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A list of cases involving Lord Denning is bound to be incomplete, since he delivered around 2000 reported judgments.
Lord Denning Alfred Thompson "Tom" Denning, Baron Denning (23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999) was an English lawyer and judge. He was called to the bar of England and Wales in 1923 and became a King's Counsel in 1938. Denning became a judge in 1944 whe ...
served as a judge for nearly 40 years, from 1944 to 1982. He often played a decisive role in developing the
law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
and was influential around the Commonwealth and common law world.


Counsel

*'' L'Estrange v F Graucob Ltd'' 9342 KB 394


High Court

*'' Fletcher v Fletcher''
945 Year 945 ( CMXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 27 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown barel ...
1 All ER 582, 61 TLR 354, Denning approves the divorce of a husband who deserted wife by withdrawing sexual intercourse and joining a religious community. *''
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd ''Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd'' 947KB 130 is a famous English contract law decision in the High Court. It reaffirmed and extended the doctrine of promissory estoppel in contract law in England and Wales. However, ...
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947 Year 947 ( CMXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – A Hungarian army led by Grand Prince Taksony campaigns in Italy, heading ...
KB 130, Denning resurrects the lost doctrine of
promissory estoppel A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...
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Court of Appeal

*'' Hain Steampship Co Ltd v Minister of Food'' 9491 All ER 444 (C.A.) *''
Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel ''Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel'[1949] 1 KB 532is an English contract law case on exclusion clauses in contract law. The case stood for the proposition that a representation made by one party cannot become a term of a contract if made ...
'' 9491 KB 532, on exclusion clauses in contract law. *'' Metropolitan Borough and the Town Clerk of Lewisham v Roberts'' 9492 K.B. 608 (C.A.) — Dissenting, an executive body should not be allowed to gain title of a man's land if only possession was required for their purpose. *'' Solle v Butcher'' 9501 KB 671, introducing equitable mistake, whereby a contract may be voidable if both parties have made a serious mistake *''
Leaf v International Galleries ''Leaf v International Galleries'' 9502 KB 86 is an English contract law case concerning misrepresentation, mistake and breach of contract, and the limits to the equitable remedy of rescission. Facts ''Salisbury Cathedral'' by John Constable ...
'' 9502 KB 86, in the event of lapse of too much time between the making of the contract and the decision to rescind, the right to rescind is lost *'' Curtis v Chemical Cleaning & Dyeing Co'' 9511 KB 805, established that the rule that a party is bound by the terms of a document which the party has signed will not apply where the signature was induced by misrepresentation, fraud, or in some cases of mistake. *''
Candler v Crane, Christmas & Co ''Candler v Crane, Christmas & Co'' 9512 KB 164 is an English tort law case on negligent misstatement. In the case, Denning LJ delivered a dissenting judgment, arguing that a duty of care arose when making negligent statements. His dissenting ju ...
'' 9512 KB 164, on negligent misstatement, later adopted by the House of Lords in ''
Hedley Byrne v Heller ''Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd'' 964AC 465 is an English tort law case on economic loss in English tort law resulting from a negligent misstatement. Prior to the decision, the notion that a party may owe another a duty of care ...
'' *'' Errington v Errington'' (1951) KB, creating the equitable doctrine of "part performance" to save an incomplete contract. *'' Combe v Combe'' (1952), elaborating stance on
promissory estoppel A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...
, calling it a "shield", not a "sword". *'' R v Northumberland Compensation Tribunal, ex parte Shaw'' (1952) *''
Hoenig v Isaacs ''Hoenig v Isaacs'' Somervell_LJ_upheld_the_decision_of_an_Official_Referee_at_first_instance,_His_Honour_Lionel_Leach.html" ;"title="English contract law">952EWCA Civ 6is an English contract law case concerning substantial performance of an e ...
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952 Year 952 ( CMLII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – At the Reichstag in Augsburg (assembled by King Otto I), joined by German nob ...
EWCA Civ 6 i *'' Barnard v National Dock Labour Board'' (1953) *'' Frederick E Rose (London) Ltd v William H Pim Junior & Co Ltd'' 9532 QB 450 *'' Drive-Yourself-Hire v Strutt'' 9532 All ER 1475 *''
Roe v Minister of Health ''Roe v Minister of Health'' 9542 All ER 131 is an English tort law decision of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales which has had a significant influence on the common law throughout the common law world. Facts Roe and Woolley underwent ...
'' 9542 All ER 131 *''
Ladd v Marshall ''Ladd v Marshall'' 954EWCA Civ 1 is an English Court of Appeal judgment, which established the criteria for the Court to accept fresh evidence in a case on which a judgement has already been delivered. Facts Mr Marshall, the defendant, owned ...
'' 954EWCA Civ 1 *''
Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation ''Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation'' Court of Appeal decision in contract law on the moment of offer and acceptance, acceptance of a contract over telex. Denning LJ found that the regular postal rule did not apply for instantaneous means ...
'' 9552 All ER 493 — Decides that the "moment of acceptance" in a contract using a
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(electronic communication) happens on the receiver's side. *'' Ward v Byham'' (1956) *'' Hornal v Neuberger''
956 Year 956 ( CMLVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Emperor Constantine VII appoints Nikephoros Phokas to commander of th ...
*'' J Spurling Ltd v Bradshaw''
956 Year 956 ( CMLVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Emperor Constantine VII appoints Nikephoros Phokas to commander of th ...
1 WLR 461 *''
Miller v Jackson ''Miller v Jackson'' 977QB 966 is a famous Court of Appeal of England and Wales case in the torts of negligence and nuisance. The court considered whether the defendant - the chairman of a local cricket club, on behalf of its members - was liab ...
'' B 966 1977


House of Lords

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Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd v Meyer ''Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd v Meyer'' 959AC 324 is a UK company law case, concerning the predecessor of the unfair prejudice provision, an action for "oppression" under section 210 of the Companies Act 1948 (now section 994 of t ...
'' 959AC 324, on the predecessor to
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Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd is a leading House of Lords case on privity of contract. It was a test case in which it was sought to establish a basis upon which stevedores could claim the protection of exceptions and limitations contained in a bill of lading contract to whi ...
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962 Year 962 ( CMLXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * December – Arab–Byzantine wars – Sack of Aleppo: A Byzantine e ...
AC 446, dissenting over the
privity of contract The doctrine of privity of contract is a common law principle which provides that a contract cannot confer rights or impose obligations upon any person who is not a party to the contract. The premise is that only parties to contracts should be ...
doctrine. *'' Fairweather v St Marylebone Property Co Ltd'' 963AC 510 (decided 16 April 1962, the last case in the HL) concerning
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Master of the Rolls

*'' In re Smith'' or '' Barclays Bank Ltd v Mercantile Bank Ltd''
962 Year 962 ( CMLXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * December – Arab–Byzantine wars – Sack of Aleppo: A Byzantine e ...
1 WLR 763, decided on 1 May 1962, reversed the decision of Wilberforce J that a trust requiring trustees to give money to "hospitals" could be construed as "non-profit" hospitals, so was not void for uncertainty. *'' Boulting v Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians'' 9632 QB 606, dissenting over a closed shop agreement and managers refusing to pay union fees *'' Roles v Nathan'' 9631 WLR 1117, occupiers' liability case on chimney sweeps. *'' Letang v Cooper'' 9642 All ER 292 *'' Southam v Smout'' 9641QB 308 *'' Ward v James''
965 Year 965 ( CMLXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Nikephoros II conquers the fortress cities of Ta ...
*'' D & C Builders Ltd v Rees''
965 Year 965 ( CMLXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Nikephoros II conquers the fortress cities of Ta ...
2 QB 617, To resolve a debt there must be "
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" where the agreement cannot be made under duress. * ''
Beswick v Beswick was a landmark English contract law case on privity of contract and specific performance. The Lords, overruling the decision of Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal, ruled that a person who was not party to a contract had no independent standing ...
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966 Year 966 ( CMLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * 23 June - Byzantine-Arab War: A prisoner exchange occurs at the border betwee ...
Ch 538, Denning allows a poor widow to reclaim the assets of her late husband when it was taken from her husband's nephew (disapproved in
968 Year 968 ( CMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Nikephoros II receives a Bulgarian embassy led by Prince Boris ( ...
AC 58). * '' Morris v CW Martin & Sons Ltd''
966 Year 966 ( CMLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * 23 June - Byzantine-Arab War: A prisoner exchange occurs at the border betwee ...
1 QB 716 *'' Wheat v E Lacon & Co Ltd''
966 Year 966 ( CMLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * 23 June - Byzantine-Arab War: A prisoner exchange occurs at the border betwee ...
1 All ER 582; defines "occupier" for the purposes of
Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 The Occupiers' Liability Act 1957 (c. 31) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that covers occupiers' liability. The result of the Third Report of the Law Reform Committee, the Act was introduced to Parliament as the Occupiers' Li ...
. *'' Boardman v Phipps''
965 Year 965 ( CMLXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Nikephoros II conquers the fortress cities of Ta ...
Ch 992, on the strict application of the no conflict of interest rule for trustees, affirmed by the House of Lords. *'' ER Ives Investments Ltd v High''
967 Year 967 ( CMLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Otto I (the Great) calls for a council at Rome, to present the ne ...
2 QB 379 *'' Anglo Continental Holidays Ltd v Typaldos Lines (London) Ltd''
967 Year 967 ( CMLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Emperor Otto I (the Great) calls for a council at Rome, to present the ne ...
2 Lloyd's Rep 61, ruled that a steamship line could not cite a clause in its passage contract to radically alter the substance and intent of the contract. *'' Gallie v Lee''
968 Year 968 ( CMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Nikephoros II receives a Bulgarian embassy led by Prince Boris ( ...
2 All ER 322 *'' O'Brien v Associated Fire Alarms Ltd''
969 Year 969 ( CMLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 1st millennium, the 69th ...
1 WLR 1916 *'' Torquay Hotel Co Ltd v Cousins''
969 Year 969 ( CMLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 1st millennium, the 69th ...
2 Ch 106, on the new economic tort of "interference with a contract" *'' Gould v Gould''
970 Year 970 ( CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year ...
1 QB 275, dissenting on the idea that a husband's promise to help out his wife "as long as
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able" should be enforceable. *'' Hinz v Berry''
970 Year 970 ( CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year ...
2 QB 40, on the recoverability of damages for nervous shock. Denning's judgment began with the words, "It happened on April 19, 1964. It was bluebell time in Kent." *'' Lewis v Averay'' (1971), the purchaser of stolen goods should not bear the costs of re-embursing the victim of theft. *'' Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking Ltd''
971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men ...
2 QB 163 *''
Broome v Cassell & Co Ltd ''Broome v Cassell & Co Ltd'' was an English libel case in 1970 which raised important legal issues concerning exemplary damages and the role of precedents in English law. It is also known for the involvement of the controversial writer David Irv ...
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971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men ...
2 QB 354, compensatory damages. Led to strong rebuke by
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in the House of Lords. *'' Nettleship v Weston''
971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men ...
3 All ER 581, a learner driver must exercise the skill of an experienced driver to avoid liability in negligence. *'' WJ Allan & Co v El Nasr Export & Import Co'' 9722 QB 189 *'' Fuller v Fuller''
973 Year 973 ( CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – The Byzantine army, led by General Melias (Domestic of the S ...
1 WLR 730, changed divorce law. Married couples are only cohabiting if they are living with each other as husband and wife. *'' Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd''
973 Year 973 ( CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – The Byzantine army, led by General Melias (Domestic of the S ...
1 QB 27, concerning the recovery of
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. *'' Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd''
973 Year 973 ( CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – The Byzantine army, led by General Melias (Domestic of the S ...
QB 233 *''
Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy is a landmark case in English contract law, on undue influence. It is remarkable for the judgment of Lord Denning MR who advanced that English law should adopt the approach developing in some American jurisdictionsFor America, see the case, ''Wil ...
'' (1975) QB *'' Courtney and Fairbairn Ltd v Tolaini Brothers (Hotels) Ltd'' 9751 All ER 716, a contract cannot have terms that are to be negotiated on at a later point. *'' British Crane Hire Corporation Ltd v Ipswich Plant Hire Ltd'' 975QB 303 *''
Liverpool City Council v Irwin {{Clist implied terms ''Liverpool City Council v Irwin'' 976UKHL 1is a leading English contract law case, concerning the basis on which courts may Implied terms in English law">imply terms into contracts; in particular in relation to all types o ...
'' 976UKHL 1 *'' Anton Piller KG v Manufacturing Processes Limited'' 976Ch 55 *'' Rose v Plenty'' 9761 WLR 141 *
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977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
1 W.L.R. 766;
977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
3 All E.R. 452 *'' BBC v Hearn''
977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
ICR 686 *''
Miller v Jackson ''Miller v Jackson'' 977QB 966 is a famous Court of Appeal of England and Wales case in the torts of negligence and nuisance. The court considered whether the defendant - the chairman of a local cricket club, on behalf of its members - was liab ...
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977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
QB 966, that cricket was in the public interest and stray cricket balls were not a nuisance. *''
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon ''Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon'' 976EWCA Civ 4is an English contract law case, concerning Misrepresentation in English law">misrepresentation. It holds that the divide between a statement of opinion and fact becomes more factual if one holds h ...
'' 976QB 801, representations made by parties with expert knowledge and experience are warranties in a contract. *'' British Railways Board v Customs and Excise Comrs''
977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
STC 221,
977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
2 All ER 873, zero rating for VAT purposes is a question of law not fact. * '' Gouriet v
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and Others''
977 Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman m ...
CA, "Be you ever so high, the law is above you." *'' Parsons (Livestock) Ltd v Uttley Ingham & Co Ltd'' 978QB 791 *'' Butler Machine Tool Co Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corp Ltd'' 9791 All ER, battle of the forms case, where Denning argued the mirror image rule for offer and acceptance is outdated. *'' Brikom Investments v Carr'' 979*'' Quennell v Maltby'' 979WLR 318, asserted that equity conferred a wide, previously unrecognised, discretion to restrain the mortgagee from exercising the right to possession for purposes other than the protection or enforcement of his security. *'' Science Research Council v. Nasse'' 979QB 144, comparison of
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to inquisition *'' Photo Productions v Securicor Ltd''
980 Year 980 ( CMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Peace is concluded between Emperor Otto II (the Red) and King Lothair III (or Lothair IV) a ...
All ER 556 *'' Ahmad v United Kingdom'' (1982) 4 EHRR 126 *'' Attorney General of New Zealand v Ortiz''
982 Year 982 ( CMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Emperor Otto II (the Red) assembles an imperial expeditionary force at Tar ...
3 WLR 570;
982 Year 982 ( CMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Emperor Otto II (the Red) assembles an imperial expeditionary force at Tar ...
3 All ER 432, beautiful scene setting description of the Maori treasure at the heart of this case. *''
Mandla v Dowell-Lee ''Mandla v Dowell-Lee'' 982UKHL 7is a United Kingdom law case on racial discrimination. It held that Sikhs are to be considered an ethnic group for the purposes of the Race Relations Act 1976. Background A Sikh boy was refused entry to Park Gr ...
'' 983QB 1, saying that Sikhs were not a racial group under the
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, overturned by the House of Lords *'' George Mitchell (Chesterhall) Ltd v Finney Lock Seeds Ltd''
982 Year 982 ( CMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Emperor Otto II (the Red) assembles an imperial expeditionary force at Tar ...
3 WLR 1036, classic opener with a quote from
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, later on is his infamous speech on the worship of the idol of "
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". Seed merchants could not rely on damage limitation clause to just the cost of the seeds. This was Lord Denning's last published decision, delivered on 29 September 1982.


See also

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English contract law English contract law is the body of law that regulates legally binding agreements in England and Wales. With its roots in the lex mercatoria and the activism of the judiciary during the industrial revolution, it shares a heritage with countries ...
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English property law English property law refers to the law of acquisition, sharing and protection of valuable assets in England and Wales. While part of the United Kingdom, many elements of Scots property law are different. In England, property law encompasses fou ...
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English trusts law English trust law concerns the protection of assets, usually when they are held by one party for another's benefit. Trusts A trust is a legal relationship in which the holder of a right gives it to another person or entity who must keep a ...
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