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The North British Railway Co v The North Eastern Railway Co: HL 17 Dec 1896

By article 8 of an agreement between the North Eastern and North British Railway Companies, scheduled to and incorporated with ‘the North Eastern and Carlisle Amalgamation Act 1862,’ it is provided:-‘For the purpose of maintaining and working in full efficiency in every respect the East Coast route by way of Berwick for all traffic between … Continue reading The North British Railway Co v The North Eastern Railway Co: HL 17 Dec 1896

Strickland v Hayes: CA 12 Feb 1896

A by-law made by a county council under s 16 of the 1888 Act, was in the following terms: ‘No person shall in any street or public place, or on land adjacent thereto, sing or recite any profane or obscene song or ballad, or use any profane or obscene language’ Held: that the by-law was … Continue reading Strickland v Hayes: CA 12 Feb 1896

Veuve Monnier et ses Fils, Limited, In re; Ex parte Bloomenthal: CA 9 Jun 1896

B lent to a limited company 1000 pounds on its promissory note on the terms that the company should give him collateral security on 10,000 fully paid up 1 pound preference shares, and that if the company should wish to pay off any part of the amount . .

Whitwham v Westminster Brymbo Coal and Coke Co: CA 24 Jun 1896

Common law damages for the misuse of property involved an award of a sum equivalent to the price or hire that a reasonable person would pay for such use, even if the owner would not himself actually have been using the property. This case involved . .

Whitwham v Westminster Brymbo Coal and Coke Co: CA 1896

Bristow v City Petroleum: HL 1987

Lord Ackner set out the history of the legialation restricting deductions by employers from wages. . .

Smithkline Beecham Plc and others v Apotex Europe Ltd and others: PatC 26 Jul 2005

Application was made to join in further parties to support a cross undertaking on being made subject to interim injunctions. Held: On orders other than asset freezing orders it was not open to the court to impose cross-undertakings against parties unwilling to grant them. ‘Since a cross-undertaking cannot be imposed, it follows that a fortiori … Continue reading Smithkline Beecham Plc and others v Apotex Europe Ltd and others: PatC 26 Jul 2005

Percy v Church of Scotland Board of National Mission: HL 15 Dec 2005

The claimant appealed after her claim for sex discrimination had failed. She had been dismissed from her position an associate minister of the church. The court had found that it had no jurisdiction, saying that her appointment was not an employment. However the jurisdiction in sex discrimination cases was wider, extending to those who ‘contract … Continue reading Percy v Church of Scotland Board of National Mission: HL 15 Dec 2005

Stocker v Stocker: SC 3 Apr 2019

The parties had been married and divorced. Mrs S told M S’s new partner on Facebook that he had tried to strangle her and made other allegations. Mrs S now appealed from a finding that she had defamed him. Lord Kerr restated the approach to meaning in defamation actions: ‘Therein lies the danger of the … Continue reading Stocker v Stocker: SC 3 Apr 2019

Donoghue (or M’Alister) v Stevenson: HL 26 May 1932

Decomposed Snail in Ginger Beer Bottle – Liability The appellant drank from a bottle of ginger beer manufactured by the defendant. She suffered injury when she found a half decomposed snail in the liquid. The glass was opaque and the snail could not be seen. The drink had been bought for her by a friend, … Continue reading Donoghue (or M’Alister) v Stevenson: HL 26 May 1932

Lambeth London Borough v English Property Corpn Ltd and Shepherd (Valuation Officer): LT 1980

The Tribunal was concerned with the annual value for rating of a warehouse (Bridge House) which was purpose built in 1933 with seven storeys which was unoccupied at the relevant date. The ratepayers were of the view that at the relevant date the warehouse had outlived its use and was unsuitable for warehousing purposes; that … Continue reading Lambeth London Borough v English Property Corpn Ltd and Shepherd (Valuation Officer): LT 1980

Ready Mixed Concrete Southeast Ltd v Minister of Pensions and National Insurance: QBD 8 Dec 1967

Contracts of service or for services In three cases appeals were heard against a finding as to whether a worker was entitled to have his employer pay National Insurance contributions on his behalf which would apply if he were an employee. He worked as an ‘owner-driver’ Held: The court asked what was the test of … Continue reading Ready Mixed Concrete Southeast Ltd v Minister of Pensions and National Insurance: QBD 8 Dec 1967

Rhodes v OPO and Another: SC 20 May 2015

The mother sought to prevent a father from publishing a book about her child’s life. It was to contain passages she said may cause psychological harm to the 12 year old son. Mother and son lived in the USA and the family court here had no . .