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4. Contents
Cases by Subject
1. Contract Law ................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Agreement ............................................................................................... 1
1.2 Intention to Create Legal Relations ........................................................ 3
1.3 Consideration .......................................................................................... 5
1.4 Part Payment of a Debt and Promissory Estoppel ................................ 6
1.5 Duress ..................................................................................................... 7
1.6 Terms ...................................................................................................... 8
1.7 Exemption Clauses ............................................................................... 10
1.8 Mistake .................................................................................................. 12
1.9 Misrepresentation .................................................................................. 14
1.10 Privity of Contract ............................................................................... 16
1.11 Discharge, Breach and Frustration..................................................... 17
1.12 Remedies ............................................................................................ 19
2. European Union Law .................................................................................. 23
2.1 Direct Effect........................................................................................... 25
2.2 Indirect Effect ........................................................................................ 26
2.3 State Liability ......................................................................................... 27
2.4 Sex Discrimination ................................................................................ 28
2.5 Competition Law 1 ................................................................................ 30
2.6 Competition Law 2 ................................................................................ 32
2.7 Free Movement of Goods 1 ................................................................. 33
2.8 Free Movement of Goods 2 ................................................................. 34
2.9 Free Movement of Persons .................................................................. 36
2.10 Freedom of Establishment .................................................................. 38
2.11 Freedom to Provide and Receive Services ....................................... 40
3. Tort Law ....................................................................................................... 43
3.1 Trespass to the Person ........................................................................ 45
3.2 Nervous Shock ...................................................................................... 47
3.3 Economic Loss ...................................................................................... 48
3.4 Private Nuisance ................................................................................... 50
3.5 Public Nuisance .................................................................................... 52
3.6 Rylands v Fletcher ................................................................................ 53
3.7 Defamation ............................................................................................ 54
3.8 General Negligence .............................................................................. 57
3.9 Breach ................................................................................................... 60
3.10 Causation ............................................................................................ 62
3.11 Remoteness ........................................................................................ 64
3.12 Defences ............................................................................................. 65
3.13 Vicarious Liability ................................................................................ 67
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5. 3.14 Employer’s Liability ............................................................................. 69
3.15 Professional and Clinical Negligence ................................................. 71
3.16 Occupier’s Liability .............................................................................. 73
3.17 Product Liability................................................................................... 75
4. Criminal Law ............................................................................................... 77
4.1 Basic Principles of Criminal Law .......................................................... 79
4.2 Causation .............................................................................................. 80
4.3 Mens Rea .............................................................................................. 81
4.4 Omissions.............................................................................................. 82
4.5 Murder ................................................................................................... 83
4.6 Involuntary Manslaughter...................................................................... 84
4.7 Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person............................................... 85
4.8 Sexual Offences .................................................................................... 87
4.9 Drug Offences ....................................................................................... 88
4.10 Theft .................................................................................................... 89
4.11 Burglary ............................................................................................... 90
4.12 Robbery ............................................................................................... 90
4.13 Making off without Payment ............................................................... 91
4.14 Fraud ................................................................................................... 91
4.15 Blackmail ............................................................................................. 92
4.16 Criminal Damage ................................................................................ 93
4.17 Inchoate Offences ............................................................................... 94
4.18 General Defences ............................................................................... 95
5. Land Law ................................................................................................... 101
5.1 Basic Principles of Land Law ............................................................. 103
5.2 Registered and Unregistered Land .................................................... 105
5.3 Proprietary Estoppel ........................................................................... 107
5.4 Co-ownership ...................................................................................... 108
5.5 Leases and Licences .......................................................................... 110
5.6 Covenants in Leases .......................................................................... 111
5.7 Running of Covenants ........................................................................ 113
5.8 Mortgages ........................................................................................... 114
5.9 Easements .......................................................................................... 117
5.10 Freehold Covenants.......................................................................... 120
6. Equity and Trusts ..................................................................................... 123
6.1 The Three Certainties ......................................................................... 125
6.2 Constitution ......................................................................................... 126
6.3 Formalities ........................................................................................... 128
6.4 Implied Trusts of the Home ................................................................ 129
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6. 6.5 Private Purpose Trusts ....................................................................... 130
6.6 Secret Trusts ....................................................................................... 131
6.7 Unincorporated Associations .............................................................. 132
6.8 Fiduciary Duties and Breach of Trust................................................. 133
6.9 Maintenance and Advancement ......................................................... 137
6.10 Tracing .............................................................................................. 138
6.11 Liability of Strangers ......................................................................... 140
6.12 Equitable Remedies .......................................................................... 142
7. Constitutional and Administrative Law .................................................. 147
7.1 Human Rights ..................................................................................... 149
7.2 Freedom of the Person: Articles 2,3,5 and 6 ECHR ......................... 151
7.3 Private and Family Life: Article 8 ECHR ............................................ 154
7.4 Freedom of Expression: Article 10 ECHR ......................................... 156
7.5 Judicial Review ................................................................................... 158
7.6 Procedural Impropriety........................................................................ 160
7.7 Illegality ............................................................................................... 163
7.8 Legitimate Expectation........................................................................ 165
7.9 Unreasonableness .............................................................................. 166
7.10 Separation of Powers ....................................................................... 168
7.11 Parliamentary Sovereignty ................................................................ 169
7.12 Rule of Law ....................................................................................... 171
7.13 Royal Prerogative ............................................................................. 172
7.14 UK Constitution ................................................................................. 174
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7. 1.11 Discharge, Breach and Frustration
Cases
Avery v Bowden (1855) 5 E & B 714
Birmingham and District Land Co v London & North Western Railway (1888) 40 Ch D 268
Bolton v Mahadeva [1972] 1 WLR 1009
Brikom Investments Ltd v Carr [1979] QB 467
British Waggon Co v Lea & Co (1880) 5 QBD 149
Charles Rickards Ltd v Oppenheim [1950] 1 All ER 420
Clea Shipping Corporation v Bulk Oil International Ltd (The Alaskan Trader) [1984] 1 All ER
129
Cutter v Powell (1796) 6 Term Rep 320
D & C Builders v Rees [1966] 2 QB 617
Fercometal SARL v Mediterranean Shipping Co SA (The Simona) (1988)
Frost v Knight (1872) LR 7 Exch 111
Head v Tattersall (1871) LR 7 Ex 7
Hochster v De la Tour (1853) 2 E & B 678
Hoenig v Isaacs [1952] 2 All ER 176
Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [1962] 2 QB 26
Hounslow London Borough Council v Twickenham Garden Developments Ltd [1971] Ch 233
Howard v Pickford Tool Co Ltd [1951] 1 KB 417
Ocean Marine Navigation Ltd v Koch Carbon Inc (The Dynamic) [2003] EWHC 1936 (Comm)
Peyman v Lanjani [1985] Ch 457
Pym v Campbell (1856) 6 El & Bl 379
Reichman v Beveridge [2006] EWCA Civ 1659
Robson and Sharpe v Drummond (1831) 2 B & Ad 303
Rose & Frank v Crompton Bros. [1923] 2 KB 261
Stocznia Gdanska SA v Latvian Shipping Co (No. 3) [2002] EWCA Civ 889
Sumpter v Hedges (1898) 1 QB 673
Vitol SA v Norelf Ltd, The Santa Clara [1996] 3 All ER 193
White and Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor [1961] 3 All ER 1178
Wilson (Paal) & Co A/S v Partenreederei Hannah Blumenthal, The Hannah Blumenthal [1983]
1 AC 854
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8. Yukong Line Ltd of Korea v Rendsburg Investments Corp of Liberia [1996] 2 Lloyds Reps 604
Amalgamated Investment and Property Co Ltd v John Walker & Sons Ltd [1976] 3 All ER 509
Appleby v Myers (1867) LR 2 CP 651
BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No. 2) [1982] 1 All ER 925
Bank Line v Arthur Capel & Co [1919] AC 435
Chandler v Webster [1904] 1 KB 493
Condor v The Barron Knights Ltd [1966] 1 WLR 87
Cricklewood Property and Investment Trust Ltd v Leighton's Investment Trust Ltd [1945] 1 All
ER 252
Davis Contractors v Fareham Urban District Council [1956] AC 696
Denny, Mott & Dickson v James B Fraser & Co Ltd [1944] AC 265
Dick Kerr and Co v Metropolitan Water Board [1918] AC 119
Edwinton Commercial Corporation v Tsavliris Russ (Worldwide Salvage & Towage) Ltd, The
Sea Angel [2007] EWCA Civ 547
Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd [1943] AC 32
Gamerco SA v ICM/Fair Warning (Agency) Ltd [1995] 1 WLR 1226
Herne Bay Steamboat Co Ltd v Hutton [1903] 2 KB 683
J Lauritzen AS v Wijsmuller BV, The Superservant Two [1990] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 1
Jackson v Union Marine Insurance Co Ltd (1874) LR 10 CP 125
Joseph Constantine Steamship Line Ltd v Imperial Smelting Corporation Ltd [1942] AC 154
(CONTINUED IN FULL VERSION)
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9. 4.9 Drug Offences
Cases
R v Tao [1977] QB 141
Abbott v Smith [1964] 2 QB 662
R v Young (R) 78 Cr App R 288
R v Adepoju [1988] Crim LR 378
Read v DPP (1997) (unreported)
R v Blake (1978) 68 Cr App R 1
Searle v Randolph [1972] Crim LR 779 DC
R v Bland [1988] Crim LR 41
Warner v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1969] 2 AC
R v Boyesen [1982] 2 All ER 161
R v Buckley (1979) 69 Cr App R 371 256
R v Coid [1998] CrimLR 199
Statutes
R v Connelly (1991) 156 JP 406
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Schedule 2, Schedule 4, s.4,
R v Courtie [1984] AC 463
s.5, s.8, s.28, s.37
R v Delgado [1984] 1 WLR 89
R v Dempsey (1985) 82 Cr App 291 Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 Regulation 4(3)
R v Dhillon [2000] Crim LR 760
R v Downes [1984] LS Gaz R 2216
R v Farr [1982] Crim LR 745
R v Gill (1993) 97 Cr App R 215
R v Goodard [1992] Crim LR 588
R v Harris [1996] 1 Cr App R 369
R v Hughes (1985) Cr App 344
R v Hunt (1987) AC 352
R v Josephs (1997) 65 Cr App R 253
R v Lambert [2002] 3 All ER 577
R v Leeson [2000] 1 Cr App R 233
R v Maginnis [1987] AC 303
R v Martindale [1986] 3 All ER 25
R v McGee [2012] EWCA Crim 613
R v McNamara (1988) 87 Cr App R 246
R v Mills [1963] 1 QB 522
R v Morris [1995] 2 Cr App R 69
R v Murphy [2003] 1 Cr App R 17
R v Prior [2004] Crim LR 849
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10. 5.8 Mortgages
Cases
Abbey National v Stringer [2006] EWCA Civ 338
Avon Finance Co Ltd v Bridger [1985] 2 All ER 281
Bank of Baroda v Rayerel [1995] 2 FLR 376
Bank of Scotland v Bennett [1999] 1 FLR 1115
Barclays Bank plc v Boulter [1999] 1 WLR 1919
Barclays Bank v O'Brien [1994] 1 AC 180
Barclays Bank v Thomson [1997] 4 All ER 816
Barrett and Barrett v Halifax Building Society (1995) 28 HLR 634
Bell v Long [2008] EWHC 1273
Biggs v Hoddinott [1898] 2 Ch 307
Birmingham Citizens Permanent Building Society v Caunt [1962] Ch 883
Bishop v Blake [2006] EWHC 831 (Ch)
Brighton & Hove City Council v Audus [2009] EWHC 340 (Ch)
Bristol and West Building Society v Ellis (1996) 73 P & CR 158
Bristol and West Building Society v Henning [1985] 2 All ER 606
Castle Phillips Finance v Piddington (1995) 70 P & CR 592
Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society v Norgan [1996] 1 All ER 449
Cheltenham and Gloucester plc v Krausz [1997] 1 WLR 1558
CIBC Mortgages plc v Pitt [1994] 1 AC 200
Cityland & Property Holdings Ltd v Dabrah [1968] Ch 166
Coldunell Ltd v Gallon [1986] 1 All ER 429
Cuckmere Brick Co Ltd v Mutual Finance Ltd [1971] Ch 949
Davies v Directloans Ltd [1986] 1 WLR 823
De Serville v Argee Ltd LTL 30/4/2001
Downsview Nominees Ltd v First City Corporation Ltd [1993] AC 295
Equity and Law Homes Ltd v Prestidge [1992] 1 WLR 137
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Harpers Garage (Stourport) Ltd [1968] AC 269
Fairclough v Swan Brewery Co Ltd [1912] AC 565
Falco Finance v Gough (1998) (unreported)
Four Maids Ltd v Dudley Marshall (Properties) Ltd [1957] Ch 317
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11. Gillett v Holt [2001] Ch 210
Hewett v First Plus Financial Group plc [2010] EWCA Civ 312
Holles v Wyse (1693) 2 Vern 289
Horsham v Clark [2008] EWHC 2327
Jones v Morgan [2001] EWCA Civ 995
Kingsnorth Trust v Bell [1986] 1 WLR 783
Knightsbridge Estates Trust Ltd v Byrne [1939] Ch 441
Kreglinger v New Patagonia Meat and Cold Storage Company [1915] AC 25
Medforth v Blake [2000] Ch 86
Meretz Investments v ACP [2007] Ch 197
Michael v Miller [2004] EWCA Civ 282
Mortgage Corporation Ltd v Nationwide Credit Corporation Ltd [1994] Ch 49
Mortgage Service Funding Plc v Steele (1996) 72 P & CR D40
Multiservice Bookbinding Ltd v Marden [1979] Ch 84
National and Provincial Building Society v Lloyd [1996] 1 All ER 630 CA
Newport Farm Ltd v Damesh Holdings Ltd [2003] UKPC 54
Noakes & Co Ltd v Rice [1902] AC 24
Palk v Mortgage Services Funding plc [1993] Ch 330
Paragon Finance v Nash [2002] WLR 685
Parker-Tweedale v Dunbar Bank plc (No. 1) [1990] 2 All ER 577
Payne v Cardiff RDC [1932] 1 KB 241
Property & Bloodstock Ltd v Emerton [1968] Ch 94
Re White Rose Cottage [1965] Ch 940
Reeve v Lisle [1902] AC 461
Ropaigealach v Barclays Bank plc [2000] QB 263
Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge (No 2) [2002] 2 AC 773
Samuel v Jarrah Timber and Wood Paving Corporation Ltd [1904] AC 323
Santley v Wilde [1899] 2 Ch 474
Silven Properties Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2004] 4 All ER 484
Target Home Loans Ltd v Clothier [1994] 1 All ER 439
Thompson v Foy [2009] EWHC 1076 (Ch)
Toomes v Conset (1745) 3 Atk 261
Tse Kwong Lam v Wong Chit Sen [1983] 1 WLR 1349
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12. United Bank of Kuwait plc v Sahib [1996] 3 WLR 372
Warnborough Ltd v Garmite Ltd [2003] EWCA Civ 1544
White v City of London Brewery Co (1889) 42 ChD 237
Williams & Glyn’s Bank Ltd v Boland [1981] AC 487
Yaxley v Gotts [2000] 1 All ER 711
Statutes
Administration of Justice Act 1970 s.36
Law of Property Act 1925 s.85, s.86, s.99, s.101 s.103 s.105
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000)
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 (UTCCR 1999)
Criminal Law Act 1977 s.6
European Convention on Human Rights Article 1 of Protocol 1
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