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A valid contract must consist of agreement (offer and acceptance), as well as intention to create legal relations and consideration. Treitel defines an offer as an “expression of willingness to contract on s...

Albert Venn Dicey describes prerogative power as “every act which the executive government can lawfully do without the authority of an Act of Parliament.” This definition, accepted by the courts in Council o...

Firstly, the issues in the problem question should be identified and highlighted. It helps to seperate the issues into claims, for example X v X. Secondly, each aspect of a negligence claim should be address...

A doctrine or policy by which the lower courts in hierarchy are required to follow rules or principles laid down in previous judicial decisions by higher Courts. (Latin: 'stare decisis' - to stand by decided...

The eggshell skull rule (or thin skull rule) describes the principle that a defendant must "take the victim as he finds them". This means that particular vulnerabilities or frailties of a victim ca...