Earlier reported cases judgments 1971

Date	Case	Cited by
19 Nov 1971	Hollier v Rambler Motors (A M C) Ltd [1972] 2 QB 71 A contractual term may be incorporated through a previous course of dealing only where the dealings were sufficiently regular and consistent to justify the…	7
5 Nov 1971	Caerphilly Concrete Products Ltd v Owen (Hopkins’ Lease, In re) [1972] 1 WLR 372 A lease is perpetually renewable only where its language plainly produces that result. A renewal covenant requiring the further lease to contain the same or…	1
28 Oct 1971	Kaur v Singh [1972] 1 WLR 105 A wilful refusal to consummate a marriage may arise where a spouse deliberately fails to arrange a religious ceremony which both parties understood was…
14 Oct 1971	Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales v Attorney-General [1972] Ch 73 A non-profit institution established to prepare and publish reliable law reports may be charitable. The commercial sale of its publications, and their…	3
22 Jul 1971	Lewis v Averay [1972] 1 QB 198 In a face-to-face transaction, the law presumes that a seller intends to contract with the person physically present. Fraudulent impersonation does not…	4
7 Jul 1971	O’Connell v Jackson [1972] 1 QB 270 A claimant may be contributorily negligent where an unreasonable failure to take a safety precaution increases the gravity of injuries, even though it does not…	3
30 Jun 1971	R v Lawrence (Alan) (Lawrence v Metropolitan Police Comr) [1972] AC 626 The offence of theft comprises dishonest appropriation of property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it. The…	2
30 Jun 1971	Nettleship v Weston [1971] 2 QB 691 A learner-driver owes passengers, including a supervising instructor, the same objective standard of care as a reasonably competent and experienced driver. The…	9
29 Jun 1971	McCreadie v Thomson & MacIntyre (Patternmakers) Ltd [1971] 1 WLR 1193 For the purposes of section 2(4) of the Redundancy Payments Act 1965, an employer may make an offer in writing through a notice addressed collectively to…
25 May 1971	National Dock Labour Board v John Bland & Co Ltd [1972] AC 222 Goods unloaded from a ship remain cargo only while their subsequent handling can fairly be regarded as ancillary to, and broadly part of, their carriage by…
25 May 1971	R v Governor of Pentonville Prison, Ex p Fernandez [1971] 1 WLR 987 Under section 11(1)(a) of the Fugitive Offenders Act 1967, sworn evidence includes an affidavit containing written evidence and a deposition recording oral…	24
10 May 1971	Blackburn v Attorney-General [1971] 1 WLR 1037 Domestic courts do not adjudicate the merits or legal effect of an unimplemented treaty. Treaty-making is a prerogative of the Crown, exercised on ministerial…	1
31 Mar 1971	Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass [1972] AC 153 A principal who, through employees, gives a misleading price indication is prima facie strictly liable under section 11(2) of the Trade Descriptions Act 1968.…	28
12 Mar 1971	Hodgson v Marks [1971] Ch 892 A person who physically occupies registered land in the exercise of a right to occupy may have an overriding interest despite the vendor’s apparent concurrent…	5
25 Feb 1971	Cuckmere Brick Co Ltd v Mutual Finance Ltd [1971] Ch 949 A mortgagee exercising a power of sale is not a trustee for the mortgagor and may choose when to realise the security for its own purposes. It must…	38
1 Feb 1971	Singh v Singh [1971] P 226 Consent is fundamental to the validity of a marriage. Duress requires proof that a party’s will was overborne by genuine and reasonably held fear of an…
26 Jan 1971	Coleen Properties Ltd v Minister of Housing and Local Government [1971] 1 WLR 433 Compulsory acquisition of adjoining land requires evidence showing that acquisition is reasonably necessary for the satisfactory development or use of the…	3