Chancery Division
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Bisichi Mining plc v Bass Holdings Ltd
Underlease — Construction — Rent-review clause providing for first rent review after 40 years — Commencement date earlier than date of signature of underlease — Issue as to date of…
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Iceland Foods plc v Dangoor and others
Rent review — Express time limits prescribed for various steps — No time limit for landlords’ application for appointment of surveyor — Whether such limit to be implied — Landlords…
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Aero Properties Ltd and another v Citycrest Properties Ltd and another
Specific performance — Conditions of sale — Forfeiture of deposit — Contract for sale of flats and shares — Purchaser failing to complete by agreed date — Vendor serving completion…
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Gadd and others v Gadd and another
Real property — Partnership deed — Construction — Death of partner — Option to purchase deceased’s share — Whether valuation should be based on market value or historic cost
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Clinton Cards (Essex) Ltd v Sun Alliance & London Assurance Co Ltd
Tenant claiming damages under Landlord and Tenant Act 1988 for unreasonable refusal of consent to sublet — Landlord contending Act inapplicable — Landlord advancing alternative arguments based upon reasonableness and…
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Menwald Properties Ltd v Hargrave House Ltd and another
Terms of lease — Construction — Liability — Second defendant acting as surety for first defendant — First defendant failing to pay rent — First defendant in breach of repairing…
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Etzin v Reece and others
Repudiatory breach of contract — Acceptance of repudiation — Collective enfranchisement — Claimant lessee joining with defendants to acquire freehold of small block of flats — Claimant failing to produce…
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Padgham and another v Rochelle and another
Agricultural holding — Tenancy — First defendant claiming agricultural tenancy — Whether disposition made by oral agreement, or signed document or resulting from undue influence — Claim allowed
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Mount Eden Land Ltd v Towerstone Ltd
Forfeiture action for breach of covenant against assignment — Landlord contractually entitled to insist on further security in certain circumstances — Landlord insisting on additional guarantors before consenting to assignment…
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Sun Life Assurance Society plc v Tantofex (Engineers) Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Assignment — Assignee covenanting to perform covenants of lease — Further assignment — Landlord releasing first assignee from covenant — Whether original tenant released from covenants…
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McDonald’s Property Co Ltd v HSBC Bank plc
Landlord and tenant –– Rent review –– Construction –– Time of the essence –– Specified period for service of trigger notice –– Expert to determine rent review before review date…
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Aran Caterers Ltd v Stepien Lake Gilbert & Paling
Negligence –– Solicitor –– Damages –– Part II of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 –– Solicitors failing to make application for grant of new tenancy –– Claimant tenant seeking damages…