Supreme Court
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Aster Communities Ltd (formerly Flourish Homes Ltd) v Akerman-Livingstone
Housing – Disability discrimination – Possession – Equality Act 2010 – Appellant housed in temporary accommodation pursuant to housing duties of local authority – Respondent landlord seeking possession after housing…
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Supreme Court gives guidance on discrimination defences to possession claims
The Supreme Court has ruled on the approach the courts should take when a defendant to a claim for possession of his home raises a defence of unlawful discrimination by…
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Supreme Court allows developer’s telephone promise appea
A property developer who says he bought a site in Gleneagles only because he was promised £700,000 in development funding over a phone call has triumphed in a Supreme Court…
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Wickland (Holdings) Ltd v Telchadder
Mobile homes – Mobile Homes Act 1983 – Termination of licence – Part 1 of Schedule 1 to 1983 Act – Licence agreement for occupation of mobile home on protected…
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R (on the application of Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council and another
Town or village green Registration
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R (on the application of Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council and another
Town or village green – Registration – Commons Act 2006 – Human rights – Registration of beach as town or village green under section 15(4) of 2006 Act – Whether…
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Sustainable Shetland v Scottish Ministers
Environment Development
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Sustainable Shetland v Scottish Ministers
Environment – Development – Wind farm – Grant of consent for wind farm under Electricity Act 1989 – Consideration of effect of development on migratory population of whimbrel – Appellant…
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McGraddie v McGraddie and another
Costs Insurance
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McGraddie v McGraddie and another
Costs – After-the-event insurance – Premium – Appellant successful in appeal – Order for costs against respondents – Whether recover able costs to include premium paid by appellant for ATE…
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Southern Pacific Mortgages Ltd and others v Scott
Sale of land – Equity release scheme – Mortgage – Land Registration Act 2002 – Sales of residential properties with promise by purchaser that vendors entitled to remain in their…
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£11m land banking case headed to Supreme Court
A company and director, who were ordered to pay more than £11m after the high court ruled that they operated so-called land banking schemes, have won the go-ahead to take…