Sprange v Barnard is a classic and frequently cited decision in English trusts law dealing with the requirement of certainty of subject matter for the creation of a valid trust. The case illustrates how courts… Sprange v Barnard (1789): Case Brief
The decision in Corcoran v Anderton is an important authority in English criminal law on the meaning of appropriation within the offence of robbery under section 8 of the Theft Act 1968. The case examines… Corcoran v Anderton
Logdon v DPP is a well-known English criminal law case that explains the mental element required for the offence of assault. The decision makes it clear that, for assault, the focus is not on whether… Logdon v DPP
R v Pace and Rogers is an important decision of the Court of Appeal that clarifies how intention and knowledge operate in offences involving criminal property, particularly where the offence charged is an attempt. The… R v Pace and Rogers
DPP v Newbury and Jones is a landmark decision of the House of Lords on the law of constructive manslaughter. The case clarified an important and often misunderstood aspect of criminal liability—whether a defendant must… DPP v Newbury and Jones
The case of DPP v Santa-Bermudez is an important decision of the High Court that explains how criminal liability for battery can arise even when the accused does not directly apply physical force. The case… DPP v Santa-Bermudez
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