Judicial Committee of The Privy Council
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Boustany v Piggott
Lease — New lease settled before original lease came to an end on terms favourable to tenant — Whether unconscionable bargain — High Court and Court of Appeal holding that…
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Workers Trust & Merchant Bank Ltd v Dojap Investments Ltd
Contract for sale of land — 25% deposit paid — Time of the essence — Purchaser failing to complete — Whether deposit lawfully forfeited — Whether penalty — Privy council…
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Pupuke Service Station Ltd v Caltex Oil (NZ) Ltd
Lease — Rent review — Reference to arbitration — Expert evidence yielding range of new rentals — Arbitrator making award at bottom of range — Lessor seeking to set aside…
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Take Harvest Ltd v Liu and another
Surrender of lease — Oral agreement to surrender — Oral agreement unenforceable — Claim for rent under tenancy agreement — Whether tenant entitled to rely on oral agreement by way…
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Emile Elias & Co Ltd v Pine Groves Ltd
Sale of land — Restrictive covenants — Building plots sold to different purchasers — Whether covenants mutually enforceable under building scheme — Privy Council upholding decisions of courts in Trinidad…