Law Cases

Our in-house law team, headed by Jack Kinsella an Oxford law graduate, has compiled a comprehensive list of 1725 case law summaries to help you with your studies.

Law cases by module

Name	Reference	Subtopic
R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal and Others	[2019] UKSC 22; [2017] EWCA Civ 1868	Public Law Cases
R v Lloyd	[1985] QB 829; [1985] 3 WLR 30; [1985] 2 All ER 661; [1985] Crim LR 518	Property Offences; Theft; Copyright 3: Infringement Cases
R v Saik	[2006] UKHL 18; [2007] 1 AC 18; [2006] 2 WLR 993; [2006] 4 All ER 866	Conspiracy Cases
Re Shaw	[1957] 1 WLR 729; [1957] 1 All ER 745	Charitable Trusts Cases
R v Smith	[1959] 2 QB 35	General Part; Actus Reus; Causation Cases
Hirst v The United Kingdom (No. 2)	[2005] ECHR 681; [2005] 10 WLUK 84; [2006] 42 EHRR 41	Public Law; Human Rights Cases
R v Hinks	[2001] 2 AC 241 (HL); [2000] 3 WLR 1590; [2000] 4 All ER 833; [2000] 10 WLUK 685	Property Offences; Theft; Dishonesty Cases
R v Gomez	[1993] AC 442; [1992] 3 WLR 1067; [1993] 1 All ER 1	Property Offences; Theft; Dishonesty Cases
Galli-Atkinson v Seghal	[2003] EWCA Civ 697; [2003] 3 WLUK 635	Negligence: Kinds of Damage Cases
FHR European Ventures LLP v Mankarious	[2014] UKSC 45; [2014] 3 WLR 535	Constructive trusts Cases
Eves v Eves	[1975] 1 WLR 1338; [1975] 3 All ER 768; [1975] 4 WLUK 68	Family Property Cases
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon	[1976] QB 801; [1976] 2 WLR 583; [1976] 2 All ER 5	Misrepresentation Cases
Prest v Petrodel Resources Ltd and Others	[2013] UKSC 34; [2012] EWCA Civ 1395; [2013] 2 AC 415	Power Within a Company Cases
Byrne v Deane	[1937] 1 KB 818; [1937] 2 All ER 204	Defamation Cases
Burns v Burns	[1984] Ch. 317; [1984] 2 WLR 582; [1984] 1 All ER 244	Family Property Cases
Blue v Ashley	[2017] EWHC 1928 (Comm); [2017] 7 WLUK 593	Formation; Intention to Create Legal Relations Cases
Balfour v Balfour	[1919] 2 K.B. 571; [1919] 6 WLUK 33	Formation; Intention to Create Legal Relations Cases
Adler v George	[1964] 2 Q.B. 7; [1964] 2 W.L.R. 542	Statutory Interpretation Cases
Wishart v Credit and Mercantile plc	[2015] 2 P & CR 322	Registration Cases
Walton v Scottish Ministers	[2012] UKSC 44	Public Law Cases
Various Claimants v Barclays Bank plc	[2020] UKSC 13	Vicarious Liability; Relationship of Employment Cases
Universe Tankships Inc of Monrovia v International Transport Workers’ Federation (The Universe Sentinel)	[1983] 1 AC 366	Duress Cases
Swift 1st Ltd v Chief Land Registrar	[2015] Ch 602	Registration Cases
St Martins Property Corporation v Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd	[1994] 1 AC 85 (conjoined)	Privity Cases
Linden Gardens BC v Lenesta Sludge Disposals Ltd	[1994] 1 AC 85	Privity Cases