What can a sixteenth century lease teach us about twenty-first century landlord and tenant problems? Mark Wonnacott QC, Maitland Chambers Taken from ‘A new boke of presidentes in the maner of a register, wherein is comprehended the very trade of makyng all maner evydence and instruments of practyse ryght commodyous and necessary for every man […]
11th Nov 2015 Conference Papers Read moreMuch like London buses, cases on particular property law issues often come in clusters. This summer it was the turn of relief from forfeiture the principles of which were considered by the Court of Appeal on no less than three occasions in Magnic v Ul-Hassan and anor [2015] EWCA Civ 224, Safin (Fursecroft) Limited v Badrig […]
17th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read moreMuch like London buses, cases on particular property law issues often come in clusters. This summer it was the turn of relief from forfeiture the principles of which were considered by the Court of Appeal on no less than three occasions in Magnic v Ul-Hassan and anor [2015] EWCA Civ 224, Safin (Fursecroft) Limited v Badrig […]
17th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read moreUnited Scientific Holdings v Burnley BC [1978] AC 904 FR Evans v English Electric (1978) 36 P&CR 185 Law Land v Consumers Association [1980] 2 EGLR 109 Plinth Properties v Mott Hay & Anderson (1977) 38 P&CR 361 British Gas v Universities Superannuation Scheme [1986] 1 WLR 398 Basingstoke & Deane v Host Group [1988] […]
17th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read moreMuch like London buses, cases on particular property law issues often come in clusters. This summer it was the turn of relief from forfeiture the principles of which were considered by the Court of Appeal on no less than three occasions in Magnic v Ul-Hassan and anor [2015] EWCA Civ 224, Safin (Fursecroft) Limited v […]
17th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read more“Erebus Developments” has built a six-storey development. On the other side of the road, there are three residential houses. The houses enjoy rights of light over the development site. The top two storeys of the development infringe those rights of light. Those two storeys: (i) cost £½m to build; (ii) were predicted (in a development […]
16th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read moreIntroduction The purpose of this paper is to examine briefly the three most common questions which I am asked assist on in relation to consent to assignment or sub-letting: How long have we got? What is a reasonable basis for refusal? What is my remedy? In the short time available to me I do not […]
16th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read moreThe need for strict compliance with conditions for exercise of a break clause. In Legal & General Assurance Company Ltd v Expeditors International (UK) Ltd [2007] 2 P&CR 10, Lord Justice Lloyd stated: “In general, conditions attached to a break clause, as with any other option provision, must be strictly complied with, so that even […]
16th Sep 2015 Conference Papers Read moreIntroduction Mixed use is most certainly in vogue. We constantly read about new gleaming mixed use developments where developers have residential properties usually situated above offices, shops, restaurants or even hotels. In many respects this is nothing new and is a return to the pre Victorian way we lived. There was over the past 150 […]
28th Mar 2015 Conference Papers Read moreLawrence Bernstein & Charlie Ward Great Speech Writing for the Property Litigation Association Annual Conference Keble College, Oxford – Friday, 27 March 2015 Lawrence Bernstein sits in the top bracket of speech writers in the UK. Discretion sits at the heart of all his client relationships. These include senior politicians in the UK and Europe, […]
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