Chancery Division
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Trustees of National Deposit Friendly Society v Beatties of London Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Option agreement for new lease of part of reconstructed premises defectively expressed in exchange of letters — Extent to which courts will go to prevent an…
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Dowling v Ditanda Ltd and another
Leasehold interest taken as security for mortgage–Leasehold interest surrendered with mortgage assignee’s consent but without guarantor’s–Guarantor given leave to defend action for the mortgage debt
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Charles Clements (London) Ltd v Rank City Wall Ltd
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II–Application for new tenancy of premises used for business of a retail cutler–Proposal by landlords to modify covenant restricting user of demised premises–Existing covenant…
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Vince and another v Alps Hotel Ltd and another
Landlord and tenant — Rent review clause in lease of hotel — Lease for 21 years with provisions for review at 7 and 14 years — Agreement on variation of…
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Faruqi v English Real Estates Ltd
Contract for the sale of land–Vendor and purchaser summons–Conditions of sale at auction–Special condition that property was sold ‘subject to entries on the registers of title’–One of the general conditions…
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James and another v British Crafts Centre
Landlord and tenant — Construction of rent review clause in lease — The difficulty in this case arose in determining what exactly were to be the terms of the hypothetical…
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J T Sydenham & Co Ltd v Enichem Elastomers Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Rent review provisions — Construction — Covenants affecting user — Effect on reviewed rents — Determination by independent surveyor acting as expert challenged by landlords –…
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Telegraph Properties (Securities) Ltd v Courtaulds Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Rent review clause — Whether certain notices given by landlords were valid and effective for the purpose of setting the rent review machinery in motion –…
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A Levy & Son Ltd v Martin Brent Developments Ltd
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II, section 30(1)(f) — Preliminary point as to whether landlords had demonstrated their intention to demolish or reconstruct the premises comprised in the holding…
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ECC Quarries Ltd v Watkins (Inspector of Taxes)
Cost of unsuccessful applications for permission to win gravel held capital expenditure and not deductible in computing profits for tax purposes
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Bhojwani and another v Kingsley Investment Trust Ltd
Forfeiture — Peaceable re-entry effected after judgment at first instance, but before House of Lords decision, in Billson v Residential Apartments Ltd — Whether re-entry lawful — Whether purchaser of…
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Linden and another v Department of Health and Social Security
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II — Whether Secretary of State for Social Services was entitled to claim a new tenancy under Part II of property belonging to plaintiffs…