Court of Appeal
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William Leech (Midlands) Ltd v Severn Trent Water Authority
Water Act 1973, section 16(1)(b) — Duty of water authority to provide a public sewer for the drainage of new buildings — Whether authority fulfilled its duty by bringing public…
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Commercial General Administration Ltd v Thomsett
Landlord and tenant–Action for possession against tenant on ground of alleged breach of contract not to do or permit anything which might be a nuisance to landlords or to tenants…
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Dresden Estates Ltd v Collinson
Landlord and tenant — Whether occupier of workshop and store a tenant or licensee — Refinement of principles formulated in Street v Mountford — Successful appeal by owners from decision…
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Shewu and others v Hackney London Borough Council
Compulsory purchase — Compensation — Mortgage — Whether acquiring authority under any duty to redeem mortgage — Whether claimants entitled to compensation representing additional interest where authority fails to redeem…
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Lloyds Bank plc v Carrick and another
Contract for sale of land — Unregistered and void against chargee — Whether chargee bound by interest of purchaser under bare trust, constructive trust or proprietary estoppel
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Clarke v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Town and country planning — Permitted development — Whether inspector applied proper test in deciding whether erection of building was permitted development under the General Development Order 1988
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Killick v Roberts
Rent Act 1977, section 2(1)(a) and Case 13 in Schedule 15 — Protected tenancy acquired by tenant’s fraudulent misrepresentation — Tenant, in order to induce landlord to let to him,…
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Cresswell v Duke of Westminster and others
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 — Questions of substance and procedure — Whether property was a ‘house’ for the purpose of enfranchisement having regard to the exclusion in section 2(2) of…
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Peabody Donation Fund Governors v Grant
Housing Act 1980, section 30 — Succession to a ‘secure tenancy’ — Landlords’ appeal against county court judge’s decision refusing possession order on the ground that the deceased tenant’s daughter…
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Hanson v Church Commissioners for England and London Rent Assessment Panel
Rent Act 1968–Objection to registration of fair rent may be withdrawn if other party agrees and rent assessment committee sanctions withdrawal–Divisional Court’s views on withdrawals not accepted–Natural justice–Position misunderstood by…
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First National Commercial Bank plc v Humberts
Limitation of actions — Negligence — Valuation — Non-transaction mortgage loan — Whether claim statute-barred — Whether losses incurred prior to commencement of limitation period