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Commercial Leases

Negotiations for lease – occupation pending settled agreement – breakdown of negotiations – the legal consequences – claims for rent
Eleftheriou and others v Costi and another [2013] EWHC 2168 (Ch) (HHJ Simon Barker QC sitting as a judge of the Chancery Division) (18 July 2013)
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Business lease – common mistake – rectification
Riaz Ahmed v Secret Garden (Cheshire) Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1005 (6 August 2013)
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Disrepair and dilapidations
In recent months there has been a flurry of cases on disrepair and dilapidations. In case they have been missed due to the summer we highlight the more significant cases below in case readers wish to study them in more detail
 Gavin &..
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Removal of tenant’s fixtures – alterations
Peel Land & Property (Ports No.3) Ltd v TS Sheerness Steel Ltd (Unreported) (High Court – Chancery Division) (Morgan J) (1 August 2013)
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery
Further steps have been taken by the Government to implement reforms first mooted in 2007.
 Part 3 Chapter 2 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 abolished the common law right to distrain for arrears of rent and made..
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Expiry of term – holding over – periodic tenancy or tenancy at will
Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Ltd v Erimus Housing Ltd (Not yet reported) (Chancery Division – Mr John Jarvis QC) (17 July 2013)
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Tenant insolvency – administration – rent – expense of administration
In our August 2013 issue – Commercial Leases [2013] Vol 27 Issue 6 at page 1955 we drew attention to Re: Game Station Limited (In administration) where the issue was whether rent payable on certain units which fell due for payment prior to the..
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013
Commercial premises – option to break – validity of notice – again!
Siemens Hearing Instruments Ltd v Friends Life Ltd [2013] (Not yet reported and Neutral Citation not yet available) (Chancery Division – Mr N Strauss QC) (12 July 2013)
Online Published Date:  04 September 2013

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