Court of Appeal
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Brown v Draper & Co
Auctioneers must either adopt the client’s description of goods put up for sale or protect themselves with a suitable condition–Damages awarded against firm which simply substituted its own description without…
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Snell & Prideaux Ltd v Dutton Mirrors Ltd
Easements — Right of way — Whether vehicular rights abandoned — Whether court should grant mandatory injunction to require removal of obstructions — Whether damages adequate remedy
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Dixon v Allgood
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 — Right to enfranchisement Appeal by landlord from decision of county court judge in favour of tenant — Tenant had a term of 51 years from…
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Rhodes Trust v Khan
Principles applicable to exercise of judge’s discretion to set aside order for possession against tenant protected under Rent Act–Prolonged absence abroad of protected tenant who made no arrangements to get…
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Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District v Palacegate Properties Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 — Security of tenure — Section 38 exclusion order — Lease entered into differed in terms from lease authorised by court…
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Berkshire Capital Funding Ltd v Street and others
Mortgage — Mortgagee’s power of leasing — Possession — Whether lease by first mortgagee binds second mortgagee — Whether second mortgagee entitled to order for possession — Proper terms of…
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Sella House Ltd v Mears
Landlord and tenant — Arrears of rent and service charge — Landlords’ covenant to repair common parts — Disrepair of common parts due to some extent to flooding caused by…
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Douglas-Scott v Scorgie
Landlord and tenant — Application of section 32 of Housing Act 1961 — Alleged failure of landlord to repair roof of building over flat in breach of section 32 –…
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Atwal v Courts Garages
Landlord and tenant — Construction of user covenant in underlease — Plaintiff was the lessee under a 99-year headlease of the whole premises consisting of a garage and filling station…
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Barnes v Gorsuch and another
Rent Act 1977, section 12 — Whether tenancy protected or excluded from protection because of the resident landlord exception — Issue as to whether the building of which the dwelling-house…
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Elliott and others v Southwark London Borough Council
Development area–Council’s CPO followed by owners’ applications for rehabilitation orders–Council entitled, in refusing rehabilitation, to say merely that their policy was to demolish existing properties and put up new housing…
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Ketteman and others v Hansel Properties Ltd and others
Defective houses — Liabilities of builders, architects and local authority — Limitation of actions — Familiar problems in a case where decision of court on the merits and the statements…