Smith v Baker & Sons (1891)
Areas of applicable case law: Tort law – Employment law – Negligence – Vicarious liability Main arguments in this case: Volenti non fit injuria (Latin “No injury can be caused… Read more »
Hollywood Silver Fox Farm Ltd v Emmett (1936)
Malice: Although in tort if an act is lawful, it remains lawful, hence permitted, regardless of the intention of the defendant. However in certain torts where malice is relevant such… Read more »
Bradford Corporation v Pickles (1895)
Malice and unlawfulness: In tort, if an act is lawful, you won’t be breaking the law regardless of whether the act was carried out with malice or bad intention. Bradford… Read more »
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893): what is a unilateral contract?
Areas of applicable law: Contract law – Unilateral contract – Offer: Main arguments in this case: In a unilateral offer, the offeror becomes bound as soon as the specific act… Read more »
British passport interview: What questions will be asked and how to answer them?
British passport interview: the process and the potential questions. At present nearly everyone has to appear for an interview before he or she is issued with a British Passport. The… Read more »
Life in the UK tests
Life in the UK test: Free practice tests All the tests are based on Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents, 3rd Edition (2013). Though every effort… Read more »
Vernon v Bosley [1997]
Vernon v Bosley [1997] 1 All ER 577, CA Medically recognised mental harm In August 1982 the plaintiff’s two young daughters were being driven in a car by their nanny,… Read more »
Hicks v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire [1992] All ER 65 House of Lords
Fear is not a medically recognised condition and does not qualify for compensation for psychiatric harm. 19 years old Sarah and 15 years old Victoria Hicks were sisters who were… Read more »
L’Estrange v Graucob (1934): What makes a contract binding ?
Signing a contractual document binds you even if you have not read it. The claimant owned a café and bought a cigarette vending machine for it. The order form which… Read more »
Chadwick v British Railways Board [1967] 1 WLR 912
A rescuer can be compensated for psychiatric harm. Mr Chadwick (the plaintiff) lived 200 yards from the train crash site in Lewisham in which 90 people died and many more… Read more »