Earlier reported cases judgments 1981

Date	Case	Cited by
17 Dec 1981	Bromley London Borough Council v Greater London Council (R v Greater London Council, Ex parte Bromley London Borough Council) [1983] 1 AC 768 A statutory local authority must exercise its powers within the purposes, duties and constraints imposed by Parliament. An electoral mandate cannot authorise…	13
11 Dec 1981	Roberts Petroleum Ltd v Bernard Kenny Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 301 Where no winding-up order precludes it, the decision whether to make a charging order nisi absolute is discretionary. The court must consider all the…	8
10 Dec 1981	Conservative and Unionist Central Office v Burrell [1982] 1 WLR 522 For corporation tax purposes, an unincorporated association requires two or more persons joined for common non-business purposes by a contractual bond. The…	11
3 Dec 1981	Albert v Lavin (Lavin v Albert) [1982] AC 546 Every citizen who witnesses an actual or reasonably apprehended breach of the peace may take reasonable steps to prevent it. In an appropriate case, those…	14
26 Nov 1981	Ailsa Craig Fishing Co Ltd v Malvern Fishing Co Ltd (Ailsa Craig Fishing Co Ltd v Securicor (Scotland) Ltd) [1983] 1 WLR 964 A contractual limitation of liability must be construed strictly against the party relying upon it and must be clear and unambiguous. The court should…	18
26 Nov 1981	Din (Taj) v Wandsworth London Borough Council [1983] 1 AC 657 Under the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, intentional homelessness is determined by how the relevant state of homelessness began. Where an applicant…	27
19 Nov 1981	McIlkenny v Chief Constable of the West Midlands (Walker v Chief Constable of the West Midlands, Power v Chief Constable of the Lancashire Police Force, Hunter v Chief Constable of the Lancashire Police Force) [1982] AC 529 A court has an inherent duty to prevent misuse of its procedure where the misuse would be manifestly unfair or would bring the administration of justice into…	229
18 Nov 1981	Hyde v Pearce [1982] 1 WLR 560 A purchaser allowed into possession under a contract for sale may acquire title by adverse possession only if the possession has in fact become adverse. A…	1
8 Jul 1981	R v Cunningham [1982] AC 566 A person commits murder where an unlawful killing results from an act done with a subjective intention either to kill or to cause grievous bodily harm.…	5
1 Jul 1981	Alan Estates Ltd v WG Stores Ltd [1982] Ch 511 Conditional delivery of an executed deed creates an escrow. The maker is bound during the period of suspense and cannot withdraw or deal inconsistently with…	3
25 Jun 1981	Jobling v Associated Dairies Ltd [1982] AC 794 Damages for loss of earnings compensate the claimant for the position in which the claimant would have been but for the tort. They must not place the claimant…	9
25 Jun 1981	R v Lambie [1982] AC 449 Presenting a credit card to a merchant represents that the holder has the bank’s actual authority to contract on its behalf for payment of the voucher. The…	1
7 May 1981	Bunge Corpn, New York v Tradax Export SA, Panama [1981] 1 WLR 711 Whether a contractual term is a condition, warranty or innominate term is determined by construing the contract in its commercial context. The gravity of an…	29
15 Apr 1981	In re Duke of Norfolk’s Settlement Trusts (Perth (Earl) v Fitzalan-Howard) [1982] Ch 61 The court has an inherent jurisdiction, founded on securing the competent administration of trusts, to authorise trustees’ remuneration. That jurisdiction…	6
9 Apr 1981	R v Inland Revenue Comrs, Ex p National Federation of Self-Employed and Small Businesses Ltd (Inland Revenue Comrs v National Federation of Self-Employed and Small Businesses Ltd) [1982] AC 617 An applicant has a sufficient interest for judicial review only when its relationship to the subject matter is assessed alongside the public body's powers…	77
27 Mar 1981	Knightley v Johns [1982] 1 WLR 349 An original tortfeasor remains liable for harm arising from rescue or emergency intervention where the relevant class of accident is a reasonably foreseeable…	14
19 Mar 1981	R v Caldwell (Comr of Police of the Metropolis v Caldwell) [1982] AC 341 For criminal damage, a person is reckless where an act creates an obvious risk of the relevant harm and the person either gives no thought to that risk or…	11
18 Mar 1981	Lamb v Camden London Borough Council [1981] QB 625 Damage caused by the deliberate criminal acts of independent third parties may be too remote from an earlier tort even where that conduct was reasonably…	5
12 Mar 1981	WT Ramsay Ltd v Inland Revenue Comrs [1982] AC 300 A genuine transaction is not ignored merely because tax avoidance is its sole motive. Tax legislation nevertheless applies to the legal character of the…	82
6 Feb 1981	AJ Bekhor & Co Ltd v Bilton [1981] QB 923 A court may make ancillary disclosure orders under Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, section 45(1), where they are necessary to make a…	29
5 Feb 1981	Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom v Department of Health and Social Security [1981] AC 800 The Abortion Act 1967 protects every person participating in an authorised termination, not only the registered medical practitioner. “Termination of…	40
29 Jan 1981	Allen v Gulf Oil Refining Ltd [1981] AC 1001 Where Parliament expressly or by necessary implication authorises the construction and operation of an undertaking, the authority carries immunity from…	24