Earlier reported cases judgments 1969

Date	Case	Cited by
26 Nov 1969	Baker v Willoughby [1970] AC 467 Personal injury damages compensate consequential loss rather than the physical injury itself. A later independent injury does not extinguish damages for…	20
21 Oct 1969	Fitzgerald v Hall, Russell & Co Ltd [1970] AC 984 A break in the contract of employment caused by dismissal does not necessarily break continuity of employment for redundancy purposes. An employee is absent…	3
23 Jul 1969	Mapp v Oram [1970] AC 362 For the purpose of restricting a parent’s child allowance under section 212(4) of the Income Tax Act 1952, a child’s “income” means income chargeable to United…
18 Jun 1969	McEldowney v Forde [1971] AC 632 A statutory power to make regulations for preserving peace and maintaining order is reviewable by the courts, but the regulation is presumed valid and the…	1
23 Apr 1969	Pettitt v Pettitt [1970] AC 777 Section 17 of the Married Women's Property Act 1882 provides a summary procedure for determining and enforcing existing property rights between spouses. It…	50
1 Apr 1969	Salsbury v Woodland [1970] 1 QB 324 An employer is generally not liable for an independent contractor’s negligence. A direct, non-delegable duty may arise where the work is inherently or…	3
11 Mar 1969	Colvilles Ltd v Devine [1969] 1 WLR 475 The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies where an accident-causing thing was under the defender’s management and the accident ordinarily would not occur if…	2
19 Feb 1969	J v C (C (J M) (An Infant), In re) [1970] AC 668 In any proceeding concerning an infant’s custody or upbringing, the child’s welfare is the first and paramount consideration. The court must weigh all relevant…	22
11 Feb 1969	Nissan v Attorney-General (Attorney-General v Nissan) [1970] AC 179 Military forces sent abroad to assist a friendly government do not become its agents merely because it consented to their presence and received their…	10
5 Feb 1969	Parry v Cleaver [1970] AC 1 In assessing personal injury damages, the court must first identify the claimant’s real loss, then ask separately whether a benefit received because of the…	54
31 Jan 1969	Doyle v Olby (Ironmongers) Ltd [1969] 2 QB 158 Damages for deceit compensate all actual loss flowing directly from the fraudulent inducement. Their object is to restore the claimant, so far as money can, to…	39
23 Jan 1969	Sweet v Parsley [1970] AC 132 A criminal statute is presumed to require mens rea unless Parliament excludes it expressly or by necessary implication. Statutory silence, including the…	41