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Commercial Leases

Contract for assignment of lease – completion date – interpretation correction by construction – specific performance

SSJ Properties Ltd v Omorinsola Osinaike [2017] EWHC 1454 (Ch) (Mr Martin Griffiths QC – Sitting as a deputy judge of the Chancery Division) (30 March 2017)

We mention this contract case in brief as it is a stark reminder of the need for careful and clear drafting – on two levels!

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