Earlier reported cases judgments 1986

Date	Case	Cited by
19 Dec 1986	Suter v Suter and Jones [1987] Fam 111 Under section 25A of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the court must consider whether a spouse’s financial dependence can end after a period sufficient for…	2
27 Nov 1986	Rainey v Greater Glasgow Health Board [1987] AC 224 For the material-factor defence under section 1(3) of the Equal Pay Act 1970, a difference is material if it is significant and relevant. The enquiry is not…	15
19 Nov 1986	Spiliada Maritime Corpn v Cansulex Ltd (The Spiliada) [1987] AC 460 The appropriate forum is the forum in which the case can be tried most suitably for all parties and the ends of justice. A defendant seeking a stay must…	326
7 Nov 1986	Evening Standard Co Ltd v Henderson [1987] ICR 588 An employee’s unaccepted repudiation of a contract of service leaves the contract in force. On an interlocutory application, the court may restrain an employee…	3
5 Nov 1986	R v Steer (Steer, In re) [1988] AC 111 For aggravated criminal damage under section 1(2)(b) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971, the prosecution must prove that danger to life resulted from the…	1
15 Oct 1986	J. J. LLOYD INSTRUMENTS LTD. v. NORTHERN STAR INSURANCE CO. LTD. (THE “MISS JAY JAY”) [1987] 1 Lloyd's Rep 32 Under a marine time policy, an adverse sea may constitute external accidental means although it was foreseeable and not exceptional. The question is whether…	16
31 Jul 1986	Lombard North Central Plc v Butterworth [1987] QB 527 An express stipulation that time is of the essence makes punctual performance a contractual condition. Any late performance then permits the innocent party to…	8
24 Jul 1986	R v Spencer (R v Smails) [1987] AC 128 A trial judge must warn the jury where the prosecution depends solely on a witness outside the established classes of suspect witness, but whose mental…	3
10 Jul 1986	McDermid v Nash Dredging & Reclamation Co Ltd [1987] AC 906 An employer’s duty to take reasonable care to provide a safe system of work covers both the design of the system and its operation. The duty is personal or…	7
26 Jun 1986	R v Immigration Appeal Tribunal, Ex p Bakhtaur Singh (Ex p Bakhtaur Singh) [1986] 1 WLR 910 When deciding whether to deport a person, the Secretary of State and the immigration appellate authorities must consider every matter relevant to the statutory…	8
19 Jun 1986	Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Storkwain Ltd [1986] 1 WLR 903 The presumption that a statutory offence requires mens rea may be displaced by the language and structure of the legislation. Under section 58(2)(a) of the…	1
22 May 1986	Armagas Ltd v Mundogas SA (The Ocean Frost) [1986] AC 717 Ostensible authority rests on estoppel. It arises only where a principal, by words or conduct, represents that an agent has authority and the contractor relies…	53
15 May 1986	R v Shivpuri [1987] AC 1 A person commits a statutory criminal attempt where, intending to commit an indictable offence, that person performs an act which is more than merely…	7
15 May 1986	Westminster City Council v Croyalgrange Ltd [1986] 1 WLR 674 An offence under paragraph 20(1)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 requires proof that the defendant knew that…	3
24 Apr 1986	Leigh & Sillavan Ltd v Aliakmon Shipping Co Ltd (The Aliakmon) [1986] AC 785 A claimant cannot recover in negligence for loss caused by damage to property unless the claimant had legal ownership or a possessory title when the damage…	22
26 Mar 1986	Wilson v Pringle [1987] QB 237 Battery requires intentional touching or contact which the plaintiff proves to be hostile. The touching must be intentional; an intention to cause injury is…	11
24 Mar 1986	Grant v Edwards [1986] Ch 638 Where the legal title to a home is vested in one partner, the other may establish a constructive trust by proving an intention that both should have a…	40
20 Mar 1986	R v Diggines, Ex parte Rahmani (Rahmani, Ex parte, Rahmani v Diggines) [1986] AC 475 An immigration adjudicator may determine an appeal without a hearing under Rule 12 of the Immigration Appeals (Procedure) Rules 1972 only when one of the…	1
14 Mar 1986	R v Monopolies and Mergers Commission, Ex parte Argyll Group Plc (Argyll Group Plc, Ex parte) [1986] 1 WLR 763 Under section 75(5) of the Fair Trading Act 1973, a prospective-merger reference may be laid aside if the actual arrangements under investigation at the date…	21
27 Feb 1986	British Leyland Motor Corpn Ltd v Armstrong Patents Co Ltd [1986] AC 577 Copyright in an engineering drawing is ordinarily infringed when a functional three-dimensional article is produced by indirectly copying the article depicted.…	11
27 Feb 1986	R v Hancock (R v Shankland) [1986] AC 455 For murder, the prosecution must prove an intention to kill or cause really serious bodily harm. Foresight of death or serious injury is evidence from which…	5
6 Feb 1986	R v Hillingdon London Borough Council, Ex parte Puhlhofer (Puhlhofer, Ex parte, Puhlhofer v Hillingdon London Borough Council) [1986] AC 484 Under section 1 of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, “accommodation” bears its ordinary English meaning. It is not qualified by “appropriate” or…	75