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Sunday, 21 October 2018

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Hi! I haven't updated this blog in a while, but every now and again some asks me what happened to my map of legal London, so I...
Thursday, 1 October 2015

Londonlawmap.com - now accepting guest posts!

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I'm out of London for the next 9 months, studying for an LLM at Harvard Law School.  If you have an idea for a guest post while I'm ...
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Sunday, 15 February 2015

Chadwick v British Transport Commission [1967] 2 All ER 945

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What's the case about? On a foggy evening in December 1957 a steam train crashed into a stationary electric train just north of Lewisha...
Sunday, 1 February 2015

Roberts v Hopwood [1925] AC 578

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What's the case about? In 1920, Poplar Borough Council resolved to pay the same rate to its lowest grade of staff, regardless of whethe...
Sunday, 14 December 2014

Somerset v Stewart (1772) Lofft 1 aka Somerset's case

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What's the case about? Stewart owned a slave called Somerset.  He brought Somerset from Virginia to London.  He planned to take Somerse...
Sunday, 10 August 2014

Bruton v. London and Quadrant Housing Trust [1999] UKHL 26

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What's the case about? In 1975 Lambeth Borough Council acquired a row of properties on Rushcroft Road in Brixton.  The Council planned ...
Friday, 1 August 2014

Ellen Street Estates Ltd v Minister of Health [1934] All ER Rep 385

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What's the case about? Mr Lithman held leases on properties in Ellen Street and Berner Street, Stepney.  In 1920 the Minister...