Results: 406

• Macarthys Ltd v Smith

  14 Dec 1977 [1978] 1 WLR 849; [1978] ICR 500; [1978] 2 All ER 746, EAT

  25 Jul 1979 (Ref to ECJ) [1979] 1 WLR 1189; [1979] ICR 785; [1979] 3 All ER 325, CA

  27 Mar 1980 (Case C-129/79); EU:C:1980:103; [1981] QB 180; [1980] 3 WLR 929; [1980] ICR 672; [1981] 1 All ER 111, ECJ

  17 Apr 1980 (Costs) [1981] QB 180; [1980] 3 WLR 929; [1980] ICR 672, CA

  Subsequent considerations : 2 positive; 3 neutral. Subsequent citations: 20.
  DISCRIMINATION, SEX — Equal pay — “Like work”

  DISCRIMINATION, SEX — Equal pay — Variation due to material difference
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  DISCRIMINATION, SEX — Equal pay — “Like work” — Comparison of work with predecessor's — Whether comparisons required to be contemporaneous — Reference to European Court of Justice — Equal Pay Act 1970, s 1 (2) (as amended by Sex Discrimination Act 1975, s 8) — EEC Treaty (Cmnd 5179—II), art 119 — Council Directive (75/117/EEC), art 1

  DISCRIMINATION, SEX — Equal pay — Variation due to material difference — Comparison of work with predecessor's — Whether “like work” — Whether comparisons required to be contemporaneous — Reference to European Court of Justice — Equal Pay Act 1970, s 1(2) (as amended by Sex Discrimination Act 1975, s 8) — EEC Treaty (Cmnd 5179–II), art 119 — Council Directive (75/117/EEC), art 1

  2 Case(s) considered

  2 Words & Phrases considered
• R v Henn (Director of Public Prosecutions v Darby, Director of Public Prosecutions v Henn, Henn and Darby v Director of Public Prosecutions, R v Darby)

  13 Jul 1978 [1978] 1 WLR 1031; [1978] 3 All ER 1190; 69 Cr App R 137, CA

  14 Dec 1979 (Case C-34/79); EU:C:1979:295; [1981] AC 850; [1980] 2 WLR 597; [1980] 2 All ER 166; 71 Cr App R 44, ECJ

  27 Mar 1980 [1981] AC 850; [1980] 2 WLR 597; [1980] 2 All ER 166, HL(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 3 positive. Subsequent citations: 40.
  CRIME — Obscene libel — Obscene article

  EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE — Reference to — Whether necessary
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  CRIME — Obscene libel — Obscene article — Prohibition on import — Importation from member state of European Economic Community — Whether prohibition total — Whether excluded by EEC Treaty — Whether question referable to European Court of Justice — Whether prohibition “justified” — Public morality or public policy — Customs Consolidation Act 1876, s 42 — Customs and Excise Act 1952, s 304 — EEC Treaty (Cmnd 5179—II), arts 30, 36

  CRIME — Obscene libel — Obscene article — Prohibition on import — Importation from member state of European Economic Community — Whether total prohibition equivalent to quantitative restriction on import — Exception for prohibition based on public morality — Criteria of public morality — Exception relating to pre-existing treaty obligations — Customs Consolidation Act 1876, s 42 — Customs and Excise Act 1952, s 304 — EEC Treaty (Cmnd 5179—II), arts 30, 36, 234

  EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE — Reference to — Whether necessary — Import prohibition on indecent or obscene articles — Whether justified on grounds of public morality or public policy — Whether referable — Customs Consolidation Act 1876, s 42 — EEC Treaty (Cmnd 5179-II) arts 30, 36, 177

  CRIME — Obscene libel — Obscene article — Prohibition on import — Importation from member state of European Economic Community — Whether total prohibition equivalent to quantitative restriction on import — Exception for prohibition based on public morality — Criteria of public morality — Exception relating to pre-existing treaty obligations — Customs Consolidation Act 1876, s 42 — Customs and Excise Act 1952, s 304 — EEC Treaty (Cmnd 5179-II), arts 30, 36, 234

  3 Case(s) considered

  1 Words & Phrases considered

  1 EU Enactment considered

  2 Statutes considered

• Noble v Laygate Investments Ltd

  03 Mar 1978 [1978] 1 WLR 1457; [1978] 2 All ER 1067; 52 TC 345, Ch D

  REVENUE — Corporation tax — Close company
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  REVENUE — Corporation tax — Close company — Shortfall assessments — Company's declared dividends falling short of required standard — Restriction on amount of dividend contained in articles of association — Whether restriction “imposed by law” — Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970, ss 289 (1), 290 (4)

  2 Case(s) considered

  1 Words & Phrases considered

  1 Statute considered
• Swordheath Properties Ltd v Floydd

  17 Nov 1977 [1978] 1 WLR 550; [1978] 1 All ER 721, CA

  Subsequent considerations : 1 negative. Subsequent citations: 1.
  PRACTICE — Possession of land — Order for possession
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  PRACTICE — Possession of land — Order for possession — Whether power to suspend order — Stay of execution for 14 days — Whether suspended order valid without applicant's consent — County Court Rules, Ord 26, r 1

  1 Case considered

  1 Statutory Instrument considered
• Director of Public Prosecutions v Nock

  25 May 1978 [1978] AC 979; [1978] 3 WLR 57; [1978] 2 All ER 654; 67 Cr App R 116, HL(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 1 positive; 2 negative. Subsequent citations: 13.
  CRIME — Conspiracy — Agreement to produce cocaine
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  CRIME — Conspiracy — Agreement to produce cocaine — Method agreed incapable of producing cocaine — Whether indictable conspiracy

  5 Case(s) considered

• Jade International Steel Stahl und Eisen GmbH & Co KG v Robert Nicholas (Steels) Ltd

  24 Feb 1978 [1978] QB 917; [1978] 3 WLR 39; [1978] 3 All ER 104; [1978] 2 Lloyd's Rep 13, CA

  BILL OF EXCHANGE — Notice of dishonour — Claim by holder for payment
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  BILL OF EXCHANGE — Notice of dishonour — Claim by holder for payment — Dishonoured bill of exchange returned to drawer by holder in due course — Drawer applying as holder of bill for summary judgment — Whether his rights to payment those of holder in due course — Bills of Exchange Act 1882, s 29 (3)

  1 Statute considered
• Halliard Property Co Ltd v Jack Segal Ltd

  19 Oct 1977 [1978] 1 WLR 377; [1978] 1 All ER 1219, Ch D

  Subsequent considerations : 2 neutral. Subsequent citations: 6.
  LANDLORD AND TENANT — Forfeiture of lease — Relief from forfeiture
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  LANDLORD AND TENANT — Forfeiture of lease — Relief from forfeiture — Right to re-enter on bankruptcy of lessee or surety — Bankruptcy of surety — Whether notice to remedy breach to be served on surety — Law of Property Act 1925, s 146

  1 Statute considered

• Practice Direction (Probate: Stamp Duty)

  23 Feb 1978 [1978] 1 WLR 430; [1978] 1 All ER 1046, Fam D

  PROBATE — Practice — Stamp duty
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  PROBATE — Practice — Stamp duty — Application for grant of representation — Original deed or instrument not duly stamped — Procedure for avoiding delay in granting representation
• Hammersmith London Borough Council v Magnum Automated Forecourts Ltd

  31 May 1977 [1978] 1 WLR 50; [1978] 1 All ER 401; 76 LGR 159, CA

  Subsequent considerations : 1 neutral. Subsequent citations: 6.
  PUBLIC HEALTH — Nuisance — Abatement notice
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  PUBLIC HEALTH — Nuisance — Abatement notice — Appeal against notice — No prosecution for failure to comply with notice — Local authority seeking injunction to restrain nuisance — Interlocutory relief — Control of Pollution Act 1974, s 58 (8)

  1 Case considered

  1 Statute considered
• Cookson v Knowles

  29 Jul 1977 [1977] QB 913; [1977] 3 WLR 279; [1977] 2 All ER 820; [1977] 2 Lloyd's Rep 412, CA

  24 May 1978 [1979] AC 556; [1978] 2 WLR 978; [1978] 2 All ER 604; [1978] 2 Lloyd's Rep 315, HL(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 9 positive; 5 neutral; 4 negative. Subsequent citations: 69.
  FATAL ACCIDENTS ACTS — Damages — Assessment

  INTEREST — Award of damages — Personal injury cases
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  FATAL ACCIDENTS ACTS — Damages — Assessment — Pecuniary loss to widow and children — Division into two parts by date of trial — Interest at half rate to date of trial — No interest on sum for pain, suffering and loss of amenities

  INTEREST — Award of damages — Personal injury cases — Sum for pain, suffering and loss of amenities — Fatal accident claims — Interest on sum for pecuniary loss to date of trial

  9 Case(s) considered