Court of Appeal
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Rollerteam Ltd and another v Riley and another
Contract – Disposition of land – Enforceability – Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 – Litigation between parties settled on basis of agreement under which one agreeing to make…
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Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Accordway Ltd and another
Leasehold enfranchisement – Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 – Lease extension – Leaseholder claiming lease extension under Chapter II of Part I of 1993 Act – Freeholder…
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Debell v Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral
Occupiers’ liability – Duty of care – Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 – Foreseeable risk – Visitor to cathedral injured by tripping over lump of concrete protruding from traffic bollard –…
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When is a building a “house”?
James Driscoll examines what the latest case has to say about the perennial question: when is a building a “house”?
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Court of Appeal backs Arup asbestos liability waiver in Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, BDW lawsuit
London’s Court of Appeal today confirmed that a clause in a contract that excluded engineers Arup from liability for asbestos found on a project did indeed exempt it from liability…
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Solicitors who didn’t report school development near £25m mansion fail in negligence appeal
Solicitors firm Bird & Bird LLP has failed in a challenge to a ruling that it was negligent in failing to tell the prospective purchaser of a mansion in St…
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Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Colaingrove Ltd
VAT – Supply – Value Added Tax Act 1994 – Electricity – Appellant providing serviced holiday chalets – Electricity provided on metered supply although certain promotional customers charged fixed daily…
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Pritchett v Crossrail Ltd
Compulsory purchase Repurchase
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Pritchett v Crossrail Ltd
Compulsory purchase – Repurchase – Entitlement – Block of flats compulsorily acquired and subsequently demolished by respondent in connection with Crossrail project – Former site of flats no longer needed…
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Wells v Devani
Estate agents – Commission – Entitlement – Estate agent finding purchaser for flats – Whether entitled to commission on that sale – Whether oral contract for payment of commission reached…
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Armstrong (as trustee in bankruptcy of Onyearu) v Onyearu and another
Mortgage Equity of exoneration
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Armstrong (as trustee in bankruptcy of Onyearu) v Onyearu and another
Mortgage – Equity of exoneration – Co-owners – Respondent married couple having equal beneficial shares in matrimonial home – First respondent taking out business loan secured on the property –…