Court of Appeal
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Hodge and another v Clifford Cowling & Co
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II — Negligence of solicitors — Failure to apply to the court for a new tenancy within the time-limit of four months required by…
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Marder and another v Sautelle & Hicks
Negligence — Assessment of damages — Action against surveyors by purchasers of bungalow — Surveyors failed to detect that outer walls of bungalow were built of blocks of cement and…
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Datnow and others v Jones
Agricultural holding — Questions as to service by landlords of notice to quit farm and as to whether the landlords were precluded by agreement or by estoppel from relying on…
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Wyre Forest District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Town and Country Planning Act 1971 — Caravan — Enforcement notices alleging breach of planning control — Whether chalet a caravan for this purpose — Whether enlarged definition of caravan…
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Union Transport Finance Ltd v British Car Auctions Ltd
Auctioneers’ liability for conversion–Car subject to hire-purchase agreement put into car auction by dishonest hirer–Action against auctioneers by hire-purchase finance company–Auctioneers’ liability in principle settled by House of Lords over…
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Wrexham Maelor Borough Council v Macdougall and others
Compensation — Disturbance payment under section 37 of the Land Compensation Act 1973 — Business conducted through limited liability companies in occupation of premises — Whether companies in lawful possession…
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Tenenbaum v Garrod
Negligence — Claim against estate agent fails — Curious case in which a letter, the subject of the action, appeared on the face of it to be an independent valuation…
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Byrne and another v Hall Pain & Foster and others
Negligence — Surveyors — Tort — Limitation — Negligent survey — Whether cause of action accrues at contract date or completion
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C & G Homes Ltd v Secretary of State for Health
Vendor and purchaser — Restrictive covenants — Alleged breaches by Secretary of State for Health — Houses purchased by Secretary of State and intended to be used in pursuance of…
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Fairvale Ltd and others v Sabharwal and another
Estate agent’s commission — Whether plaintiff agents entitled to commission for introduction of party who completed purchase
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Tustian and another v Johnston and another
Agricultural holdings — Arbitration — Model clause — Whether action by tenants for breach of repairing obligation should be stayed pending reference to arbitration