Legal personnel cases

Question 1

What were the cases where:

1) Solicitor firm was sued for negligent advocacy. Courts originally bound by Kendal v Worsley ruling that lawyers could not be sued for this. HC overturned it.

2) Father made will leaving each daughter 9000. Wrote to solicitor to draw him up a will, which he received a letter for 17 July 1986. He died on 14 Sept 1986, leaving his daughters with no inheritance. Sued Solicitor for £9000 lost.

Answer 1

Hall v Simons 2000

White v Jones 1995

Question 2

What was the two cases where:

1) Denning dismissed police brutality against Birmingham 6 pub bombers n grounds of expense and investigation causing doubt on system.

2) Greenham Common women prosecuted for being on Min of Def land. HL said Min of Defence exceeded powers in wording a bylaw to prevent access to common land.

Answer 2

1) Mcllkenny v CC West Midlands 1980

2) DPP v Hutchinson 1990

Question 3

What is the case where HL held that General pinochet could be extradited to Spain to stand trial but Hoffman had links to Amnesty International and sitting on trial where conflicts of interest happened?

Answer 3

R v Bow Street Mags ex parte Pinochet 1999

Question 4

What was the case where May announced her intention to give notice under Article 50 Treaty of European Union before end of march 2017, where Miller then challenged her power to do so without an Act of Parliament, and it was found that P had to approve.

Answer 4

R v SS for Exiting EU 2016