Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgments, 1987

5 judgments, newest first. Open any case for its summary, the legal points it decides and how later courts have treated it.

Date Case Cited by
30 Nov 1987
Buffery v Buffery
[1987] EWCA Civ 4
For divorce under section 1(2)(b) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the requirements that the marriage has irretrievably broken down and that specified…
26 Oct 1987
Vilvarajah & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department
[1987] EWCA Civ 11
Refugee status and entitlement to asylum are separate questions. An immigration decision-maker must first assess whether an applicant is a refugee under the…
31 Jul 1987
BP Properties Ltd v Buckler
[1987] EWCA Civ 2
Under the Limitation Act 1939 and Limitation Act 1980, a claim for possession begun before expiry of the 12-year period is not defeated by the period expiring…
17 Jun 1987
Thomas v Fuller-Brown
[1987] EWCA Civ 10
Work or expenditure on another person’s property does not itself create a beneficial interest. The claimant must establish an express or implicit agreement, a…
18 Feb 1987
Meek v City of Birmingham District Council
[1987] EWCA Civ 9
An Industrial Tribunal must give reasons sufficient to tell the parties, in broad terms, why they won or lost. The decision must outline the material events…
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