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Mehta v Royal Bank of Scotland
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) were the mortgagees in possession of a hotel in Kensington….
Bernard v Josephs [1982]
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Trust of the family home; cohabitees ascertainment of their beneficial interests….
Re K (deceased) [1985]
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A husband and wife were in a marriage marred by domestic abuse. The wife had suffered physical violence……
Notting Hill Housing Trust v Brackley
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A married couple held a periodic tenancy on a property as joint tenants, which could be terminated with the provision……
Re Heys (deceased) [1914]
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A husband wrote a will bequeathing his property to his wife. The couple divorced and the husband remarried…
Addiscombe Garden Estates v Crabbe
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Agreement to occupy clubhouse and tennis courts; whether lease or license…
Rahnema v Rahbari
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Rights to occupation rent and/or purchase from a co-owner of property….
Phipps v Pears 1965
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Negative easement of protection against the weather by a neighbour's house…
Re Wilford’s Estate
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Two sisters jointly owned a property as joint tenants. They agreed between each other to both make a will……
Stilwell v Blackman
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A conveyance between the predecessors of the parties contained a restrictive covenant requiring that the purchaser……
Governors of Rugby School v Tannahill [1935]
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There was a lease between the plaintiff and defendant which contained a clause requiring that the land was not used……
Deen v Andrews (1985)
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Whether a greenhouse standing by its own weight was included in a conveyance because it was to be defined as a building…
Re Buchanan-Wollaston’s Conveyance
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Four owners of property with views of the ocean decided to jointly purchase the piece of land which was between……
Macaura v Northern Assurance
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The owner of a timber estate sold all the timber to a company which was owned almost solely by him. He was the company’s largest creditor. He insured the timber against fire, but in his own name….
Greenfield v Greenfield
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
Two brothers purchased a house together, and made an express statement that they would be holding the land as joint tenants. Both got married and moved their wives into the house shared between them. …
Peckham v Ellison (2000)
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This case dealt with two neighbouring terrace council houses built in the 1940s. Each house was let out by the……
Midland Bank Plc v Pike
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The Midland Bank Plc were owed a sum of £55,000 by Mr Pike. Midland Bank secured a judgment debt against Mr Pike……
Miller v Jackson [1977]
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Nuisance and negligence, the existence of a defence of coming to the nuisance…
Standard Chartered Bank Ltd v Walker
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A company issued to P, a bank, a debenture giving P a charge over the company's assets in respect of any sums…
Radaich v Smith [1959]
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The parties entered in to an agreement which was executed as a deed. The agreement allowed Radaich to occupy……
The Sea Angel 2007
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The Sea Angel was a vessel used by Tsavliris to assist in the salvage operations concerning the Tasman Spirit……
R v Secretary of State for Wales, ex parte Kennedy
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Factors taken into account when considering whether an item is a fixture; particularly in relation to listed buildings….
Yaxley v Gotts [2000]
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The claimant, Yaxley, made an oral agreement with the defendant that Yaxley would refurbish and convert……
Tinsley v Milligan [1994]
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Resulting trusts and illegality; whether equitable interest may be claimed despite conduct….
Blackburn Bobbin Co Ltd v Allen (TW) & Sons Ltd
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The defendants sold to the plaintiffs timber to be imported from Finland through a contract, made in early 1914….
Sekhon v Alissa [1989]
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Presumed resulting trust of land; contribution to purchase price; equitable interests; gifts….
Holaw (470) Ltd v Stockton Estates Ltd
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Two neighbouring properties (A and P) were originally in the common ownership of CIS, with each property being let to a different tenant….
Dalton v Angus & Co
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The claimants and defendants' adjoined houses were built independently, but each had lateral support from the soil……
Veral v Great Yarmouth BC
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Great Yarmouth Council, which was under a Conservative majority granted a licence to the National Front……
Das v Linden Mews Ltd
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Two residents of Linden Mews formed a company called Linden Mews Ltd. The purpose of the company was the purchase……
Re Quaffers Ltd’s Application (1988)
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The claimant's land was bound by two restrictive covenants prohibiting business use of the land and the sale of alcohol….
Buckinghamshire County Council v Moran
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In 1955 the claimant (C) acquired a plot of land with a view to building a road diversion. The land was left vacant for many years. The roadside of the plot was fenced but there was no fence between the garden of a house owned by the defendant’s predecessor….
Wright v Gibbons
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Co-ownership of property and whether a deed transferring a joint tenancy to one of the other joint tenant severed the tenancy….
National Car Parks Ltd v Trinity Development Co (Banbury) Ltd
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Landlord and tenant; whether agreement in relation to a car park was a lease or license…
Bahr v Nicolay (No. 2)
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The appellant agreed to sell their land to the first respondent, with an option to buy it back later. The first respondent later sold the land……
Morrells of Oxford Ltd v OUFC
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The claimant (M) applied for an injunction to enforce a restrictive covenant contained in a conveyance of land against O, who proposed to convert the land to use a football stadium….
Stocznia Gdanska SA v Latvian Shipping Co
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Lacto (L) was a shipowning company belonging to the Latvian state. Lacto entered into agreement with a Polish……
Pritchard v Cook & Red Ltd
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The claimant, Pritchard, purchased a prize rally car from the defendant, Cook and Red, on the basis that the defendant had advertised……
Wall v Collins 2007
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Doctrine of merger of leasehold and freehold interests, extinguishment of easements…
Elitestone Ltd v Morris
Example case summary. Last modified: October 5, 2021
Freeholders issued proceedings for possession against Mr Morris who occupied a bungalow on the freehold land. The bungalow was situated on top of concrete blocks but was not attached to them….
Cityland and Property (Holdings Ltd) v Dabrah
Example case summary. Last modified: June 7, 2019
The plaintiffs, Cityland, sold a house to a former tenant for £3,500. The tenant paid £600 in cash and took……
Saunders v Vautier
Example case summary. Last modified: October 1, 2021
A sole beneficiary’s right to terminate a trust prior to the date stipulated in the trust. A father left in his will stock in a company for his young son, to be held by a trustee for his son as the sole beneficiary until he turns twenty-five years of age….
Long v Gowlett [1923]
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Long owned a watermill and land which was on both sides of a river. Gowlett owned land on both sides of the river……
Shiloh Spinners Ltd v Harding
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The claimants (S) were assignees of two long leases of adjoining mills. S assigned part of the premises to T, who in turn assigned to H….
The Super Servant Two [1990]
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The defendant agreed to transport the plaintiff's drilling rig from Japan to Rotterdam, using a transportation unit……
Abbott v Abbott [2007]
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Beneficial ownership of matrimonial home; mortgage instalments; gift from husband's mother….
Rochefoucauld v Boustead [1898]
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The Court of Appeal had given an initial decision that found that B had purchased an estate, the Delmar Estates……
Allan v Liverpool Overseas
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The joint appellants, Allan and Inman, owned steamship companies. They were given a licence to use part of a docks including some sheds and a coal depot. The Docks and Harbour Board who controlled the docks charged the appellants rent on these….
Yukong Line Ltd of Korea v Rendsburg Investments Corporation of Liberia
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In 1995, the plaintiffs, Yukong Line, who were owners of vessels, chartered the vessel Rialto to the first…
Kingsnorth Finance Co Ltd v Tizard
Example case summary. Last modified: October 6, 2021
A married couple jointly contributed to the purchase price for a property intended to serve as the matrimonial home with the husband taking sole legal title to the property at registration….
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