Directors, &c, of the Eastern Counties Railway Co,-Appellants; Henry Hawkes,-Respondent 25

[1855] EngR 697; 5 HLCas 331; 10 ER 928

House of Lords

United Kingdom

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Ryan v UPG 322 Pty Ltd	[2023] NSWSC 1293	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Oct 2023	AustLII	9
Law Debenture Trust Corpn plc v Ukraine	[2018] EWCA Civ 2026; [2019] QB 1121; [2019] 2 WLR 717	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	14 Sep 2018	BAILII	18
Primewest (Mandurah) Pty Ltd v Ryom Pty Ltd	[2012] WASC 443	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	23 Nov 2012	AustLII	8
Darkinjung Pty Ltd v Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council	[2006] NSWSC 1008; (2006) 203 FLR 394	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Oct 2006	AustLII	20
Sharma v Fiji Medical Association	[1985] FJSC 61	Supreme Court of Fiji	Fiji	6 Sep 1985	PacLII
Dougan v Ley	[1946] HCA 3; (1946) 71 CLR 142; [1946] ALR 183	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	8 Apr 1946	AustLII	94
Canadian Pacific Ry Co v Ottawa Fire Insurance Co	(1907) 39 SCR 405	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	13 Dec 1907	Supreme Court of Canada
Ward v Portsmouth Corporation	[1898] UKLawRpCh 92; [1898] 2 Ch 191	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	16 Jun 1898	CommonLII	2
Pennsylvania R Co v St Louis, A & T H R Co	118 US 290; 30 L Ed 83; 6 SCt 1094	United States Supreme Court	United States	26 Apr 1886	WorldLII	22
London Financial Association v Kelk	[1884] UKLawRpCh 74; (1884) 26 Ch D 107; 146 WN 1867	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	8 Mar 1884	CommonLII	23
Scovill v Thayer	105 US 143; 26 L Ed 968	United States Supreme Court	United States	1 Oct 1881	WorldLII	16
Pugh v Golden Valley Railway Co	[1880] UKLawRpCh 198; 15 Ch D 330	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	2 Jul 1880	CommonLII	13
Attorney General v Great Eastern Railway Co	[1880] UKLawRpAC 24; (1879-1880) 5 AC 473		United Kingdom	27 May 1880	CommonLII
Thomas v Railroad Co	101 US 71; 25 L Ed 950	United States Supreme Court	United States	1 Oct 1879	WorldLII	25
Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co v Riche	[1875] UKLawRpHL 13; (1875) LR 7 HL 653; 44 LJEx 185; 9 Exch 264; 24 WR 79	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	7 Jun 1875	CommonLII	170
Proprietors, & c, of the Cork and Youghall Railway v Richard Harnett	[1871] UKLawRpHL 6; (1871-1872) LR 5 HL 111		United Kingdom	24 Apr 1871	CommonLII	2
Hope v Carnegie	[1869] UKLawRpCh 24; (1868-1869) LR 4 LRCh App 264		United Kingdom	30 Jan 1869	CommonLII
Taylor v the Chichester and Midhurst Railway Co	[1867] UKLawRpExch 52; LR 2 Exch 356	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom	24 Jun 1867	CommonLII	15
R H Galloway v The Mayor and Commonality of London et e contra	[1866] UKLawRpHL 4; 1 HL 34		United Kingdom	20 Apr 1866	CommonLII	30
Earl of Shrewsbury v North Staffordshire Railway Co	[1865] UKLawRpEq 65; 1 Eq 593; 35 LJCh 156	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	18 Dec 1865	CommonLII	12
Williams v The St George's Harbour Co	[1857] EngR 698; 53 ER 389; (1857) 24 Beav 339	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1857	CommonLII
Regent's Canal Co v Ware	[1857] EngR 551; 23 Beav 575; 53 ER 226	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1857	CommonLII	11
Hawkes v The Eastern Counties Railway Co	[1852] EngR 1001; 42 ER 739; (1852) 1 De GM & GBy 737		United Kingdom	circa 1852	CommonLII	2
Lord James Stuart v The London and North-Western Railway Co	[1852] EngR 545; 42 ER 733; (1852) 1 De GM & GBy 721; 31 LJCh 450	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1852	CommonLII	2

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Powers, Purposes and Objects: The Protracted Demise of the Ultra Vires Rule"	(2004) 16 Bond Law Review 93	Omar, Paul	Australia	circa 2004	AustLII

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
A -G v Great Eastern Ry Co	(1879) 11 Ch D 4871	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1879	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Ashbury Ry Co v Riche	(1875) LR 7 HL 693		United Kingdom	circa 1875		2
Green v Nixon	[1857] EngR 394; 53 ER 208; (1857) 23 Beav 530	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1857	CommonLII	6
Gooday v The Colchester, &c, Railway Co	[1852] EngR 466; 17 Beav 132; 51 ER 983	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1852	CommonLII	2
Salomons v Laing	[1850] EngR 118; 12 Beav 339; 50 ER 1091	Rolls Court	United Kingdom	circa 1850	CommonLII	10
Bagshaw v The Eastern Union Railway Co	[1849] EngR 430; 7 Hare 114; 68 ER 46	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1849	CommonLII	14
Stanley v The Chester and Birkenhead Railway Co	[1838] EngR 667; 9 Sim 264; 59 ER 359		United Kingdom	circa 1838	CommonLII	4
Mortlock v Buller	[1804] EngR 423; [1803] All ER 22; 10 Ves 292; 32 ER 857; (1804) 10 Ves Jr 292; 2 Cox Eq Cas 77	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1804	CommonLII	38
Buxton versus Lister and Cooper	[1746] EngR 775; 3 Atk 383; 26 ER 1020	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1746	CommonLII	24
(1307) 1308 SC 24	(1307) 1308 SC 24		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1307		2
1867-70 LR 2 Exch 367; LR 4 HL 642	LR 4 HL 642; 1867-70 LR 2 Exch 367	Court of Exchequer	United Kingdom
1855 2 Macq 395	1855 2 Macq 395		United Kingdom - Scotland			2
Gooday v The Colchester Bailway Cornpany	12 Beav 132	Rolls Court	United Kingdom			1
Coleman v The Xustern Counties Railway Co	10 Beav 1	Rolls Court	United Kingdom			32
Bargate v Shortridge	5 HLCas 327	House of Lords	United Kingdom			2
3 WR 609	3 WR 609		United Kingdom			2
2 Mad 366	2 Mad 366		India			1
1 Sim NS 586	1 Sim NS 586		United Kingdom			4

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