Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:50:55 +1100

From: Neil Foster

Subject: More suggestive case names

Dear Colleagues;

Final ones for the year:

- an obvious one which I forgot last time: Bird v Holbrook (1828) 130 ER 911, where the plaintiff Bird was injured by the defendant's spring-loaded shotgun when he entered the garden in pursuit of a pea-hen;

- and while not a tort case, inspired by the avian reference, I can't help mentioning Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [1986] 1 All ER 617 where an injunction to restrain breach of confidence was sought against Mr Fowler who was (you've guessed it) a manager of the business which sold fresh chickens!

Merry Christmas to all.
Regards
Neil Foster

Neil Foster
Lecturer & LLB Program Convenor
School of Law
Faculty of Business & Law
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
AUSTRALIA
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