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Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd

Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd [1952] 2 QB 795 (Court of Queen’s Bench) [1953] 1 QB 401 (CA) In the case of Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd, the defendant, Boots faced charges under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, section 18, which mandated […]

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Case Brief: Fisher v Bell

In the case of Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394 (QB), a shopkeeper had a flick knife on display in his shop window accompanied by a ticket that read ‘Ejector knife—4s’. This led to charges against him for allegedly offering the knife for sale, which was deemed to contravene section 1(1) of the Restriction

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Case Brief: Gibson v Manchester City Council

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In Gibson v Manchester City Council [1979] 1 WLR 294 (HL), the case revolved around the Council’s policy of selling council houses to tenants. The respondent tenant applied for details regarding the price and mortgage terms using a printed form. In response, the city treasurer sent a letter indicating that the Council “may be prepared

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Case Brief: Central London Property Trust Ltd. v High Trees House Ltd.

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Central London Property Trust Ltd. v High Trees House Ltd. [1947] KB 130 In September 1937, the plaintiffs let a block of flats in London to the defendants for a term of 99 years at a rent of £2,500 a year. In 1940, owing to the wartime conditions and bombing raids over London, only a

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Case Brief: Adams v Lindsell

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Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681, 106 ER 250 (KB) On 2 September, the defendants wrote to the plaintiffs offering to sell them wool, requiring that they send their answer by post. The defendants misdirected this letter, so that the plaintiffs did not receive it until 5 September. The plaintiffs posted their

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Case Brief: Felthouse v Bindley

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Felthouse v Bindley (1862) 11 CB (NS) 869, 142 ER 1037 (CP) During negotiations for the sale of a horse, the plaintiff, Felthouse wrote to his nephew stating: ‘If I hear no more about him, I consider the horse is mine at £30 15shillings.’ The nephew did not respond, but did instruct the defendant, an

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Case Brief: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.

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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 QB 256 (CA) The defendants, who made and sold a medical product called ‘The Carbolic Smoke Ball’, issued an advertisement in a number of newspapers in the following terms: £100 reward will be paid by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company to any person who contracts the increasing

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Case Brief: Gibbons v Proctor

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Gibbons v Proctor (1891) 64 LT 594 On 29 May, the defendant had offered a reward of £25 to the person who gave information, leading to the conviction of the perpetrator of a particular crime, to police Superintendent Penn. The plaintiff, Gibbons, a police officer, had already communicated the required information to a colleague, named

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Butler Machine Tool Co. Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corporation (England) Ltd

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Butler Machine Tool Co. Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corporation (England) Ltd [1979] 1 WLR 401 (CA) On 23 May 1969, the sellers issued a quotation offering to sell a machine tool to the buyers for £75,535, delivery to be in ten months’ time. The offer was stated to be subject to certain terms and conditions, which

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Case Brief: Stevenson, Jacques & Co. v McLean

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Stevenson, Jacques & Co. v McLean (1880) 5 QBD 346 (QB) The defendant wrote to the plaintiffs giving 40 shillings net cash per ton as the lowest price at which he could sell iron and stated that he would hold the offer open until the following Monday. The plaintiffs telegraphed: ‘Please wire whether you would

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