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| Dimes v Grand Junction Canal
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1852
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3 HLC 759
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A judge with a financial interest in one of the parties to a case is debarred from deciding a case involving that party; applying the principle "Nobody should be a judge in their own cause".
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| Hyde v Hyde
|
1866
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- established common law definition of marriage
- institutions in foreign countries cannot be considered as valid under English law, unless they resemble the equivalent English institution
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| Rylands v Fletcher
|
1868
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LR 3 H.L. 330
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Liability could attach in tort for escape of materials from land
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| Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co.
|
1877
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2 A.C. 439
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The first example of promissory estoppel being applied, although to delay rather than extinguish common-law rights.
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| Foakes v Beer
|
1884
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L.R. 9 A.C. 605
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Part-payment of a debt, in the absence of consideration, will not extinguish the debt.
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| Wakelin v London & South Western Railway Co.
|
1886
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12 A.C. 41, 56 L.J.Q.B. 229 (H.L.)
|
A defendant's negligence must be causative of, rather than incidental to, damage to the plaintiff.
|
| Wennhak v Morgan
|
1888
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|
leading deformation case
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| Hotson v East Berkshire Health
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|
|
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| Derry v Peek
|
1889
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14 A.C. 337, 58 L.J. Ch. 864, 61 L.T. 265 (H.L.)
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Fraud and negligent misstatement.
|
| Phillips v Homfray
|
1892
|
|
precedent in of restitution.
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| Browne v Dunn
|
1893
|
6 R. 67 (H.L.)
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An advocate must raise in Cross examination issues that are in dispute otherwise reliance on those issues will be prohibited.
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| Reddaway v Banham
|
1896
|
A.C. 199
|
Passing off
|
| Salomon v A Salomon & Co Ltd
|
1897
|
A.C. 22
|
Recognized a corporation as a separate entity.
|
| Walter v Lane
|
1900
|
A.C. 539 H.L.
|
Fixation by journalist creates copyright by publisher.
|
| Heilbut, Symons & Co. v Buckleton
|
1913
|
A.C. 30
|
Innocent misrepresentation in contract gives no right to damages.
|
| Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd
|
1915
|
A.C. 705
|
Alter-ego theory of corporate liability, establishing that directors are the controlling minds of the company and therefore the company is liable for their misdeeds.
|
| Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre v Selfridge and Co. Ltd.
|
1915
|
A.C. 847
|
Privity in contract law
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| Herd v Weardale Steel Coal & Coke Ltd.
|
1915
|
A.C. 67, 84 L.J.K.B. 121 (H.L.)
|
Unlawful imprisonment
|
| Adam v Ward
|
1917
|
All E.R. 151
|
Definition of qualified privilege
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| Donoghue v Stevenson
|
1932
|
A.C. 532
|
Lord Atkin's famous statement about duty of care in the tort of negligence.
|
| Bell v Lever Brothers
|
1932
|
A.C. 161
|
Mutual mistake at common law
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| Hillas v Arcos
|
1932
|
All E.R. 494
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The court may imply terms into a contract based on the previous business dealings of the parties.
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| Woolmington v DPP
|
1935
|
A.C. 462 H.L.(E)
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It is always incumbent on the prosecution in a criminal case to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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| Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour
|
1942
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2 All E.R. 122, 1943 A.C. 32
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Frustration in contract law
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| Hay v Young
|
1943
|
A.C. 92
|
Nervous shock
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| Bolton v Stone
|
1951
|
A.C. 850, 1 All E.R. 1078 (H.L.)
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Breach of duty of care.
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| Silkin v Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd.
|
1958
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1 W.L.R. 743
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Freedom of speech.
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| Cavanagh v Ulster Weaving Co. Ltd.
|
1960
|
A.C. 1959 2 All E.R. (H.L.)
|
Evidence of trade practice is not determinative of whether there had been negligence on the facts.
|
| Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd
|
1961
|
2 Lloyd's Rep. 365 (H.L.)
|
Privity of contract and the agency exception.
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| White & Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor
|
1961
|
All E.R. 1178
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|
| Hughes v Lord Advocate
|
1963
|
All E.R. 705 (H.L.)
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Manner of occurrence in tort of negligence (remoteness).
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| Hedley Byrne v Heller
|
1963
|
2 All E.R. 575
|
Economic loss in tort. Negligent misstatement.
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| Ridge v Baldwin
|
1964
|
A.C. 40
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Judicial review, natural justice and fair hearing.
|
| Practice Statement
|
1966
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Change of practise regarding precedent, allowing the House of Lords to overrule its own previous decisions in exceptional circumstances.
|
| Suisse Atlantique case
|
1966
|
2 All E.R. 61
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|
| Regal (Hastings) v Gulliver
|
1967
|
2 A.C. 134
|
Fiduciary duties of company directors.
|
| Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission
|
1969
|
2 A.C. 147
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Judicial review, error of law
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| Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co.
|
1970
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2 All E.R. 294
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Tort, duty of care
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| Saunders v Anglia Building Society
|
1971
|
A.C. 1004
|
Importance of signature.
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| Tesco Supermarkets v Nattrass
|
1972
|
A.C. 153
|
Directing mind of corporation.
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| McGhee v National Coal Board
|
1972
|
3 All E.R. 1008 (H.L.)
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Causation in tort.
|
| Haughton v Smith
|
1975; 1973; 1974
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AC 476; 3 All ER 1109; 3 W.L.R.
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Attempted crimes, subsequently overturned by Criminal Attempts Act 1981
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| American Cyanamid Co. v Ethicon Ltd.
|
1975
|
A.C. 396 H.L.(E)
|
Injunctions
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| Miliangos v George Frank Ltd
|
1976
|
A.C. 443
|
UK courts were entitled to make awards of damages specified in foreign currency.
|
| Anns v Merton London Borough Council
|
1978; 1977
|
A.C. 728; 2 All E.R. (H.L.)
|
Compensation of economic loss caused by negligence; overruled by Murphy v Brentwood District Council.
|
| Securicor Transport Ltd. v Photo Production Ltd.
|
1980
|
2 W.L.R. 283
|
Exclusion clauses.
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| Ramsay v IRC
|
1982
|
A.C. 300
|
Disregarding artificial transactions designed solely to avoid tax.
|
| Catnic Components Ltd. v Hill & Smith Ltd.
|
1982
|
R.P.C. 183
|
|
| Brinkibon Ltd v Stahag Stahl und Stahlwarenhandelsgesellschaft mbH
|
1983
|
2 A.C. 34
|
Contract law, instantaneous communication, approving Entores v Miles Far East Co.
|
| Amin Rasheed Shipping Corp. v Kuwait Insurance Co.
|
1984
|
1 App Cas 50
|
Choice of law in contract, renvoi.
|
| Furniss v Dawson
|
1984
|
A.C. 474
|
|
| Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd
|
1987
|
A.C. 460
|
Forum non conveniens.
|
| Hotson v East Berkshire Health Authority
|
1988
|
UKHL 1
|
Claims under the 'loss of a chance' doctrine in medical negligence are actionable only where it is more likely than not (>50% likely) that the defendant's negligence caused the plaintiff to lose the chance of recovery.
|
| Caparo Industries Plc. v Dickman
|
1990
|
|
Pure economic loss in tort. Duty of care.
|
| Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd. (No. 2)
|
1990
|
1 AC 109
|
Confidentiality and public interest.
|
| R v Brown
|
1993
|
2 W.L.R. 556
|
Sadomasochism and consent in criminal law.
|
| Reynolds v Times Newspapers Ltd.
|
1999
|
|
Freedom of expression and defamation.
|
| White v White
|
2000
|
1 A.C. 596
|
'Yardstick of equality' in division of matrimonial assets between spouses in ancillary relief proceedings
|
| Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd
|
2002
|
UKHL 22
|
Exposure to asbestos; multiple tortfeasors.
|
| Campbell v MGN Ltd.
|
2004
|
|
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| Regina v Special Adjudicator
|
2004
|
UKHL 26
|
|
| Kirin-Amgen v Hoechst Marion Roussel
|
2004
|
UKHL 46
|
|
| A and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department
|
2005
|
|
Imprisonment without trial for terrorism suspects
|
| R v Jones
|
2006
|
UKHL 16
|
Iraq war; international law
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| Barker v Corus
|
2006
|
UKHL 20
|
Exposure to asbestos; "proportionate liability" of multiple tortfeasors
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| A v Hoare
|
2008
|
UKHL 6
|
Tort law; limitation period of personal injuries claims; Limitation Act 1980.
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