Queen’s Bench Division
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Close Brothers Ltd v Ridsdale and others
Guarantees; Liability
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Close Brothers Ltd v Ridsdale and others
Personal guarantee – Liability – Defendants guaranteeing liability of company under loan facility to fund property development – Facility agreement expiring – Facility period extended to cover funding of first…
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Freetown Ltd v Assethold Ltd
Party wall – Party Wall etc Act 1996 – Award – Service – Surveyor’s award in party wall dispute sent to parties by post pursuant to section 15 of 1996…
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Drysdale v Hedges
Occupiers’ liability – Personal injury – Duty of landlord – Claimant tenant slipping on steps leading to defendant landlord’s property and suffering back injury – Claimant seeking damages for personal…
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Platform Funding Ltd v Anderson & Associates Ltd
Valuation – Negligence – Causation – Claimant providing mortgage in reliance on valuation by defendant surveyor – Claimant repossessing property and selling at considerable loss – Whether defendant negligently over-valuing…
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Platform Funding Ltd v Anderson & Associates Ltd
Surveyor – Negligence
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Freetown Ltd v Assethold Ltd
Landlord and tenant – Party wall dispute – Surveyor appointed under Party Walls etc Act 1996 making award in favour of respondent – Appellant seeking to appeal against award in…
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Nationwide Building Society v Davisons Solicitors (a firm)
Mortgage – Release of funds – Breach of trust – Third party fraudulently obtaining funds from mortgage lender – Defendant solicitor acting for claimant lender on transaction – Defendant paying…
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Trustees of Beardsley Theobalds Retirement Benefit Scheme v Yardley
Undue influence – Lease of commercial premises – Guarantee – Defendant employee of company – Company in poor financial position – Defendant induced to sign lease as guarantor of company…
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City of London Corporation v Samede and others
Highway – Protest camp – Possession proceedings – Large number of tents erected on highway as part of protest – Claimant as highway authority and owner of highway land seeking…