House of Lords
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Avonridge Property Co Ltd v Mashru and others
Landlord and tenant — Covenants — Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 — Covenant limiting liability of landlord until disposal of reversion — Whether agreement within section 25(4) of Act…
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Avonridge Property Co Ltd v Mashru
Sublease — Landlord’s covenant as to payment of rent under headlease — Liability expressed to cease on landlord disposing of interest — Whether such limitation of liability void — Section…
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Fraser and another v Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance and others
School Sites Act 1841 — Reverter — Whether reverter arising when land ceasing to be used for purpose specified in trust deed — Whether necessary to show cesser of a…
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Lesotho Highlands Development Authority v Impregilo SpA and others
Arbitration award — Whether arbitrators entitled to make award in selected currency — Whether arbitrators entitled to award interest — Whether powers excluded by agreement — Court holding arbitrators exceeding…
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West Bromwich Building Society v Wilkinson and another
Mortgage — Default — Claim for sums outstanding following sale of property — Whether claim time-barred — Date when right to receive money accruing — Section 20(1) of Limitation Act…
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South Bucks District Council v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and another
Planning permission — Green belt — Stationing of gypsy caravan — Town and Country Planning Act 1990 — Inspector concluding appellant’s hardship amounting to very special circumstances outweighing green-belt policies…
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Hilton v Barker Booth & Eastwood
Solicitor — Duty of care — Respondent solicitor acting for both parties on property transaction — Solicitor knowing of purchaser’s previous fraud convictions — Whether breach of duty not to…
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Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza
Landlord and tenant — Rents Acts — Protected tenant — Statutory successor — Same-sex partner — Paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to Rent Act 1977 — Whether same-sex partner entitled…
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South Bucks District Council v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and another
Gypsies — Green belt development — Inspector finding hardship to appellant amounting to very special circumstances justifying development — Whether inspector’s reasoning inadequate — Whether unlawfulness of prior occupation a…
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R (on the application of Beresford) v Sunderland City Council
Town or village green — Section 22 of Commons Registration Act 1965 — Registration — Sports and pastimes indulged in for 20 years — User tolerated and encouraged by owner…
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Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza
Statutory tenancy — Homosexual couple — Whether survivor succeeding to tenancy on death of partner — Para 2(2) of Schedule 1 to Rent Act 1977 — Whether discrimination contrary to…