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Murphey v Caralli: 22 Nov 1864

Citations: (1864) 3 H and C 462, [1864] EngR 786, (1864) 3 H and C 462, (1864) 159 ER 611 Links: Commonlii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer...

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McGowan and Co v Dyer: 1873

Story on Agency states the general rule that the principal is liable to third persons in a civil suit ‘for the frauds, deceits, concealments, misrepresentations, torts, negligences, and other...

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Brydges v Branfill: 1842

A tenant for life of settled land set out on an elaborate fraud aiming for the capital. It required first a private Act of Parliament to enable the estate to be sold under the direction of the court...

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St Aubyn v Smart: 1868

Citations: (1868) LR 3 Ch App 646 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Dubai Aluminium Company Limited v Salaam and Others HL 5-Dec-2002 Partners Liable for Dishonest Act of Solicitor A...

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Sykes v Millington: 1953

Prosecution for an offence under section 2(3) of the Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933. Citations: [1953] 1 All ER 1098 Statutes: Road and Rail Traffic Act 1933 2(3) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited...

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Brady v Giles: 1835

Citations: (1835) 1 MOO and R 494 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd and others CA 10-Oct-2005 Severe flood damage had been...

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Bakhitar v Keosghgerian and Others: QBD 3 Dec 2003

Employer liable for employee with criminal record An employee of a firm of solicitors took pawned jewellery to show to a third party possible purchaser. The jewels were misappropriated. Held: The...

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Williams v A and W Hemphill Ltd: HL 1966

Against his employer’s instructions, a driver of a lorry deviated substantially from his route. On the detour, an accident occurred owing to the fault of the driver. The question arose whether the...

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Dyer v Munday; Morris v Martin: CA 1895

The defendant, a hire purchase furniture dealer, sent his manager to recover back some furniture hired to X and upon which several instalments were unpaid. X had pledged the furniture to his landlord...

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TVZ and Others v Manchester City Football Club Ltd: QBD 6 May 2021

Applications in proceedings between the eight Claimants and the Defendant arising out of sexual abuse perpetrated by B when he was a football coach in the 1980s. Each of the Claimants was sexually and...

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