Court of Appeal
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Pollock v Kumar
Landlord and tenant — Tenant evicted under possession order — Order set aside on appeal — Restitution of possession or payment of compensation — Compensation awarded
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Standard Life Assurance Co v Oxoid Ltd ; Oxoid Ltd v Standard Life Assurance Co
Landlord and tenant — Unusual rent review clause in lease of industrial premises — Construction — Review rent determined by applying a mathematical formula to ‘standard accommodation’ — Appeal from…
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Glessing and another v Green
A conveyance executed by the vendor and returned to his solicitor prima facie operates as an escrow conditional upon completion in due course–The condition imports a time-limit, and the vendor…
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Romain and another v Scuba TV Ltd and others
Landlord and tenant — Guarantors of tenant’s obligations — Arrears of rent — Whether six-year limitation period applies to claim against guarantor
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London & Leeds Estates Ltd v Paribas Ltd
Landlord and tenant — Rent review — meaning of assumption relating to fit for immediate occupation and use
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Aslan v Murphy (No 1) ; Aslan v Murphy (No 2) ; Duke v Wynne and another
Landlord and tenant — Tenants or lodgers — Guidance from Court of Appeal in an attempt to assist judges, lawyers and58 citizens concerned with the problem of deciding whether a…
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Heyes v Earl of Derby (Pilkington Bros plc, third party)
Landlord and tenant — Appeal from orders of Whitford J giving summary judgment under Order 14, RSC, in favour of tenant for damage caused to the surface of land and…
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Gilmartin v West Sussex County Council
Construction of lease — Extent to which under terms of lease county council could deposit refuse on lessee’s farm — Lord Denning’s views on principles of construction not accepted by…
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Marchant v Capital & Counties plc
London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 — Dispute as to effect of party wall award — Appeal from decision of Sir Douglas Frank QC, sitting as a deputy High Court…
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George Wimpey & Co Ltd v Commissioners of Inland Revenue
Option to purchase land granted for £15,000–Held subject to ad valorem stamp duty as a conveyance or transfer on sale–Transaction correctly described as a ‘sale’ in the context of the…
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Cadogan and another v Morris
Leasehold enfranchisement — Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 — Initial notice — Claim for new long lease — Nominal premium of £100 specified by tenant — Whether…
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Di Luca v Juraise (Springs) Ltd and others
Option to purchase — Option exercisable on specified events — Whether time of the essence for exercise of option