Armstrong v Sheppard & Short Ltd [1959]
Case Summary Armstrong v Sheppard & Short Ltd [1959] 2 QB 384 is an important case in employment law and employer liability, addressing the duty of care owed by an employer to their employees under common law and statutory obligations. The claimant, Armstrong, was an employee of Sheppard & Short Ltd, working in manual labour […]
Anton Piller KG v Manufacturing Processes Ltd & Ors [1976]
Case Summary Anton Piller KG v Manufacturing Processes Ltd & Ors [1976] Ch 55 is a landmark intellectual property and civil procedure case that established the Anton Piller order, a unique form of ex parte injunction that allows for the preservation of evidence in cases where there is a risk of destruction. The claimant, Anton […]
Alderson v Booth [1969]
Case Summary Alderson v Booth [1969] 2 QB 216 was a key case in UK criminal and road traffic law, concerning the definition of arrest and whether a suspect must be made aware that they are under compulsion. The defendant, Geoffrey Booth, was involved in a road traffic accident and provided a positive roadside breath […]
Adams v Dunne [1978]
Case Summary Adams v Dunne [1978] R.T.R. 281 was a case concerning the legal status of an insurance policy obtained through misrepresentation and whether it satisfied the statutory requirements under section 143 of the Road Traffic Act 1972. The defendant, Dunne, was driving a motor van while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence. […]
AB v Hampshire Constabulary [2019]
Case Summary AB v Hampshire Constabulary [2019] UKIPTrib IPT 17 191 was a case before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) concerning whether the covert use of body-worn video (BWV) by a police officer inside a private home amounted to “surveillance” under Part II of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA). The claimant, AB, […]
AA v Persons Unknown [2019]
Case Summary AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm) is a landmark case in English law concerning the legal status of Bitcoin as property and the court’s powers to grant injunctions over digital assets. The case arose after a cyberattack on an insurance company’s customer, in which a hacker encrypted the victim’s data and […]
A v Hoare [2008]
Case Summary A v Hoare was a landmark case in UK tort law concerning limitation periods for personal injury claims. The claimant sought damages against a man who had sexually assaulted her in 1988. The defendant was convicted and sentenced to prison but later won £7 million in the National Lottery. In 2004, the claimant […]
Why Is Copper Stopper Not Available on Other Platforms?
We have received a number of emails asking why Copper Stopper is only available from this website. Why is it not sold on Amazon, eBay, or Etsy? We understand that people have preferences for where they make their purchases, but there are several reasons why we don’t supply our products on these platforms. Primarily, by […]