Chancery Division
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Secretary of State for Social Services v Beavington
Agricultural Holdings Act 1948 — Minister of Agriculture’s approval under section 2(1) of a licence to use the land as agricultural land for a period of 364 days — Land…
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Hillingdon London Borough Council v ARC Ltd
Compulsory purchase — Compensation — Entry under section 11 of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 — Whether claim for compensation subject to limitation period under section 9 of Limitation Act 1980…
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Allied London Investments Ltd v Hambro Life Assurance Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Dispute as to the period for which interest should be payable by original lessees on a sum recovered against them by lessors — No provision in…
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Vaux Group plc v Lilley and another
Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, section 19(1)(b) — Qualified covenant against assignment — Building lease for more than 40 years with more than seven years of the term unexpired –…
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MEPC Ltd v Christian-Edwards and others
Originating summons–Vendors’ title to land–Existence of an old (1912) "suspended" contract of sale–Vendors unable to remove this incumbrance–Whether purchasers should be forced to accept a title with such an impediment–Held…
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Sheikh v O’Connor
Vendor and purchaser — Auction sale — House sold subject to a tenancy but ‘with vacant possession of one room on the first floor’ — Action by purchaser for damages…
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Techno Land Improvements Ltd v British Leyland (UK) Ltd
Action for breach of agreement to take a lease of land in a trading estate–Breach established and inquiry as to damages ordered–Difference in course of inquiry as to date at…
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Associated British Ports v C H Bailey plc
Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938 — Claim to forfeit tenancy — Appeal by tenants from master’s decision allowing plaintiff landlords leave to take proceedings for the forfeiture of lease by…
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Gladesmore Investments Ltd v Caradon Heating Ltd
Arbitration — Leave to appeal arbitrator’s award — Whether greater weight in holding parties to award where arbitrator relied on opinion of counsel at parties’ request
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Bland v Ingrams Estates Ltd and others
Landlord and tenant — Forfeiture — Registered equitable charge — Whether equitable chargee of lease entitled to relief from forfeiture
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Secretary of State for the Environment v Reed International plc
Arbitration — Applications for leave to appeal and to remit — Rent review — Whether arbitrator had evidence to award uplift for overbid of actual tenant of adjoining building –…
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Rajdev v Becketts (a firm)
Negligence — Rent review provisions — Tenant’s action against surveyors — Review clauses in tenant’s underlease — Plaintiff tenant’s complaint in essence that defendant surveyors, instructed by him to act…