Chancery Division
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Hillgate House Ltd v Expert Clothing Services & Sales Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Landlords, having obtained an order for possession on the ground of forfeiture of the lease, went into possession — Judge’s order was subsequently reversed by Court…
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Churchman and another v Lampon and another
Vendor and purchaser — Right of pre-emption — Whether offer to sell valid in accordance with the relevant agreement — Whether there was a valid acceptance of offer — Right…
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Hackney London Borough Council v Crown Estate Commissioners and another
Insolvency — Disclaimer of freehold — Application for vesting order — Whether local authority with interest in local land charges entitled to vesting order
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Nikko Hotels (UK) Ltd v MEPC plc
Landlord and tenant — Rent review provisions — Rent of hotel — Dispute as to the rent payable under formula in review clauses — Reference of dispute to independent chartered…
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Pepper v Daffurn
Taxation — Capital gains — Disposal of covered cattle yard for development — Whether taxpayer entitled to relief under section 69 of the Finance Act 1985 — Whether taxpayer altered…
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Techno Ltd v Allied Dunbar Assurance plc
Arbitration — Landlord and tenant agreeing statement of facts including assumptions as basis for valuation — Whether arbitrator entitled to depart from agreed assumption without further reference to the parties
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Cumshaw Ltd v Bowen and others
Landlord and tenant — Point on construction of lease — Retail Price Index — Lease for a term of 61 years from June 24 1960 provided that the service charge…
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Grosvenor (Mayfair) Estates v Amberton and others
Rent Act 1977 — Whether two flats let by same demise were ‘let as a separate dwelling’ so as to attract Rent Act protection — Horford Investments Ltd v Lambert…
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Townsends Carriers Ltd v Pfizer Ltd
Notice to determine term under option in lease–Validity of notice disputed by lessors–Notice given by lessees’ subsidiary to lessors’ subsidiary–Subsidiaries acting as agents and notice therefore valid–Alternatively, lessors estopped from…
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Scottish & Newcastle Breweries plc v Sir Richard Sutton’s Settled Estates
Landlord and tenant — Construction of rent review clause in lease — Declarations sought by originating summons as to assumptions which arbitrator should make in determining the rent payable in…
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Trees Ltd v Cripps and others
Unusual action for alleged breach of confidentiality — Claim that a contract made by intending vendors of land to keep confidential the amounts of offers made by possible purchasers, including…
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Chef & Brewer Ltd v Clarke and another
Application for possession order under RSC Order 113–Summary proceedings for possession of land–Company claiming against former manager of one of their public houses–Manager’s attempts to find alternative housing for his…