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List of notable United Kingdom House of Lords cases:

This page is for notable House of Lords legal cases.

1 pre-1850
2 1850 - 1899
3 1900 – 1949
4 1950 – 1999
5 Since 2000
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] pre-1850

Donaldson v. Beckett, 2 Brown's Parl. Cases 129, 1 Eng. Rep. 837; 4 Burr. 2408, 98 Eng. Rep. 257 (1774)
Wright v. Tatham (1838) 4 Bing. NC 489 : hearsay

[edit] 1850 - 1899

Dimes v Grand Junction Canal, [1852] 3 HLC 759
Rylands v. Fletcher [1868]
Hughes v. Metropolitan Railway Co. (1877) 2 AC 439
Foakes v. Beer [1884], L.R. 9 App Cas. 605
Wakelin v. London & South Western Railway Co. (1886), 12 App. Cas. 41, 56 L.J.Q.B. 229 (H.L.)
Derry v. Peek (1889) 14 A.C. 337, 58 L.J. Ch. 864, 61 L.T. 265 (H.L.)
Browne v. Dunn (1893), 6 R. 67 (HL): cross examination
Reddaway v. Banham, [1896] A.C. 199: passing off
Salomon v. Salomon & Co. (1896), [1897] AC 22: recognized a corporation as a separate entity.

[edit] 1900 – 1949

Walter v. Lane [1900] AC 539 (House of Lords) Fixation by journalist creates copyright by publisher.
Heilbut, Symons & Co. v. Buckleton [1913] AC 30
Adam v. Ward, [1917] All E.R. 151
Lennard's Carrying Co Ltd v Asiatic Petroleum Co Ltd [1915] AC 705 : Alter-ego theory of corporate liability
Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre v. Selfridge and Co. Ltd. [1915] A.C. 847
Herd v. Weardale Steel Coal & Coke Ltd. [1915] A.C. 67, 84 L.J.K.B. 121 (H.L.)
Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932] A.C. 532 Lord Atkin's famous statement about duty of care in the tort of negligence.
Bell v. Lever Brothers [1932] A.C. 161
Hillas v. Arcos [1932] All E.R. 494
Woolmington v. DPP [1935] AC 462 HL(E)
Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v. Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour [1942] 2 All E.R. 122, [1943] A.C. 32 - frustration in contract law
Hay v. Young [1943] A.C. 92

[edit] 1950 – 1999

Bolton v. Stone [1951] A.C. 850, [1951] 1 All E.R. 1078 (H.L.); Breach of Duty of care
Silkin v. Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd., [1958] 1 W.L.R. 743 : Freedom of speech
Cavanagh v. Ulster Weaving Co. Ltd. [1960] A.C. 1959 2 All E.R. (H.L.)
Midland Silicones v. Scruttons [1961] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 365 (H.L.)
White & Carter (Councils) Ltd. v. McGregor [1961] All E.R. 1178
Hughes v. Lord Advocate [1963] All E.R. 705 (H.L.); manner of occurrence in tort of negligence (remoteness)
Hedley Byrne v. Heller [1963] 2 All E.R. 575: Economic compensation in Tort
Ridge v Baldwin [1964] A.C. 40: Judicial Review, natural justice and fair hearing
Practice Statement (July 26, 1966): change of practice regarding precedent, allowing the House of Lords to overrule its own previous decisions in exceptional circumstances.
Suisse Atlantique case [1966] 2 All E.R. 61
Regal (Hastings) v Gulliver [1967] 2 A.C. 134
Anisminic v Foreign Compensation Commission [1969] 2 AC 147: Judicial Review, Error of Law
Home Office v. Dorset Yacht Co. [1970] 2 All ER 294: Tort, duty of care
Saunders v. Anglia Building Society [1971] A.C. 1004; importance of signature
Tesco Supermarkets v Nattrass [1972] AC 153 :directing mind of corp
McGhee v. National Coal Board [1972] 3 All E.R. 1008 (H.L.): Causation in Tort
Haughton v. Smith, [1975] AC 476, [1973] 3 All ER 1109, [1974] 3 W.L.R. Attempted crimes, subsequently overturned by statute.
American Cyanamid Co. v. Ethicon Ltd. [1975] AC 396 HL(E)
Miliangos v George Frank Ltd, [1976] AC 443
Anns v. Merton London Borough Council [1978] A.C. 728, [1977] 2 All E.R. (H.L.): compensation of economic loss caused by negligence; overruled by Murphy v. Brentwood
Securicor Transport Ltd. v. Photo Production Ltd. [1980] 2 W.L.R. 283
Ramsay v. IRC [1982] A. C. 300
Catnic Components Ltd. v. Hill & Smith Ltd. (1982) R.P.C. 183
Brinkibon Ltd v Stahag Stahl und Stahlwarenhandelsgesellschaft mbH, [1983] 2 AC 34: contract law, instantaneous communication, approving Entores v Miles Far East (A Court of Appeal case)
Amin Rasheed Shipping Corp. v Kuwait Insurance Co., [1984] 1 App Cas 50
Furniss v. Dawson [1984] A.C. 474
Spiliada Maritime Corp v Cansulex Ltd [1987] AC 460
Caparo Industries Plc. v Dickman 1990: Pure Economic loss in Tort
Attorney-General v. Guardian Newspapers Ltd. (No. 2) [1990] 1 AC 109: "everybody is free to do anything, subject only to the provisions of the law"
Copac v. Wright [1991]
Regina v. Brown [1993] 2 W.L.R. 556: sadomasochism and consent in criminal law
Reynolds v. Times Newspapers Ltd. (1999): freedom of expression and defamation

[edit] Since 2000

White v. White (2000)
Fairchild v. Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22: exposure to asbestos. Multiple tortfeasors.
Campbell v. MGN Ltd. (2004)
Regina v. Special Adjudicator, [2004] UKHL 26
Kirin-Amgen v Hoechst Marion Roussel, [2004] UKHL 46
A and Others v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) : imprisonment without trial for terorism suspects
R v. Jones [2006] UKHL 16: Iraq war; international law
Barker v. Corus [2006] UKHL 20: Exposure to asbestos. "Proportionate liability" of multiple tortfeasors.
A v. Hoare [2008] UKHL 6: Tort law, Limitation Period of personal injuries claims; Limitation Act 1980