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Legal case round-up

7 December 01

The transfer of statutory rights to acquire the freehold when selling a property and an insolvency dispute about a bank's fixed floating charges on a farm are tackled in this regular review of law cases

Legal case round-up

13 October 00

Property Week's regular review of recent case law includes apparent arbitrator bias, the responsibilities of a guarantor after his death, and rights of way for delivery lorries in a retail park

Legal case round-up

4 August 00

Property Week's regular review of recent case law includes why landlords and tenants should never rely on terms of contracts being implied.

Legal case round-up

10 September 99

Andrew Walker analyses two cases that highlight changes to the Civil Procedure Rules, and one that confronts the issue of ownership. Meanwhile, Tim Dutton examines the implications of CPR on the companies register

Leases and VAT liability

30 April 99

In this month's round-up of recent court decisions, Andrew Walker and Tim Dutton analyse the issues of surrender by operation of law, tenant-mix policies and VAT liability in land sales

Recovery and compensation

5 March 99

This report analyses the issues arising from the recovery of money paid under a mistake, the compensation payable to a landlord following a disclaimer and the return of goods after termination of a lease Case 1: Recovery of money paid under a mistake Case 2: Compensation payable to a landlord…

Timing and forfeiture

5 February 99

In this month's round-up of recent court decisions, Andrew Walker and Tim Dutton analyse the issues of time-barred claims, relief from forfeiture and when time of the essence will be inferred. An update underlines the importance of clarity in drafting the terms of a lease to avoid future disputes