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Studholme v Minister Of Fuel And Power

18 Jun 1951 [1951] 2 KB 804, CA

GAS — Nationalization — Gas

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GAS — Nationalization — Gas — Compensation to holders of securities — Determination of values — “Relevant factors” — Gas Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 67), s. 25, sub-ss. 2, 10.

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Curtis v Maloney

27 Oct 1950 [1951] 1 KB 736, CA

Subsequent considerations : 1 positive.

EXECUTION — Sheriff's seizure of plaintiff's vessel in possession of execution debtor — Sale of vessel by sheriff, without claim having been made to it

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EXECUTION — Sheriff's seizure of plaintiff's vessel in possession of execution debtor — Sale of vessel by sheriff, without claim having been made to it — Title of purchaser — Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5, c. 34), s. 15.

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Clifford v Charles H Challen & Son Ld

04 Dec 1950 [1951] 1 KB 495, CA

Subsequent considerations : 1 negative. Subsequent citations: 1.

MASTER AND SERVANT — Use of dangerous substance in factory — Synthetic glue liable to cause dermatitis

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MASTER AND SERVANT — Use of dangerous substance in factory — Synthetic glue liable to cause dermatitis — Prophylactic not kept in shop although obtainable by workmen at store in factory — Duty of foreman — Welfare provision not safety provision — Safe system of work — Factories Act, 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6, c. 67), s. 42.

2 Statutes considered

Higham v Havant and Waterloo Urban District Council

14 Dec 1950 [1951] 1 KB 509, DC

05 Jun 1951 [1951] 2 KB 527, CA

PLANNING — Town and country planning — Compulsory acquisition of land

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PLANNING — Town and country planning — Compulsory acquisition of land — Assessment of compensation by arbitrator — Use of land by claimant contrary to planning control — Liability of land to enforcement order — Whether to be taken into account by arbitrator — Town and Country Planning Act, 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6, e. 51), ss. 23, 51, 55, 75.

PLANNING — Town and country planning — Compulsory acquisition of land — Assessment of compensation by arbitrator — Use of land by claimant contrary to planning control — Liability of land to enforcement order — Liability to be taken into account by arbitrator — Town and Country Planning Act, 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6, c. 51), ss. 23, 51, 55, 75.

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R v London Quarter Sessions, Ex parte Westminster Corpn

27 Apr 1951 [1951] 2 KB 508, DC

Subsequent considerations : 1 positive; 3 negative. Subsequent citations: 3.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Street trading — Registration of street trader by borough council

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Street trading — Registration of street trader by borough council — Cancellation of registration — Appeal by trader to magistrate — Reversal of cancellation — Whether borough council a “person aggrieved” by magistrate's order — No right of appeal to quarter sessions — London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1947 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. xlvi), ss. 25, 64.

1 Statute considered

R v London, etc, Rent Tribunal, Ex parte Honig

08 Dec 1950 [1951] 1 KB 641, DC

Subsequent considerations : 1 positive; 1 neutral. Subsequent citations: 4.

LANDLORD AND TENANT — Rent control — Reference of tenancy agreement to rent tribunal

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LANDLORD AND TENANT — Rent control — Reference of tenancy agreement to rent tribunal — Application for reduction of rent — Dispute as to existence of tenancy at time of reference — Fact collateral to specific jurisdiction — Power of tribunal to decide — Furnished Houses (Rent Control) Act, 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6, c. 34), s. 2, sub-s. 1 — Landlord and Tenant (Rent Control) Act, 1949 (12 & 13 Geo. 6, c. 40), s. 1, sub-s. 1.

3 Statutes considered

Macdonald v Green

28 Nov 1950 [1951] 1 KB 594, CA

Subsequent citations: 6.

GAMING — Gaming and wagering — Bets on horse-racing

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GAMING — Gaming and wagering — Bets on horse-racing — Money lent to loser to pay losses — Contractual obligation so to use money lent — Gaming Act, 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 9), s. 1.

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R v Parry

27 Nov 1950 [1951] 1 KB 590, CCA

Subsequent citations: 1.

CRIME — Criminal law — Sentence

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CRIME — Criminal law — Sentence — Probation order — Fine not to be imposed on making of probation order — Criminal Justice Act, 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 58), s. 3, sub-s. 1; s. 11, sub-s. 2; s. 13.

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Stagg v Brickett

04 Dec 1950 [1951] 1 KB 648, CA

Subsequent citations: 3.

LANDLORD AND TENANT — Rent restriction — Standard Rent

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LANDLORD AND TENANT — Rent restriction — Standard Rent — Furnished letting — Purchase of furniture by tenant — No surrender of tenancy or variation of rent — Subsequent vacating of premises by tenant and unfurnished letting to plaintiff — First letting under Rent Acts — Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act, 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 17), s. 12, sub-s. 1 — Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Act, 1923 (13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 32), s. 10, sub-s. 1 (as amended) — Rent and Mortgage Interest Restrictions Act, 1939 (2 & 3 Geo. 6, c. 71), s. 3, sub-s. 2.

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Thompson v Earthy

08 Jun 1951 [1951] 2 KB 596; [1951] 2 All ER 235; [1951] 2 TLR 82, KBD (Roxburgh J)

Subsequent considerations : 1 positive; 1 neutral; 1 negative.

VENDOR AND PURCHASER — Sale of house with vacant possession — Vendor's wife remaining in occupation

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VENDOR AND PURCHASER — Sale of house with vacant possession — Vendor's wife remaining in occupation — Desertion by vendor — Vendor's undertaking to justices to allow continuance of wife's occupation — Purchaser's claim for possession.

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