Not exact matches
Buck v. Bell became a test
case brought before the Supreme Court, which voted 8 — 1 to make sterilization a constitutionally
valid way for the state to prevent anyone deemed «unfit» from having children.
In the
case of Inframatrix Investments Ltd v Dean Construction Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 64 the court held that a limitation period of 12 months on the
bringing of any action or proceeding under the contract entered into between the claimant and respondent was
valid.
This means that any
cases brought forth after this point will not be considered
valid.
In
cases brought under the 1975 Act (one of the only means for individuals to challenge the terms of a
valid will), the test is still what would have been reasonable financial provision for the claimant to receive in the circumstances of the estate, so it is common for a «luxurious» lifestyle to be taken into account in making a decision.
Advising solicitors in a
case brought by a college of further education involving the correct advice about its repairing obligations and conditions precedent for the
valid operation of a break clause in the college's lease.
When poor patients are denied the ability to
bring valid claims or receive far less than they deserve, the public doesn't hear about these common
cases because the victims don't have the resources or influence for their complaints to be heard.