R v Richardson [1999] QB 444, [1999] Crim LR 62 concerned whether fraud regarding matters not sufficiently integral to one's identity, such as professional qualifications, could vitiate consent to acts resulting in actual bodily harm.Richardson,...
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R v BM [2018] EWCA Crim 560 addressed the legal stance on the defence of consent in situations involving actual bodily harm resulting from body modification.The defendant, identified as BM, was a tattooist who performed extreme body modifications, su...
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Ecay v Godfrey [1947] 80 LLR 286 established a legal precedent concerning the incorporation of representations as terms in a contract, particularly when the representor encourages the represented party to verify the truth of the representation.The fa...
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Couchman v Hill [1947] KB 554 is a noteworthy English contract law case that establishes a principle regarding the incorporation of statements as terms in a contract, particularly when one party provides information not within the knowledge of the ot...
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Heilbut, Symons & Co v Buckleton [1912] UKHL 2, a significant English contract law case, was decided by the House of Lords and revolves around the issues of misrepresentation and contractual terms. The case predates the introduction of damages fo...
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Oscar Chess Ltd v Williams [1957] EWCA Civ 5 is an English contract law case that revolves around whether a representation about a car's model year, made by the seller, should be considered a contractual term or a mere representation.Williams so...
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Dick Bentley Productions Ltd v Harold Smith (Motors) Ltd [1965] EWCA Civ 2 is an English contract law that centred on the distinction between a representation and a contractual term.Dick Bentley Productions Ltd sought to purchase a thoroughly examine...
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Smith v Land House Property Corporation [1884] 28 Ch D 7 revolved around the characterisation of a statement made by the claimant regarding the quality of a tenant in the context of selling a hotel. Land House Property Corporation entered into a cont...
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Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Mardon [1976] EWCA Civ 4 is a notable English contract law case concerning misrepresentation. The Court of Appeal held that the divide between a statement of opinion and fact becomes more factual if one holds himself out as ha...
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Bisset v Wilkinson [1927] AC 177 is a significant contract law case that deals with the issue of misrepresentation. The key principle established by the case is that a mere misstatement of opinion, given fairly, cannot amount to a misrepresentation.I...
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Edgington v Fitzmaurice [1885] 29 Ch D 459 involved a misrepresentation in a prospectus sent by company directors to shareholders, inviting subscriptions for debenture bonds.The prospectus stated that the funds would be used to alter buildings, purch...
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With v O’Flanagan [1936] Ch 575 dealt with the issue of misrepresentation in English contract law and established the principle that there is a duty to disclose material changes in circumstances that were previously represented as true during negotia...
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Davies v London Provincial Marine Insurance Co [1878] 8 Ch D 469 is an English contract law case that concerned the duty to disclose.Two senior officials of the Insurance Company believed that the retention of money by one of their agents constituted...
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Pankhania v Hackney Borough Council [2002] EWHC 2441 (Ch) is an English contract law case that addressed the issue of whether false statements of law could be actionable for misrepresentation.The Hackney Borough Council, the vendor of a car park, mak...
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In Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Birmingham City Council [1996] 4 All ER 733, the Court of Appeal dealt with issues related to unjust enrichment and rejected a defence of "passing on" when concerning the extent to which enrichment of the defendant m...
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