Chancery Division
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Cabra Estates plc and others v Glendower Investments Ltd
Sale of property — Caution on register — Failure to complete purchase — Completion date extended subject to agreement to release deposit to vendor for own use absolutely — Failure…
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Braymist Ltd and others v Wise Finance Co Ltd
Section 36C(1) of Companies Act 1985 – Fourth claimant signing contract for sale of land as agent for vendor company – Vendor company not formed at date of contract -…
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Denty and another v Hussein
Defendant erecting fencing at boundary of his property – Plaintiffs seeking injunction – Whether and to what extent the plaintiffs enjoyed a right of way over defendant’s land – Plaintiffs…
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Paragon Finance plc v Crangle & Co
Mortgagee seeking to hold solicitor responsible for alleged mortgage fraud – Extracts from draft lease indicating possibility that vendor had purchased at an inflated price from an intermediate buyer -…
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Cresspark Ltd v Wymering Mansions Ltd
Purpose-built flats — Long leases — Company set up to acquire freehold — Contract to carry out building works — Cash flow problems — Supplemental agreement to enable works to…
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Lewis v Inland Revenue Commissioners
Leasehold interest in house — Disposal of assets — Taxpayer and sister appointed executors and inheriting father’s house — Lease for under 50 years — Whether statutory right to extend…
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Central London Commercial Estates Ltd v Kato Kagaku Ltd and others
Proprietor of registered leasehold title dispossessed by defendant – Defendant in adverse possession for more than 12 years – No application for registration made by defendant – Leaseholder surrendering 32-year…
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Dun & Bradstreet Software Services (England) Ltd and another v Provident Mutual Life Assurance Assoc
Leases — Break clause — Assignment of leases — Assignment not registered — Whether notice properly served — Judgment for tenant
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Owen and another v Fielding and others
Purchasers’ solicitor negligently failing to ascertain that property subject to rights of common – Purchasers building second house on the property – Prospective buyer of both houses negotiating substantial price…
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Hillreed Land Ltd v Beautridge and others
Residential development — Option to purchase land — Planning permission to be obtained — Price fixed on basis of grant of planning permission — Planning permission applied for but not…
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Heathrow Airport Ltd v Forte (UK) Ltd and others
Lease of airport buildings to provider of in-flight meals – Rent of 6% of turnover including access fee – Same percentage payable by competitors located outside airport as access fee…
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Herbert Smith (a firm) v Honour (HMIT)
Taxpayer’s accounts prepared according to generally accepted principles of commercial accounting – Whether taxpayer entitled to deduct expected loss on future rent liabilities in advance – Special Commissioners dismissing taxpayer’s…