Assignment
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Beale v Worth King v Worth Reynolds v Worth
Flats on long lease — Covenant against assignment without lessor’s written consent — Lessor withholding consent pending settlement of certain charges — Declarations that lessor’s withholding of consent unreasonable –…
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Berkeley Leisure Group Ltd v Lee and another
Occupants of mobile home — Agreement with park owner — Right to assign — Approval of park owner not to be unreasonably withheld — Whether occupants entitled to damages on…
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PP 2002/171
Reasonableness in a new guise?. Q L withholds his consent to assign on the ground that T has failed to obtain satisfactory financial references from certain persons specified in the…
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Aubergine Enterprises Ltd v Lakewood International Ltd
Lease — Assignment — Respondent contracting to sell lease to appellant — Contract incorporating standard conditions of sale — Lease requiring landlord’s prior written consent to assignment — Landlord agreeing…
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Associated Newspapers Property Ltd and another v Drapers Company
Development lease reserving rent according to rents receivable under subleases – Sublease rendered onerous by later slump in rental values – Scheme to extinguish sublease by bringing about merger with…
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Royton Industries Ltd v Lawrence and another
Underlease — Assignment of lease — Whether tenant liable for payment of maintenance costs after reassignment of lease — High Court holding that under terms of lease tenant liable to…
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Brown & Root Technology Ltd and another v Sun Alliance and London Assurance Co Ltd
Subsidiary company transferring lease to holding company – Transfer not registered – Lease containing clause preventing assignment of right to terminate – Subsidiary company giving notice to landlord purporting to…
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Norglen Ltd v Reeds Rains Prudential Ltd and others
Development — Sale of plot by plaintiff company — Subsequent transfer by purchaser to development company — Planning permission for business development of area including plot — Original owner claiming…
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Hindcastle Ltd v Barbara Attenborough Associates Ltd and others
Assignee in insolvent liquidation — Liquidator disclaimed lease — Whether disclaimer determined liability of original assignee and his surety — High Court giving judgment for lessor for arrears of rent…
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St Martins Property Corporation Ltd and another v Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd
Preliminary issue — Breach of contract — Podium roof leaked — Benefit of contract assigned by first plaintiffs to second plaintiffs — Whether plaintiffs entitled to more than nominal damages…
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March Estates plc v Gunmark Ltd
Lease — Assignment of lease to company — Company insolvent — Arrears of rent — Owner of reversion demanding payment — Company’s proposal for voluntary arrangement — No reference to…
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WH Smith Ltd v Wyndham Investments Ltd
Assignee going into liquidation — Whether original lessee continued to be liable for debt — High Court holding that liability of original lessee continued until lease expired or was determined…