Case summaries
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ICP Developments Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Conditional planning permission granted for construction of four retail warehouses – Condition restricting retail to bulky goods only – Application to vary condition to allow sale of pet products refused…
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Co-operative Retail Services Ltd v Guardian Assurance plc
Defendant carrying out works on neighbouring site – Claimant claiming works causing damage to its property – Claimant issuing proceedings – Delay of five years and five months – Application…
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Runnymede Borough Council v Harwood
Unauthorised change of use — Unauthorised dwelling in green belt — Injunctions obtained by local planning authority — Injunctions discharged — Scope of injunctions under the Town and Country Planning…
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Pulleyn v Hall Aggregates (Thames Valley) Ltd
Possessory title — Plaintiff purchasing land — Adjoining land acquired by another by adverse possession — Plaintiff claiming to have succeeded to that adjoining land — Plaintiff relying on possessory…
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F G Whitley & Sons Co Ltd v Secretary of State for Wales and another
Planning permission — Property development — Area of outstanding natural beauty — Approval of scheme of work delayed — Work commenced without approval — Approval granted by Secretary of State…
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Summers and another v Congreve Horner & Co (Independent Insurance Co Ltd, third party)
Structural survey — Alleged breach of duty of care — Construction of exclusion clause — Professional indemnity policy — Surveyors’ report — Trainee surveyor inspecting premises — Report read by…
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Harries v Barclays Bank plc
Bank mortgagee taking possession of farm having benefit of milk quota – Whether bank accountable to borrower for proceeds of subsequent leases and eventual sale to extent proceeds attributable to…
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Wright v Cherrytree Finance Ltd and others
Widow making home available as security for a loan – Money paid to son-in-law – Son-in-law failing to pay instalments – Widow seeking declaration setting aside mortgage for undue influence…
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Willingale v Globalgrange Ltd
Tenants serving notice of collective enfranchisement – Defendant landlord failing to serve counternotice upon claimant nominee purchaser – Court ordering acquisition on same terms as those in initial notice -…
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Bromley London Borough Council v Morritt
Council laying pipe across private land owned by defendant – Pipe used solely for draining foul water from one property – Defendant claiming trespass and blocking pipe – Whether pipe…