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Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co

Index Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co

Hughes v Metropolitan Railway Co is a House of Lords case considered unremarkable for many years until it was resurrected by Lord Denning in the case of Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd in his development of the doctrine of promissory estoppel. [1]

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Anthony Cleasby

Sir Anthony Cleasby (27 August 1804 – 6 October 1879) was a British judge.

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Baron O'Hagan

Baron O'Hagan, of Tullahogue in the County of Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd

Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd KB 130 (or the High Trees case) is an English contract law decision in the High Court.

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Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn

Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn, (18 May 1813 – 8 January 1896) was a Scottish judge who sat in the English courts, became a Law Lord and is remembered as one of the greatest exponents of the common law.

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Consideration in English law

Consideration is an English common law concept within the law of contract, and is a necessity for simple contracts (but not for special contracts by deed).

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Court of Common Pleas (England)

The Court of Common Pleas, or Common Bench, was a common law court in the English legal system that covered "common pleas"; actions between subject and subject, which did not concern the king.

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Court of equity

A court of equity, equity court or chancery court is a court that is authorized to apply principles of equity, as opposed to 'law', to cases brought before it.

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Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn

Edward Strathearn Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, (10 April 1814 – 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician.

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Estoppel

Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent, or "estop" (a person who performs this is estopped) a person from making assertions or from going back on his or her word.

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Euston Road

Euston Road is a road in Central London that runs from Marylebone Road to King's Cross.

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George Mellish

Sir George Mellish (19 December 1814 – 15 June 1877) was an English barrister, judge of the Court of Appeal in Chancery, and member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns

Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns, PC, QC (27 December 1819 – 2 April 1885) was an Irish statesman who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain during the first two ministries of Benjamin Disraeli.

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John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge, PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.

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Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley

Nathaniel Lindley, Baron Lindley, (29 November 1828 – 9 December 1921) was an English judge.

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Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne

Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, PC (27 November 1812 – 4 May 1895) was a British lawyer and politician.

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Tom Denning, Baron Denning

Alfred Thompson “Tom” Denning, Baron Denning, (23 January 1899 – 5 March 1999) was an English lawyer and judge.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_v_Metropolitan_Railway_Co

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