Case Studies

Examine real contract disputes and agreements across industries, from employment to commercial deals, showing how issues were resolved and lessons learned.

Breach of Contract - Supplying Food to Allergy Sufferer

A Sikh couple went to a wedding party held in August 2003. Mr. Bhamra, a research chemist, and his wife had travelled from Birmingham to Forest Gate in Londo...

Breach of Contract Against Employer : A Case Study

Mrs Bryne was sacked as a human resources director of a drug company in January 2001, two months before giving birth. She had complained that male directors...

Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Ball: A Case Study

The case of Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball is one of the most important cases in English legal history. In essence it defined what it is to create an ‘offer...

Do You Have to Know About a Breach to Be Liable?

In some circumstances, a party is not liable for breach of contract if they honestly didn’t know that what was happening amounted to a breach of a contract...