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Lease of commercial premises – user restrictions – competition law
Martin Retail Group Ltd v Crawley Borough Council (Not formally reported – HHJ Dight sitting at Central London County Court 24 December 2013)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Lease renewal – length of new term – tenant required to take longer term than requested
Iceland Foods Ltd v Castlebrook Holdings Ltd (Not reported) (Chester County Court) (Mr Recorder Clayton) (3 September 2013)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Business lease – repairs – alterations – reinstatement – notice required?
L Batley Pet Products Ltd v North Lanarkshire Council (Scotland) [2014] UKSC 27 (08 May 2014)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Business tenancy – tenant partnership – landlord one of two partners – entitlement of remaining partner to seek a renewal tenancy
Dr Sonny Lie v Dr Rajan Mohile [2014] EWCA Civ 728 (9 May 2014)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Commercial lease – option to break – conditions precedent – payment of rent –apportion of rent paid on termination
Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd and another [2014] EWCA Civ 603 (14 May 2014)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Break notice – conditions precedent at date of service of notice and on break date – failure to comply
Arlington Business Parks GP Ltd v Scottish & Newcastle Ltd [2014] CSOH 77 (29 April 2014)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Commercial premises – option to break successfully effected – major works carried out post termination – tenant’s service charge liability
Friends Life Management Services Ltd v A&A Express Building Ltd [2014] EWHC 1463 (Ch) (Morgan J) (9 May 2014)
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02 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 5 - 02 July 2014
Alterations – landlord’s consent – not to be unreasonably withheld – whether fear of a future enfranchisement claim to deprive landlord of the freehold a reasonable ground to withhold consent
Mount Eden Land Ltd v Bolsover Investments Ltd (Not yet reported) (Chancery Division – Mr Stuart Isaacs QC – 20 June 2014)
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014
Tenant insolvency – landlord’s obligation for empty property rates
Schroder Exempt Property Unit Trust and another v Birmingham City Council [2014] EWHC 2207 (Admin) (Hickinbottom J) (10 July 2014)
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014
Lease of commercial premises – user restrictions – competition law
Martin Retail Group Ltd v Crawley Borough Council (Not formally reported – HHJ Dight sitting at Central London County Court 24 December 2013)
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014
Leased or equipment purchased by hire-purchase – waiver letters requested of landlords – the implications
On 30 June 2014 Hogan Lovells posted an interesting blog on this subject. It drew attention to the situation where a tenant of commercial premises seeks to lease equipment from third parties for use in their business premises. Evidently it is..
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014
Signatures on documents – not always needed to create a binding contract or obligation
Williams v Jones (Not yet reported) (Bristol Mercantile Court – Mr Recorder David Blunt QC February 2014)
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014
Business lease renewal – opposition to a new tenancy – grounds 30(1)(a), (b) and (c) – alleged breach of covenants
Youssefi v Joan Mussellwhite [2014] EWCA Civ 885 (2 July 2014)
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014
Landlord’s unconditional written consent – what does this amount to in context?
Forest Bio Products Ltd v Forever Fuels Ltd [2013] CSIH 103 (Lady Smith, Lady Dorrian and Sheriff Principal RA Dunlop QC)
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22 July 2014
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Vol 28 Issue 6 - 22 July 2014