Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated v Nelson

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1936
Year1936
CourtKing's Bench Division

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    ...we would respectfully think ought to cause the Board concern. They may well wish to consider whether the regulationsWarner Brothers Pictures Inc. v. Nelson [1937] 1 K.B. 209 (film producer and actress), where injunctions were granted, and Page One Records Ltd. v. Britton [1968] 1 W.L.R. 157......
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    ...give me a moment's pause was the Court of Appeal decision of Whitwood Chemical Co. v. Hardman (1891) 2 Ch. 416Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated v. Nelson (1937) 1 K.B. 209. 12 The plaintiffs had to consider carefully what they should do. They decided that one way out of their problem w......
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    ...the facts so far as they appear from the affidavits here, and the authorities, particularly that of Decro-Wall and that of Warner Bros. v. NelsonPartnership Act, 1890, leans against a dissolution at the instance of the miscomputing party, party for example, the powers given to the Court to ......
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  • What's Mine Is Yours
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 24 September 2015
    ...to transfer. Courts have historically barred the transfer of contracts that are of a personal nature (Warner Bros Pictures v Nelson, [1936] 3 All ER 160). This makes for potential complexity and increased risk in the event of a change of ownership. Further, many of the industries where thes......
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  • Table of Cases
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Law of Equitable Remedies. Second Edition
    • 18 June 2013
    ...(C.A.) ......................................................................... 340 Warner Brothers Pictures Inc. v. Nelson (1936), [1937] 1 K.B. 209, [1936] 3 All E.R. 160, 155 L.T. 538.......................................310, 420, 423 Warren v. Mendy, [1989] 1 W.L.R. 853, [1989] 3 All ......
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    • Irwin Books The Law of Contracts. Third Edition Remedies
    • 4 August 2020
    ...of activity, though not as remuneratively as in her special line. She will not be driven, although she may be tempted to perform 186 [1937] 1 KB 209 [ Warner Bros ]. 187 Ibid at 213. 188 Ibid . 189 Ibid at 217. 190 Ibid at 219. THE LAW OF CONTR ACTS 1130 the contract, and the fact that she ......
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    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • 18 November 2023
    ...FC 53 ............................................................................ 224 Warner Brothers Pictures Inc v Nelson (1936), [1937] 1 KB 209, [1936] 3 All ER 160, 155 LT 538 ......................................................... 428, 579 Warren v Mendy, [1989] 1 WLR 853, [1989] 3......
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    • Irwin Books The Law of Contracts. Third Edition Vitiating Factors
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    ...may be diff‌icult to draw. In Herbert Morris Ltd v Saxelby , 157 for exam- 153 Ibid at 924. 154 Warner Bros Pictures Inc v Nelson , [1937] 1 KB 209. This point cannot be generalized beyond the employment context, however, as it is clearly established that in other kinds of relationships, su......
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