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X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council; M (A Minor) and Another v Newham London Borough Council; Etc: HL 29 Jun 1995

Liability in Damages on Statute Breach to be Clear Damages were to be awarded against a Local Authority for breach of statutory duty in a care case only if the statute was clear that damages were capable of being awarded. in the ordinary case a breach of statutory duty does not, by itself, give rise … Continue reading X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council; M (A Minor) and Another v Newham London Borough Council; Etc: HL 29 Jun 1995

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Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland v Brunswick Development (1987) Ltd and Another: HL 24 Mar 1999

(Scotland) The grantor of a document was the principal under a deed, not the signatory, where these were different people. The right to rectification was decided accordingly. Judges: Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Steyn, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Clyde, Lord Hutton Citations: Times 05-May-1999, [1999] UKHL 16 Links: House of Lords, Bailii Statutes: Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act … Continue reading Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland v Brunswick Development (1987) Ltd and Another: HL 24 Mar 1999

Gyle Shopping Centre General Partners Ltd v Marks and Spencer Plc: SCS 25 Mar 2014

Outer House Court of Session – The pursuer avers that it has entered into an agreement with Primark Stores Ltd for the erection and leasing of a new retail store building which would abut the existing shopping centre and would be constructed on currently unbuilt-upon land including part of the car parking area. In this … Continue reading Gyle Shopping Centre General Partners Ltd v Marks and Spencer Plc: SCS 25 Mar 2014

Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd and Another: SC 2 Dec 2015

The Court considered whether, on exercising a break clause in a lease, the tenant was entitled to recover rent paid in advance. Held: The appeal failed. The Court of Appeal had imposed what was established law. The test for whether a clause might be implied in a contract is: ‘that it is necessary for business … Continue reading Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd and Another: SC 2 Dec 2015