Former matrimonial home occupied by divorced wife as part of maintenance arrangement–Mortgage instalments kept up by former husband–Oral contract held to have been made by which if wife left house…
Public Health Act 1961–Alleged breaches of building regulations–Informations laid more than six months after alleged offences were committed–Informations out of time–Council’s appeal dismissed
Easement — Right of way — Grant for agricultural use — Whether removing timber stored on dominant tenement excessive user
Watercourse over farmland held to be vested in council for a freehold estate–Action by landlord for declaration establishing council’s duty to maintain and repair watercourse nevertheless fails–Predecessor consented to construction…
New Malden House developers sue engineer for delivery-up of designs etc–Engineer’s fear of being ‘pilloried’ as responsible for unsafe building without a judicial finding against him–Undertaking given by developers in…
Noise abatement order under Control of Pollution Act 1974–First case before the courts concerning such an order–Application to quash decision of Secretary of State who, contrary to recommendation of inspector,…
Expert evidence — Property valuations — Whether defendant valuation surveyors entitled to call 29 experts in relation to 29 properties nationwide — Whether court should appoint expert under RSC Ord…
Shopping centre malls — Whether malls subject to walkway agreement — Whether public have equitable licence or public rights to use malls
Allotment gardening — Allotments Act 1925 — Meaning of ‘adequate provision’ in section 8 — Whether alternative allotment to be equal or commensurate in fitness to allotment from which plotholders…
Adverse possession — Non-payment of rent — Tenant wrongly believing he was paying rent — Whether tenant’s possession was adverse pursuant to the Limitation Act 1980, Schedule 1, para 8(1)
Vendor and purchaser — Whether vendor had shown a good title — Registered local land charge relating to housing improvement grant — Knowledge of vendor’s solicitor treated as knowledge of…
Hedges — Maintenance obligation — 1812 inclosure award — Perpetual obligation to keep hedge in good repair and condition — Whether terms of inclosure award bind successors in title –…