House of Lords
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CIBC Mortgages plc v Pitt
Husband and wife charging matrimonial home to secure joint loan — Arrears — Mortgagee seeking possession — Whether special equity applicable so that creditor unable to enforce security against wife…
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Hurst v Bryk and others
Partner reluctantly accepting unlawful termination of agreement by remaining partners – Assets including onerous lease – Whether innocent partner discharged from contractual liability to indemnify named lessees against rents and…
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Burton v Camden London Borough Council
Secure periodic tenancy granted to joint tenants – One tenant leaving to live elsewhere – Departing tenant purporting to release her interest to the remaining tenant – Whether deed of…
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Rush & Tompkins Ltd v Greater London Council and others
Building contract — Disruption and delay — Claim by main contractor settled — Main contractor left to settle subcontractor’s claim — Subcontractor seeking discovery of documents showing basis of settlement…
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Barclays Bank plc v Boulter and another
Husband and wife joint owners of house charged to secure husband’s indebtedness – Wife opposing possession action on ground that husband had misrepresented scope of charge – Whether wife’s pleading…
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Southern Water Authority v Nature Conservancy Council
Protection of sites — “Owner and occupier of land” — Notification of designated site to owners and occupiers of land — Whether “occupier” includes stranger coming on to land to…
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Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert-Ash NI Ltd and others
JCT Standard Form of Building Contract – Application for stay of proceedings – Whether court having power to review architects’ certificates – Whether Northern Regional Health Authority v Derek Crouch…
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Wildtree Hotels Ltd and others v Harrow London Borough Council
Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 – Railway bridge improvements effected over four-year period – Claimant’s hotel badly affected by noise, dust and vibration, as well as by restriction of access -…
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Robert Gordons College v Commissioners of Customs and Excise
Supply of constructed commercial building — Lease and licence back of development land and buildings — Development of farmland and buildings by college for school playing fields — Lease granted…
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Ingram and another v Inland Revenue Commissioners
Deceased transferring freehold to nominee – Nominee purporting to grant lease of property to deceased and transfer freehold to members of deceased’s family – Members of family holding property on…
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Harrow London Borough Council v Johnstone
Husband and wife joint periodic tenants of council house – Wife subject to injunction not to disturb husband’s enjoyment of house – Wife purporting to terminate tenancy by notice to…