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Read v J. Lyons & Company Ltd

Judgment The Law Reports Cited authorities 23 Cited in 226 Precedent Map Related
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
JudgeViscount Simon,Lord Macmillan,Lord Porter,Lord Simonds,Lord Uthwatt
Judgment Date18 October 1946
Judgment citation (vLex)[1946] UKHL J1018-1
Date18 October 1946
CourtHouse of Lords
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154 cases
  • Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 24 April 1997
    ...out this thesis of Professor Newark. I refer in particular to Sedleigh-Denfield v. O'Callaghan [1940] A.C. 880, 902-903, per Lord Wright; Read v. Lyons [1947] A.C. 156, 183, per Lord Simonds; Tate & Lyle Ltd. v. Greater London Council [1983] 2 A.C. 509, 536-537, per Lord Templeman; Fleming,......
  • Behrens v Bertram Mills Circus Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • Invalid date
  • Colour Quest Ltd v Total Downstream UK Plc [QBD (Comm)]
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
    • 20 March 2009
    ...examples of the overlap between the two causes of action even in respect of isolated escapes. This was explained by Lord Simonds in Read v. Lyons & Co [1947] AC 156: “It is worthy of note that so closely connected are the two branches of the law that text-books on the law of nuisance re......
  • Southern Portland Cement Ltd v Cooper
    • United Kingdom
    • Privy Council
    • Invalid date
    ...A.C. 877; [1972] 2 W.L.R. 537; [1972] 1 All E.R. 749, H.L.(E.). Ilott v. Wilkes (1820) 3 B. & Ald. 304. Read v. J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. [1947] A.C. 156; [1946] 2 All E.R. 471, H.L.(E.). The following additional cases were cited in argument: Adelaide Chemical and Fertiliser Co. Ltd. v. Carlyle (......
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  • Table of Cases
    • United Kingdom
    • Wildy Simmonds & Hill How Judges Decide Cases: Reading, Writing and Analysing Judgments. 2nd Edition Contents
    • 29 August 2018
    ...v Greater Glasgow Health Board Eastern District [1987] AC 224, [1986] 3 WLR 1017, [1987] ICR 129, HL 116 Read v Lyons [1947] AC 160, [1946] 2 All ER 471, [1947] LJR 39, HL; [1945] KB 216, [1945] 1 All ER 106, 114 LJKB 232, CA 152 Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Yngvar Hansen-Tangen; Yngvar Hansen-......
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    • United Kingdom
    • Wildy Simmonds & Hill Dissenting Judgments in the Law Preliminary Sections
    • 28 August 2018
    ...73, (1991) 141 NLJ 600 188 Raymond Burke Motors Ltd v The Mersey Docks and Harbour Co [1986] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 155 94 Read v J Lyons & Co Ltd [1947] AC 156, [1947] LJR 39, [1946] 2 All ER 471, HL 9, 10 Regal (Hastings) Ltd v Gulliver [1967] 2 AC 134n, [1942] 1 All ER 378 167, 169, 170, 173, 174......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Torts. Third Edition
    • 2 September 2007
    ...1944 (C.A.).................................................................... 319 Read v. J. Lyons & Co. (1946), [1947] A.C. 156, [1946] 2 All E.R. 471, 175 L.T. 413, [1947] L.J.R. 39 (H.L.)...................................................... 330– 31 Reekie v. Messervey (1989), 59 D.L.R......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Special Lectures 2008. Personal Injury Law
    • 2 September 2009
    ...20–29, 31 Read v. J. Lyons & Co. (1946), [1947] A.C. 156, [1946] 2 All E.R. 471, [1947] L.J.R. 39 (H.L.) .......................................................................................... 533 Rehak v. McLennan, [1992] O.J. No. 1202 (Gen. Div.) .............................................
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