Chancery Division
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Ridgeway Motors (Isleworth) Ltd v Charles and another
Option to purchase land or acquire new tenancy — Tenant purporting to exercise option — Delay in completion — Second action commenced for specific performance — High Court holding that…
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AIB Group (UK) plc v Hennelley Properties Ltd and others
Mortgage – Borrower claiming that deed delivered on implied condition that advances be made in strict compliance with terms of facility letter – Whether deed delivered in escrow – Whether…
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Manders Property (Estates) Ltd v Magnet House Properties Ltd
Rent review — Award of arbitrator — Determination of open market rental value — Works of alteration and improvement carried out — Whether arbitrator erred in law — Whether leave…
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Allied London Industrial Properties Ltd v Castleguard Properties Inc
Vendor conveying land to purchaser and retaining remainder of site – Mutual easements – Road running between purchaser and vendor’s land – Purchaser agreeing to pay for road widening if…
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Broadgate Square plc v Lehman Brothers Ltd
Open market rent — Award by arbitrator — Landlord appealing against award — Whether account should be taken of rent-free periods when calculating rent payable — High Court holding that…
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Fairview New Homes plc v Government Row Residents Association Ltd
Right of way exercisable over road running along boundary of dominant tenement – Whether access limited to that enjoyed at date of grant – Whether desired new access amounted to…
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Paper Properties Ltd v Power Corporation plc and another
Commercial premises — Purchase of freehold — Surrender of current lease — Sale of freehold with proviso for further payment if lease arranged within specified time after vacant possession obtained…
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WH Smith Ltd v Wyndham Investments Ltd
Assignee going into liquidation — Whether original lessee continued to be liable for debt — High Court holding that liability of original lessee continued until lease expired or was determined…
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Globeshaw Ltd v Save Service Stations Ltd
Plaintiff owning land with right of way over defendant’s land – Defendant constructing filling station – Plaintiff claiming that works and filling station amounted to obstruction of right of way…
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Stevens and another v Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Ltd and another
Plaintiffs applying for loan to finance purchase of public house – Defendant banks commissioning report and discussing report with plaintiffs prior to advancing loan – Plaintiffs purchasing public house and…
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In the matter of Priceland Ltd: Waltham Forest London Borough Council v Registrar of Companies
Landlord granting lease to tenant — Tenant assigning lease to company — Company dissolved — Landlord serving rent review notice on company — Landlord applying for company to be restored…
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Jarmin (HMIT) v Rawlings
Retirement relief — Sale of farm land and business assets — Whether disposal of whole or part of business — General Commissioners holding taxpayer disposed of dairying part of business…