List of Supreme Court of Judicature cases
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Senior Courts of England and Wales – that is, cases from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, and Crown Court.pre-1800
- Haxey's case Rot. Parl. 434
- Case of the Thorns YB 6 Ed 4, 7a pl 18. Early precedent for negligence and trespass to land.
- R v Earl of Northumberland Crown right to minerals precedent.
- Case of the Swans Crown right to wildlife precedent
- Mouse's case precedent establishing the defense of Necessity on Tort
- Booty v Barnaby
1800 – 1899
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- Vaughn v. Menlove. 132 E.R. 490
- Foss v Harbottle 2 Hare 461, 67 ER 189
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- Parker v. South Eastern Railway Company, L.R. 2 C.P.D. 416
- Cundy v Lindsay 3 App Cas 459
- Household Fire & Carriage Account Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Grant, 4 Exch. Div. 216
- R v. Dudley and Stephens 14 QBD 273 DC
- The Moorcock, 14 Probate Division 64
- Kenrick v. Lawrence QBD
- Henthorn v. Fraser 2 Ch. 27
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- Hollingrake v. Truswell 3 Ch. 420
- Wilkinson v Downton 2 Q.B. 57: Intentional infliction of nervous shock
- Simcoe v. Pethick, 2 Q.B. 55. widely cited as an important precedent for public land rights in England.
1900 – 1999
- Automatic Self-Cleansing Filter Syndicate Co Ltd v Cuninghame, 2 Ch. 34 : duty of corporate directors
- University of London Press, Ltd. v. University Tutorial Press, Ltd. 2 Ch. 601
- Balfour v. Balfour 2 K.B. 571
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- Foley v. Classique Coaches Ltd. 2 K.B. 1
- Young v Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd KB 718 CA
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- Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd K.B. 130.
- Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel 1 K.B. 532.
- Shanklin Pier Ltd v Detel Products Ltd, 2 KB 854
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- Fisher v Bell 3 W.L.R. 919
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- R v Waterfield, 3 All E.R. 659
- Edwards v. Skyways Ltd. 1 All E.R. 494
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- Gould v. Gould 3 All E.R. 728
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2000 – present
- R v Grillo and Grillo