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Christopher Slade
Sir Christopher John Slade (2 June 1927–7 February 2022) was a British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal Judiciary of England and Wales, of England and Wales from 1982 to 1991. Biography The eldest son of George Penkivil Slade (a kinsman of Sir Benjamin Slade, 7th Baronet, Sir Benjamin Slade, although not in Remainder (law)#Special remainder in peerages, remainder to the Slade baronets, baronetcy) and Mary Carnegie, he had two younger brothers, Julian Slade, Julian (the composer) and Adrian Slade, Adrian (President of the Liberal Party), as well as a sister, Pauline (who married David Hamilton-Russell, a grandson of the Viscount Boyne, 8th Viscount Boyne). Slade was educated at Eton College, Eton before going up to New College, Oxford, where he was awarded the Eldon Scholarship. Taking King's Counsel, silk in 1965, he served as Master craftsman, Master of the Ironmongers' Company (for 1973/74), before being sworn of the Privy Council (United Kingdom), Privy Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Honourable
''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia. ''Right'' in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, ''The Right Honourable'' is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the Grammatical person, third person along with a name or noun to be modified. ''Right'' may be abbreviated to ''Rt'', and ''Honourable'' to ''Hon.'', or both. ''The'' is sometimes dropped in written abbreviated form, but is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldon Scholarship
The Eldon Law Scholarship is a scholarship awarded to students from the University of Oxford who wish to study for the English Bar. Applicants must either have obtained a first class honours degree in the Final Honours School, or obtained a distinction on the BCL or MJur. It is a two-year scholarship presently funded at £9,000 a year. History The scholarship dates from 12 May 1830, and was funded in response to an application from subscribers. Although the scholarship is named after Lord Eldon LC, it is not funded from his will; Lord Eldon did not die until eight years after the scholarship was founded. The first trustees included the Duke of Richmond, Earl of Mansfield, Earl of Romney and Lord Arden. Until 1963 it was a requirement that an applicant be a member of the Church of England. In 1963 that was downgraded to a preference, and in 1983 the requirement was dropped entirely. Past winners Past winners include: * Herman Merivale (1831), civil servant and historian * Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolled Steel Products (Holdings) Ltd V British Steel Corp
''Rolled Steel Products (Holdings) Ltd v British Steel Corp'' 986Ch 246 is a UK company law case, concerning the enforceability of obligations against a company. The case was one of the last significant cases on '' ultra vires'' under English company law before the provisions abrogating that doctrine in the Companies Act 1985 became effective. Facts Rolled Steel Products Ltd gave security to guarantee the debts of a company called SSS Ltd to British Steel Corporation. This was a purpose that did not benefit Rolled Steel Products Ltd. Moreover, Rolled Steel's director, Mr Shenkman was interested in SSS Ltd (he had personally guaranteed a debt to British Steel’s subsidiary Colvilles, which SSS Ltd owed money to). The company was empowered to grant guarantees under its articles but approval of the deal was irregular because Mr Shenkman's personal interest meant his vote should not have counted for the quorum at the meeting approving the guarantee. The shareholders knew of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Credit And Commerce International SA V Aboody
''Bank of Credit and Commerce International S.A. v Aboody'' 9924 All ER 955 is an English contract law case relating to undue influence. Facts Mrs. Aboody signed a document making a charge over the family home in favour of Bank of Credit and Commerce International, to secure her husband’s borrowing for his company. Mr. Aboody had bullied her, and she had signed to get some peace. Judgment Slade LJ held that because of "manifest disadvantage" had to be shown even in cases of actual undue influence. The transaction was not manifestly disadvantageous. This requirement was subsequently overruled by the House of Lords in . See also {{Caselist undue influence *English contract law *Undue influence in English law * Iniquitous pressure in English law *''Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy'' 975QB 326 *'' Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co.'' 350 F.2d 445 (United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street V Mountford
is an English land law case from the House of Lords. It set out principles to determine whether someone who occupied a property had a tenancy (i.e. a lease), or only a licence. This mattered for the purpose of statutory tenant rights to a reasonable rent, and had a wider significance as a lease had "proprietary" status and would bind third parties. Lord Templeman held that the defining feature of a lease was exclusive possession, despite the fact that this view had been rejected and heavily criticised in a number of Court of Appeal cases previously, for example in the judgment of Denning LJ in '' Errington v Errington''. Facts On 7 March 1983, Roger Street, a Bournemouth solicitor, gave rooms 5 and 6 in No 5 St Clement’s Gardens, Boscombe to Mrs Wendy Mountford for a ‘licence fee’ of £37 a week, terminable on fourteen days’ notice. Mrs Mountford also signed a form saying she understood the Rent Act 1977 did not apply to regulate her rental payments. The Rent Act 1977 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams V Cape Industries Plc
''Adams v Cape Industries plc'' 990Ch 433 is a UK company law case on separate legal personality and limited liability of shareholders. The case also addressed long-standing issues under the English conflict of laws as to when a company would be resident in a foreign jurisdiction such that the English courts would recognise the foreign court's jurisdiction over the company. It has in effect been superseded by '' Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc'', which held that a parent company could be liable for the actions of a subsidiary on ordinary principles of tort law. The decision's significance was also limited by the House of Lords decision in '' Lubbe v Cape plc'' and the groundbreaking decision in '' Chandler v Cape plc'', holding that a direct duty may be owed in tort by a parent company to a person injured by a subsidiary. Facts Cape Industries plc was a UK company, head of a group. Its subsidiaries mined asbestos in South Africa and shipped it to Texas in the US, where a mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckitt & Colman Products Ltd V Borden Inc
''Reckitt & Colman Ltd v Borden Inc'' 9901 All ER 873, – also known as the Jif Lemon case – is a leading decision of the House of Lords on the tort of passing off. The Court reaffirmed the three part test (reputation and goodwill, misrepresentation, and damage) in order to establish a claim of passing off. Background per Slade LJ: Reckitt, sold lemon juice under the name " Jif Lemon" which came in plastic yellow container that was shaped like a lemon. Borden, a competitor, started to produce lemon juice in a similar lemon-shaped plastic container that was only slightly larger with a flattened side. Reckitt sued Borden for passing off their product as Jif Lemon juice. At trial the Court found in favour of Reckitt, which was subsequently upheld at the Court of Appeal. Opinion of the Court At the House of Lords, the Court upheld the previous judgments. Lord Oliver, at page 880, reaffirmed the classic test for passing off: :''First, he must establish a goodwill or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re Bond Worth Ltd
''Re Bond Worth Ltd'' 980Ch 228 is a UK insolvency law case, concerning retention of title clauses. Facts Bond Worth Ltd was a carpet manufacturing company. It bought man-made fibres from Monsanto Ltd and used them to make carpets. The conditions of sale included a "retention of title" clause. Bond Worth Ltd went into receivership when a large sum of money was owing to Monsanto Ltd under various contracts containing the "title" clause. Monsanto Ltd notified the receivers of their claim. The receivers contested whether the retention of title clause was valid. The joint receivers issued summons for determination claiming that (1) although the clause referred to "equitable and beneficial ownership" it did not have the effect of creating a bare trust for the benefit of the sellers, but rather it created a floating equitable charge in favour of the sellers; and (2) such a floating charge created by the buyer company would therefore be registerable, and so was void if not registered ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judicial Decision
A judicial opinion is a form of legal opinion written by a judge or a judicial panel in the course of resolving a legal dispute, providing the decision reached to resolve the dispute, and usually indicating the facts which led to the dispute and an analysis of the law used to arrive at the decision. Drafting process An opinion may be released in several stages of completeness. First, a bench opinion may be handed down, with the judge or panel of judges indicating their decision and a rough explanation of the reasoning underlying it. A slip opinion may also be issued the day the decision is handed down, and is usually not typeset or fully formatted. It is not the final or most authoritative version, being subject to further revision before being replaced with a final published edition. The Supreme Court of the United States issues slip opinions with the following disclaimer: Types of judicial opinions A unanimous opinion is one in which all of the justices agree and offer one r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Buckley
Sir Denys Burton Buckley, MBE (6 February 1906 – 13 September 1998) was an English barrister and judge, rising to become a Lord Justice of Appeal. Personal life Denys Burton Buckley was born in Kensington, the son of Henry Burton Buckley, 1st Baron Wrenbury and Bertha Margaretta Jones. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. He married Gwendolen Jane Armstrong-Jones (1905–1985), daughter of Sir Robert Armstrong-Jones and aunt of the Earl of Snowdon, on 23 July 1932. They had three daughters. During World War II, he served as a Major in the RAOC and GSO Directorate, Signals War Office, in respect of which he was awarded the US Medal of Freedom. Career He was called as a barrister Lincoln's Inn and practised from 11 Old Square, now Radcliffe Chambers. He was appointed as a Bencher in 1949, his arms were placed in the Hall in 1960, and he served as Treasurer in 1969. He was appointed as a High Court Judge in 1960 in the Chancery Division, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rt Hon
''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia. ''Right'' in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, ''The Right Honourable'' is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the third person along with a name or noun to be modified. ''Right'' may be abbreviated to ''Rt'', and ''Honourable'' to ''Hon.'', or both. ''The'' is sometimes dropped in written abbreviated form, but is always pronounced. Countries with common o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privy Council (United Kingdom)
The Privy Council, formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a privy council, formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its members, known as privy counsellors, are mainly senior politicians who are current or former members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons or the House of Lords. The Privy Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom, royal prerogative. The King-in-Council issues Executive (government), executive instruments known as Orders in Council. The Privy Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Orders of Council, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. It advises the sovereign on the issuing of royal charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city status in the United Kingdom, city or Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status to local authorities. Otherwise, the Privy Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
