Earlier reported cases judgments 1963

Date	Case	Cited by
19 Dec 1963	Car and Universal Finance Co Ltd v Caldwell [1965] 1 QB 525 A party defrauded into a contract ordinarily rescinds it only by communicating an unequivocal election to the other party. That requirement does not enable a…	5
29 Nov 1963	Doughty v Turner Manufacturing Co Ltd [1964] 1 QB 518 Liability in negligence depends on whether the kind of damage was reasonably foreseeable at the relevant time. An employer is not liable merely because an…	4
30 Jul 1963	Darbishire v Warran [1963] 1 WLR 1067 Damages for damage to a chattel compensate the reasonable cost of restoring the owner to substantially the same position as before the wrong. Where repair…	15
27 Jun 1963	Williams v Williams (Divorce: Cruelty) [1964] AC 698 Insanity is not, by itself, a defence to a petition for divorce founded on cruelty. The court must decide objectively, after considering the whole matrimonial…	2
27 Jun 1963	Gollins v Gollins [1964] AC 644 Matrimonial cruelty requires grave and weighty conduct which causes injury to life, limb or physical or mental health, or a reasonable apprehension of such…	2
29 May 1963	In re Pauling’s Settlement Trusts [1964] Ch 303 A fiduciary power of advancement may be exercised only for the beneficiary’s benefit and for a good reason. The trustees must weigh that benefit against the…	6
28 May 1963	Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964] AC 465 The absence of a contract or established fiduciary relationship does not preclude liability for a negligent statement causing economic loss. A duty of care may…	184
27 May 1963	H West & Son Ltd v Shephard [1964] AC 326 In personal-injury cases, general damages compensate the actual consequences of the injury, including the physical deprivation of ordinary amenities.…	8
15 May 1963	Roles v Nathan [1963] 1 WLR 1117 Under the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, the common duty of care depends on all the circumstances, including the care ordinarily expected from the visitor. An…	3
10 Apr 1963	Rae v Lazard Investment Co Ltd [1963] 1 WLR 555 A receipt from a foreign company is classified as capital or income under English tax law, but the rights created and the legal character of the company’s acts…	3
14 Mar 1963	Ridge v Baldwin [1964] AC 40 A statutory power to dismiss a public officer for specified cause ordinarily requires the decision-maker first to disclose the allegations and give the officer…	32
21 Feb 1963	Hughes v Lord Advocate [1963] AC 837 In negligence, foreseeability concerns the type or kind of accident and injury, rather than the precise sequence by which they occur. A defender who creates a…	51
4 Feb 1963	In re King, decd [1963] Ch 459 Under section 141 of the Law of Property Act 1925, the benefit of a tenant’s covenant which relates to the leased land passes with an assignment of the…	3