Chancery Division
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Commissioners of Customs & Excise v Wiggett Construction Ltd
Housebuilding company liable for input tax on purchase of development site – Site bought with initial intention of effecting zero-rated supply of completed development – Company agreeing to sell site…
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Meftah v Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Bank mortgagee of drag racing site exercising power of sale – Borrower alleging sale at undervalue – Bank seeking quick sale to enable purchaser to operate from start of drag…
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Robinson Webster (Holdings) Ltd v Agombar and another
Dedication and acceptance – Strip of land forming cul-de-sac with access to minor country road – Defendants claiming certain user rights – No public use in recent times, but such…
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BHP Petroleum Great Britain Ltd v Chesterfield Properties Ltd and another
Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 – Agreement for lease – Defendant landlord agreeing to refurbish property – Defendant giving collateral undertaking to remedy damage attributable to defective refurbishment -…
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Adams v Trustees of the Michael Batt Charitable Trust and others
Limitation Act 1980 – Claimant relying upon possession taken by former tenant – Whether tenant possessed the required animus possidendi – Claimant assigning reversion while tenancy still subsisting – Whether…
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Platt and others v London Underground Ltd
Tenancy of kiosk in underground station – Business dependent upon passenger use of particular exit – Landlord confining use to few hours each day – Whether landlord derogating from grant…
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Daejan Properties Ltd v Holmes
Rent review clause contains express disregard of voluntary improvement effected by tenant — Tenant enters into absolute covenant against alterations — Terms of lessor’s licence deems permitted works to be…
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Johnson and another v Beesands Estates Ltd
Commons registration — Village green — Customary rights for sports and pastimes — Defendant placing caravans and mobile homes on land — Whether injunction could require land to be cleared…
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British Telecommunications plc v Sun Life Assurance Society plc
Preliminary issue — Commercial sublease — Exterior brickwork in disrepair — Remedial works undertaken after lapse of approximately 18 months — Landlord under obligation “to keep” building in repair –…
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Greenwich Healthcare National Health Service Trust v London & Quadrant Housing Trust and others
Plaintiff having but not using compulsory purchase powers to carry out hospital development – Plaintiff unable to proceed without realigning road subject to defendants’ right of way and risking proceedings…
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Rowe v Prance
Unmarried couple acquiring ocean-going boat – Money found by defendant male partner – Boat registered in his name – Claimant contending for beneficial half-share on basis of various declarations on…
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Amersfort Ltd v Kelly Nichols & Blayney
Purchase of property – Rights of way – Planning authority requiring change of layout to connect property to main road – Plaintiffs requesting advice from solicitor – Request contained in…