Earlier reported cases judgments 1961

Date	Case	Cited by
20 Dec 1961	Hongkong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (The Hongkong Fir) [1962] 2 QB 26 A shipowner's obligation to provide a seaworthy vessel does not ordinarily make every breach a ground for terminating the charter-party. Where the contract…	47
6 Dec 1961	Midland Silicones Ltd v Scruttons Ltd [1962] AC 446 A person who is not a party to a contract cannot enforce or rely upon its terms merely because the contract was intended to benefit that person. This rule…	12
6 Dec 1961	White and Carter (Councils) Ltd v McGregor [1962] AC 413 Repudiation does not itself terminate a contract. The innocent party may accept it and claim damages, or refuse it and keep the contract alive. Where…	24
1 Dec 1961	Wise v Kaye [1962] 1 QB 638 A living claimant may recover substantial damages for physical disability and loss of amenity despite being permanently unconscious. The loss is assessed…	5
3 Oct 1961	Bratty v Attorney-General for Northern Ireland [1963] AC 386 Automatism requires unconscious and involuntary action. The defence must first identify evidence from which a reasonable jury could infer that the accused…	2
28 Jul 1961	Performance Cars Ltd v Abraham [1962] 1 QB 33 A tortfeasor is liable only for loss caused by that tort. Where property already requires a particular repair because of earlier damage, a later tortfeasor…	7
21 Jul 1961	Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 1314 An employer must take reasonable care for an employee’s safety, having regard to any known susceptibility. That duty does not require the employer to prevent a…	7
20 Jul 1961	Attorney-General for Northern Ireland v Gallagher [1963] AC 349 Where insanity is alleged, the accused must establish that, at the time of the act, a disease of the mind caused such a defect of reason that he did not know…	7
26 Jun 1961	Brown v Bullock [1961] 1 WLR 1095 Under paragraph 7 of the Ninth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, 1952, an expense is deductible only where it is necessarily incurred in performing the duties of…
4 May 1961	Shaw v Director of Public Prosecutions (R v Shaw) [1962] AC 220 The common law recognises an indictable conspiracy to corrupt public morals. An agreement may be criminal although the acts contemplated would not themselves…	4
28 Mar 1961	Duple Motor Bodies Ltd v Inland Revenue Comrs (Inland Revenue Comrs v Duple Motor Bodies Ltd, Ostime v Duple Motor Bodies Ltd) [1961] 1 WLR 739 In computing taxable trading profits, stock-in-trade and work in progress must be valued consistently with ordinary commercial accounting, so far as…	1
7 Feb 1961	Boardman v Sanderson (Keel and Block Third Party) [1964] 1 WLR 1317 A driver remains responsible for the safe movement of a vehicle while following another person’s directions. When changing direction, the driver must take…	2