Legal
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Dooba Developments Ltd v McLagan Investments Ltd
Sale of land, Conditional sale agreement
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Dooba Developments Ltd v McLagan Investments Ltd
Sale of land – Contract – Conditional sale agreement – Defendant agreeing to purchase property from claimant subject to four conditions – Clause in agreement entitling either party to rescind…
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Kestrel Hydro v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and another
Town and country planning — Enforcement notice – Appeal – Town and Country Planning Act 1990 – Notice alleging unlawful change of use of property and erection of various associated…
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High Court backs large housing development near Telford
Plans for a 330-home development in the market town of Wellington, Shropshire, remain on track after the High Court in London rejected a challenge from a local council
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A longstanding, but low level, breach of covenant did not entitle the covenant breaker to make matters worse.
Section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 empowers tribunals to discharge or modify restrictive covenants. Re University of Chester’s Application [2016] UKUT 457 (LC); [2016] PLSCS 299 concerned…
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Legal notes: Enfranchisement and e-mail – a cautionary tale
E-mail may have transformed the way we communicate, but not the way notices are served in enfranchisement claims. James Driscoll clicks send on his latest case update
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Avoiding a contractual limbo
John Spencer-Silver discusses some little known provisions which can apply on claims for enfranchisement and how they should be dealt with
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Self-employment and the Uber model: Taken for a ride?
Clare Gilroy-Scott discusses the employment law implications resulting from the rise of gig economy working
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Planning notes: Power to the people
In a world of Brexit and president Trump, localism is on the rise in planning too, writes Martin Edwards
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Selling out fraudsters
Erina Kourtis, winner of the Property Litigation Association’s first Alan Langleben Memorial Essay Competition, presents an abridged version of her winning entry, which calls for the law to be updated…
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Drafting for sustainability
Andries VanDerWalt and Sue Highmore explain how lawyers and managing agents can lead the way on spreading good sustainability practice at the drafting stage
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Jones v Murrell and another
Boundaries Determination