Chancery Division
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O’Connor and others v Old Etonian Housing Association
Section 11 (1) (b) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – Inadequate supply of water to flats in block during period of low water pressure in the locality -…
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Southwark London Borough Council v McIntosh
Section 11 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – Council tenant persistently complaining of damp – Council contending that various aspects of causation neither pleaded nor established – Trial judge…
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Plummer v Tibsco Ltd and another
Tied public house – Tenant having option to renew – Landlord waiving purchase restrictions – Whether waiver extended to conditions attached to option – Effect of Supply of Beer (Tied…
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Yenula Properties Ltd v Naidu
Tenant disputing existence of assured shorthold tenancy of flat – Tenant claiming that he had become tenant before service of a notice then required by section 20 of the Housing…
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Liverpool City Council v Walton Group plc
Agreement for major city centre retail development – Whether intended lease to developer void for omitting date of commencement of term – Whether council contractually bound to co-operate in consultation…
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JS Bloor (Measham) Ltd v Calcott
Claimant purchasing land for development – Defendant making assertion of statutorily protected agricultural tenancy – Claimant relying upon doctrine of proprietary estoppel – Whether application of doctrine precluded by orders…
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Luminar Leisure Ltd v Apostole
Tenant complaining of landlord’s refusal to consent to subletting and to change use from nightclub to health and fitness centre – Whether refusals unreasonable – Whether landlord’s expert witness entitled…
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South v Chamberlayne
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 – Lessee of house serving notice to enfranchise – Lessee purporting to assign benefit of notice to intended buyer of house – Lessor claiming benefit of…
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Family Housing Association v Donnellan and others
Limitation Act 1980 – Human Rights Act 1988 – Adverse possession claim to residential properties – Whether such claim outlawed by Articles 1 and/or 6 of European Convention
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Ravenocean Ltd v Gardner
Section 2 of Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 – Claimant expending money on planning permission in reliance upon oral agreement to buy land from defendant – Defendant refusing…
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Aston Cantlow Parochial Church Council v Wallbank and another
Chancel repairs –– Chancel Repairs Act 1932 –– Whether liability of lay rector of part of rectorial lands uncertain –– European Convention on Human Rights –– Article 1 of First…
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JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd and another v Graham and another
Adverse possession –– Animus possidendi –– Whether squatters satisfied requirements of actual possession, animus possidendi and adverse possession for limitation period –– Whether warning-off cautions and issue of originating summons…