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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

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.

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

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 corporation.
• 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.^which?
• 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 District Council.
• 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 Co. (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.

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.

See also

• List of United Kingdom House of Lords cases
• List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases
• List of Supreme Court of Judicature cases

External links

• House of Lords cases since 1996

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