The decision in Samuels v Stubbs was delivered by the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1972. The case dealt with a narrow but important legal question: whether a temporary alteration to property, which can… Samuels v Stubbs

Routledge v McKay is a leading English contract law decision from 1954 that deals with one of the most fundamental distinctions in contract law: the difference between a contractual term and a mere representation. The… Routledge v McKay

The case of Williams v Carwardine is a landmark English contract law decision that clarified the enforceability of reward offers made to the public. It established the important legal principle that motive is not relevant… Williams v Carwardine

The case of Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd [1991] 2 AC 548 is widely regarded as a landmark judgement in English law, establishing unjust enrichment as a core principle of the law of obligations. The… Lipkin Gorman v Karpnale Ltd [1991] 2 AC 548

The decision in Sumpter v Hedges is a leading English contract law authority dealing with the consequences of partial performance under a lump sum contract and the limits of recovery on a quantum meruit basis.… Sumpter v Hedges (1898)

Atlas Express Ltd v Kafco (Importers & Distributors) Ltd is an important English contract law case dealing with the doctrine of economic duress and the requirement of consideration in contract variations. Decided in 1989, the… Atlas Express Ltd v Kafco (Importers & Distributors) Ltd

Target Holdings Ltd v Redferns is a leading English trusts law decision on causation and the proper measure of equitable compensation for breach of trust in a commercial setting. The House of Lords clarified that… Target Holdings Ltd v Redferns

Court: Court of Appeal Citation: [1990] Ch 433 Legal Areas: Company Law – Corporate Personality and Limited LiabilityConflict of Laws – Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements Adams v Cape Industries plc [1990] Ch 433… Adams v Cape Industries plc [1990] Ch 433

Court: House of Lords Citation:YL v Birmingham City Council [2007] UKHL 27, [2008] 1 AC 95 Legal Domain: UK Constitutional Law – Human Rights – Judicial Review – Public Authorities – Private Care Homes YL… YL v Birmingham City Council [2007] UKHL 27

Court: House of Lords Citation: [2008] UKHL 55 Area of Law: English Land Law – Proprietary Estoppel – Unjust Enrichment – Constructive Trust Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd is a landmark House of Lords… Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Ltd [2008] UKHL 55