Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated v Nelson
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1936 |
| Court | King's Bench Division |
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44 cases
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Warren v Mendy
...known of the authorities on this subject are Lumley v. Wagner [1852] 1 De G.M. & G. 604 (impressario and opera singer) and Warner 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......
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Evening Standard Company Ltd v Henderson
...clear what is meant by being idle. The authority which is usually relied on in support of that trite law is the case of Warner 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......
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Evans Marshall & Company Ltd v Bertola S.A.
...negative injunctions designed to encourage the party in breach to perform his part. Examples are to be found in cases such as Warner Bros. v. Nelson (1957, 1 K. B., 209), a film producer and film artist case, and the Decro-wall case (1971, 1 W.L.R., 361), which concerned a sole distributor......
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Pub 1997 Pte Ltd v Scorpion and Others
... ... Contract for personal servicesMr Ng refers to Warner Brothers Pictures Inc v Nelson ... Mrs Nelson, better known ... ...
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1 firm's commentaries
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What's Mine Is Yours
...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......
16 books & journal articles
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Specific Performance and Injunctions
...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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Table of Cases
...(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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Table of cases
...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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Illegality
...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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