Chancery Division
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GKN Distributors Ltd v Tyne Tees Fabrication Ltd
Vendor and purchaser — Whether a vendor who had entered judgment for specific performance could resell the land to a third party without obtaining the consent of the purchaser or…
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Garland v Ralph Pay & Ransom (a firm) and others
Action for negligence against three firms of estate agents — During the trial two of the firms reached a compromise with the plaintiff, who withdrew his claims against them, the…
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Taylor Barnard Ltd v Tozer and another
Landlord and tenant — Claim for specific performance of agreement alleged to have been created by exercise of option to purchase in lease — Plaintiffs assignees of lease — Defendants…
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Re Healing Research Trustee Co Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Winding-up of company — Whether original tenant entitled to claim rent from assignee where covenant implied by section 77(1)(d)(i) of the Law of Property Act 1925…
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Capital & Counties plc v Hawa
Landlord and tenant–Arbitration Act 1979, section 1(2)–Rent review provisions in lease–Arbitrator’s award on rent challenged by landlords–Application for leave to appeal–Error of law alleged to be that arbitrator reached a…
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Brewers’ Company v Viewplan plc
Landlord and tenant — User clause — Rent review clause construction — Whether use allowed within the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1972 could be interpreted as including…
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Central Electricity Generating Board v Clwyd County Council
Commons registration–Land on Welsh shore of Dee estuary–Registered as ‘common land’ though no ‘rights of common’ registered under any appropriate Act–Commissioner’s decision upholding registration held wrong105 –References to ‘titanic struggle…
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Alliance & Leicester Building Society and others v Edgestop and others ; Mercantile Credit Co Ltd v Lancaster and others ; Alliance & Leicester Building Society v Samra and others ; Alliance & Leicester Building Society v Dhanoa
Mortgage valuations — Fraud — Whether valuers vicariously liable in deceit for fraudulent valuations of an unqualified employee
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Stephenson & Son v Orca Properties Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Rent review clause in lease — Whether trigger notice by landlords effective — Whether notice was given within the time laid down in the review clause…
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Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries plc v Trusthouse Forte Catering Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Rent review clause in lease — Construction point — Clause admittedly defective — Whether it was legitimate to insert words on the ground of necessary implication…
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Durley House Ltd v Viscount Cadogan
Landlord and tenant — Rent review — Disregard of improvements — Section 34 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 incorporated by reference — Improvements carried out by third party under…
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Concorde Graphics Ltd v Andromeda Investments SA
Landlord and tenant — Dispute as to liability of tenants of premises forming part of an industrial estate to contribute under service charge provisions in their lease to expenses incurred…