Chancery Division
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National Schizophrenia Fellowship v Ribble Estates SA and others
Construction — Covenant restricting activities in residential property — Plaintiff acquiring property for persons discharged into community care — Whether words of covenant apt to cover such a situation –…
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Durley House Ltd v Cadogan and another
Improvements – Rent review clause incorporating disregards contained in section 34 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – Property improved by third party pursuant to management agreement concluded with tenant…
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Soames-Forsythe Properties Ltd v Tesco Stores Ltd
Lease — Right to use footway — Supermarket as tenant — Supermarket trolleys — Trolleys used over and stacked on footway — Whether right of use as a footway includes…
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Johnsons of London Ltd v Protec Trust Management
Business lease – Break clause in favour of tenant – Interpretation – Rectification – Tenant’s option exercisable within 56 days following determination of reviewed rent – Landlord electing not to…
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Baylis (Gloucester) Ltd v Bennett Construction (UK) Ltd
Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 1994 – Sale of land including strip abutting trunk road – Parties unaware that surface of strip vested in Secretary of State as part…
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Ipswich Borough Council v Fisons plc
Arbitration Act 1979 — Application for leave to appeal — Point of law — One-off contract — Test for granting leave — Arbitration as to future conduct — Lucas test…
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Trane (UK) Ltd v Provident Mutual Life Assurance Association
Industrial premises — 25-year lease — 10-year break option — Whether option validly exercised — Lease to run from August 1981 — Lease itself granted January 1982 — High Court…
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Stewart v Gosport Marina Ltd
Plaintiff holding standard-form licence – Licence granting mooring rights – Licencees to pay charges made for goods and service supplied – Whether licensees were only liable to pay charges for…
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Hillgrove Developments Ltd v Plymouth City Council
Tenant applying for change of planning use of premises to A3 use – Council as planning authority granting planning permission – Council as landlord refusing tenant’s application for change of…
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Lewisham Investment Partnership Ltd and another v Morgan
Long lease of shopping mall unit as extension to existing department store – Unusually high frontage to depth ratio – Valuer’s determination at rent review well below landlord’s expectations -…
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Starke and another v Commissioners of Inland Revenue
Buildings used for agricultural purposes — Inheritance tax relief — Relief for agricultural land or pasture including woodlands — Whether agricultural land should have wide meaning to include buildings –…
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Thames Side Properties Ltd v Brixton Estates plc
Leases containing clause in respect of managing agents’ fees – Fees to be calculated in accordance with relevant scale laid down by the RICS – RICS periodically revising scale -…