We regularly get cases of cars trying to get past parked vehicles on the main road where I am..... several times the parked cars have been clipped and worse (much worse). So far it's been the drivers doing the passing that have been deemed to have been at fault.
As njmchase said, Highway Code 162 & 163 refers. (That's in the 2007 edition, the numbers are different in the 2004 edition.)
I reckon 167 also applies:
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Do not overtake where you might come into conflict with other road users. For example
- when you would force another road user to swerve or slow down
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By your account, the driver would have had to slow down in order to allow you to pass all the cars before he / she reached you. It might have been a good thing if that driver had slowed down - but still, the Highway Code sides with that other driver on this one!
The other driver might also claim that they thought there was just about enough room for you both and that you swerved a bit more than was really needed.
As for giving way to folk going up hill, I think that used to be considered "gentlemanly conduct" in the good old days - but I don't think it's in the Highway Code now..... unless it's covered by section 147, driving with consideration for other road users - although hills aren't specifically mentioned.