List of Supreme Court of Judicature cases explained
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Senior Courts of England and Wales – that is, cases from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and Crown Court.
Pre-1800
1800–1899
- Adams v. Lindsell . Adams v Lindsell . EWHC . KB . 1818 . J59 . . 5 June 1818 . auto .
- Vaughn v. Menlove (1837). 132 E.R. 490 (C.P.)
- Foss v Harbottle (1843) 2 Hare 461, 67 ER 189
- Hadley v. Baxendale . Hadley v Baxendale . EWHC . Exch . 1854 . J70 . . 23 February 1854 . auto.
- Blyth v. Company Proprietors of the Birmingham Water Works . Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Company . EWHC . Exch . 1856 . J65 . . 6 February 1856 . auto .
- Raffles v. Wichelhaus . Raffles v Wichelhaus . EWHC . Exch . 1864 . J19 . . 20 January 1864 . auto .
- Parker v. South Eastern Railway Company (1877), L.R. 2 C.P.D. 416
- Cundy v Lindsay (1878) 3 App Cas 459
- Household Fire & Carriage Account Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Grant (1879), 4 Exch. Div. 216
- R v. Dudley and Stephens (1884) 14 King's Bench Division 273
- The Moorcock (1889), 14 Probate Division 64
- Kenrick v. Lawrence [1890] QBD
- Henthorn v. Fraser [1892] 2 Ch. 27
- Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company . Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company . EWCA . Civ . 1892 . 1 . . 7 December 1892 . auto .
- Hollingrake v. Truswell [1894] 3 Ch. 420
- Wilkinson v Downton [1897] 2 Q.B. 57: Intentional infliction of nervous shock
- Simcoe v. Pethick, 2 Q.B. 55(1898). widely cited as an important precedent for public land rights in England.
1900–1999
- Automatic Self-Cleansing Filter Syndicate Co Ltd v Cuninghame, [1906] 2 Ch. 34 (C.A.): duty of corporate directors
- University of London Press, Ltd. v. University Tutorial Press, Ltd. [1916] 2 Ch. 601
- Balfour v. Balfour [1919] 2 K.B. 571
- Rose and Frank v. J.R. Crompton and Brothers Ltd. . Rose & Frank Co v JR Crompton & Bros Ltd . UKHL . 1924 . 2 . . 5 December 1924 . auto .
- Foley v. Classique Coaches Ltd. [1934] 2 K.B. 1
- Young v Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd [1944] KB 718
- Associated Provincial Picture Houses v. Wednesbury Corporation . Associated Provincial Picture Houses v Wednesbury Corporation . EWCA . Civ . 1947 . 1 . . auto .
- Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd [1947] K.B. 130.
- Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel [1949] 1 K.B. 532.
- Shanklin Pier Ltd v Detel Products Ltd, [1951] 2 KB 854
- Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v. Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd. . Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd . EWCA . Civ . 1953 . 6 . . 5 February 1953 . auto .
- Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation . Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation . EWCA . Civ . 1955 . 3 . . 17 May 1955 . auto .
- Fisher v Bell [1960] 3 W.L.R. 919
- Hong Kong Fir v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. . Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd . EWCA . Civ . 1961 . 7 . . 20 December 1961 . auto .
- R v Waterfield, [1963] 3 All E.R. 659
- Edwards v. Skyways Ltd. [1964] 1 All E.R. 494
- Jones v. Padavatton . Jones v Padavatton . EWCA . Civ . 1968 . 4 . . 29 November 1968 . auto .
- Gould v. Gould [1969] 3 All E.R. 728
- Lewis v Averay . Lewis v Averay . EWCA . Civ . 1971 . 4 . . 22 July 1971 . auto .
- Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales v Attorney-General & Another . Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales v Attorney-General . EWCA . Civ . 1971 . 13 . . 14 October 1971 . auto .
2000 – present
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