Relief from forfeiture
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What is “reasonable promptitude”?
What is reasonable promptitude for purposes of court’s jurisdiction to grant relief from forfeiture?
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Relief from forfeiture is available for possessory rights over land
When can a court grant relief from forfeiture?
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Manchester Ship Canal dispute heading to Supreme Court
A ruling that a car maker can discharge water into the canal for £50 a year is to be challenged
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Court of Appeal relieves a licensee from forfeiture
The litigation in Vauxhall Motors Ltd (formerly General Motors UK Ltd) v Manchester Ship Canal Co Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 1100; [2018] PLSCS 93 concerned a licence granting Vauxhall rights…
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The High Court grants relief from forfeiture of a licence in relation to land
While not always definitive, the labels that parties attach to documents often indicate what the parties intended.
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The court has granted relief from forfeiture fourteen months after a landlord peaceably re-entered its tenant’s premises
Tenants seeking relief against forfeiture generally have to comply with strict time limits laid down by statute. So the tenant’s application might not have appeared all that promising in Pineport…
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Should a landlord gain a windfall from forfeiting a lease for an intentional breach of covenant?
Forfeiture is a drastic remedy, but tenants can apply for relief under section 146(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925. The discretion given by section 146(2) is very wide.…