Chancery Division
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Mobil Oil Co Ltd v Birmingham City Council
Rent review – Petrol station operated from combined freehold and leasehold sites – Leasehold site alone affording direct access to highway – Landlord contending that rent should reflect benefit of…
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Westside Nominees Ltd v Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Determination of market rent – Long lease – Length of notional term – Whether hypothetical tenant impliedly subject to subletting restrictions
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Pollard and another v Ashurst
Trustee in bankruptcy seeking to realise debtor’s half-share in property located in Portugal – Interpretation of Brussels Convention – Whether English court competent to order bankrupt to take necessary steps…
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PosTel Properties Ltd and another v Greenwell and another
Rent review clause — Construction — Jurisdiction — Appointment of independent expert — Lease referring to “retail purposes” — Clause specifying particular retail trade involved — Expert paying heed to…
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Needham and another v Bowmer and another
House-owner dying intestate — Plaintiff living with deceased — Expectation of property being left for plaintiff’s benefit — Principles for proprietary estoppel — Claim succeeds
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Transworld Land Co Ltd v J Sainsbury plc
Breach of covenant — Covenant to keep premises open for retail trade — Trading failure of shopping centre — “Anchor” tenant closing unit — Damages for breach — Measurement of…
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Mollo and ors v Mollo
Divorced couple agreeing to buy house to accommodate adult sons of marriage – House conveyed into name of defendant ex-wife – Defendant paying 90% of initial purchase price – Claimant…
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West Middlesex Golf Club Ltd v Ealing London Borough Council
Open land — Former GLC granted lease to plaintiffs predecessors — Option for further lease subject to conditions — Conditions met — Whether option ultra vires GLC — Whether conditions…
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Prudential Nominees Ltd v Greenham Trading Ltd
Business premises — Lease — Rent review clause — Concept of rent-free period and headline rent — Upwards only review — Construction of rent review provision — High Court holding…
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Frogmore Developments Ltd v Shirayama Shokusan Co Ltd and others
Planning permission obtained to develop site into hotel and offices – Defendant obtaining part of site and building hotel – Defendant’s lease containing term granting right of light – Plaintiff…
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Rajdev v Becketts (a firm)
Rent review — Defendants acting for plaintiff lessee — Appointment of independent surveyor — Request for written representations — Rent determined — Whether defendants negligent in failing to submit representations…