Practice points
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PP 2005/34
A deficiency in a planning officer’s report to a planning committee that results in the latter’s failure to take account of a material consideration in determining an application does not…
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PP 2005/32
In a prosecution for failure to comply with an enforcement notice, a landowner has a statutory defence if it can demonstrate that it did everything within its power to comply…
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PP 2005/31
In Abbey National plc v Commissioners of Customs & Excise [2005] EWHC 831 (Ch); [2005] 19 EG 175 (CS), Abbey sought to minimise its VAT exposure by arguing that the…
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PP 2005/30
Representative Body of the Church in Wales v Newton and others [2005] EWHC 631 (QB); [2005] 16 EG 145 (CS) reinforces the dangers of failing to put contracts relating to…
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PP 2005/29
NCR Ltd v Riverland Portfolio No 1 Ltd (No 1) [2004] EWHC 921 (Ch); [2004] 16 EG 110 (CS) confirmed that, where a lease allowed underletting only at the higher…
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PP 2005/28
In Nweze v Nwoko [2004] EWCA Civ 379; [2004] PLSCS 74, Waller LJ approved the statement in Emmet and Farrand on Title (19th ed) to the effect that section 2…
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PP 2005/27
The decision in Englewood Properties Ltd v Patel [2005] EWHC Civ 128; [2005] PLSCS 26 was reached within the scope of the duty to impose covenants on purchasers of adjoining…
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PP 2005/26
Contracting parties often introduce an element of flexibility into their agreements by providing that some of the terms will be fixed at a later date, or that some terms such…
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PP 2005/25
Sommer v Sweet [2005] EWCA Civ 227. This case serves as a reminder that the noting of a matter on a title does not guarantee that the underlying interest is…
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PP 2005/24
The High Court has overturned the first decision under the new contaminated land regime and has remitted it to a different district judge for retrial.
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PP 2005/23
Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council [2005] EWCA Civ 175; [2005] 09 EG 189 (CS). The Commons Registration Act 1965 permits registration authorities to register land as a town…