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Smith v Hughes, the Glossary

Smith v Hughes (1871) LR 6 QB 597 is an English contract law case.^[1]

Alabama Claims

The Alabama Claims were a series of demands for damages sought by the government of the United States from the United Kingdom in 1869, for the attacks upon Union merchant ships by Confederate Navy commerce raiders built in British shipyards during the American Civil War. Smith v Hughes and Alabama Claims are 1871 in case law.

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Brogden v Metropolitan Rly Co

Brogden v Metropolitan Railway Company (1876–77) L.R. 2 App. Smith v Hughes and Brogden v Metropolitan Rly Co are English agreement case law and Lord Blackburn cases.

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Caveat emptor

Caveat emptor (from caveat, "may he/she beware", a subjunctive form of cavēre, "to beware" + ēmptor, "buyer") is Latin for "Let the buyer beware".

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Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn

Colin Blackburn, Baron Blackburn, (18 May 1813 – 8 January 1896) was a British lawyer and judge.

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Consumer Rights Act 2015

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (c. 15) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which consolidates existing consumer protection law legislation and also gives consumers a number of new rights and remedies.

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English contract law

English contract law is the body of law that regulates legally binding agreements in England and Wales.

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Epsom

Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London.

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Frederick E Rose (London) Ltd v William H Pim Junior & Co Ltd

Frederick E Rose (London) Ltd v William H Pim Junior & Co Ltd is an English contract law case concerning the rectification of contractual documents and the interpretation of contracts in English law. Smith v Hughes and Frederick E Rose (London) Ltd v William H Pim Junior & Co Ltd are English agreement case law and English interpretation case law.

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Hartog v Colin & Shields

Hartog v Colin & Shields 3 All ER 566 is an important English contract law case regarding unilateral mistake. Smith v Hughes and Hartog v Colin & Shields are English agreement case law.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of New York

Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of N.Y., 200 F. 287, 293 (S.D.N.Y. 1911) was a landmark case in contract law articulating the Objective Theory of Contracts and dealing with the meaning of a promise in a contract.

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Meeting of the minds

Meeting of the minds (also referred to as mutual agreement, mutual assent, or consensus ad idem) is a phrase in contract law used to describe the intentions of the parties forming the contract.

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Mistake (contract law)

In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true.

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Sir Alexander Cockburn, 12th Baronet

Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet (24 December 1802 – 20 November 1880) was a British jurist and politician who served as the Lord Chief Justice for 21 years.

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Surrey

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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WN Hillas & Co Ltd v Arcos Ltd

WN Hillas & Co Ltd v Arcos Ltd is a landmark House of Lords case on English contract law where the court first began to move away from a strict, literal interpretation of the terms of a contract, and instead interpreted it with a view to preserve the bargain. Smith v Hughes and wN Hillas & Co Ltd v Arcos Ltd are English agreement case law.

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References

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

Also known as Smith v. Hughes.

Smith v Hughes, the Glossary

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