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Austerberry v Corporation of Oldham
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
COVENANT TO REPAIR, DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC, TOLLS, TURNPIKE ROAD, HIGHWAY REPAIRABLE BY THE INHABITANTS AT LARGE, STREET…
Tower Hamlets LBC v Bromley LBC
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
A Henry Moore sculpture was purchased by London County Council in 1962. That organisation was subsequently abolished and replaced by the……
Monsanto v Tilly [1999]
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The claimant was a company that had been granted a licence by the government to carry research into genetically……
Chan Pui Chun v Leung Kam Ho
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The complainant had worked with the defendant and a personal relationship had developed with him while he was…
Lowson v Coombes
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Mr Lowson and Ms Coombes were a couple who purchased a house together. They were not married, as Mr Lowson was still……
National Provincial Bank v Ainsworth
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
A man, his wife and children were occupants of a piece of property, though the defendant was the sole registered proprietor. The property was later used to secure an overdraft for the his company, and the bank which granted the overdraft registered a charge against the house accordingly….
Dillwyn v Llewelyn [1862]
Example case summary. Last modified: December 30, 2020
A father signed a memorandum leaving his farm to his son. However, this memorandum was not executed by deed….
Aslan v Murphy (No 1)
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Landlord and tenant; whether agreement is a lease which expressly excludes exclusive possession…
Smith v Brudenell-Bruce
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The defendants were trustees of an estate, part of SavernakeForest, Wiltshire, comprised within a conveyance of 1951….
Jones v Lipman [1962]
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Lipman agreed to sell a property to Jones for £5,250, but subsequently changed his mind. He then formed his own company, which had £100 in capital, and made himself the director and owner. …
Crabb v Arun DC 1975
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The claimant purchased land with a limited number of access points. The defendant authority placed gates at the access……
Akici v LR Butlin Ltd [2006]
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The claimant was the tenant of a commercial lease of premises which contained a covenant preventing the sub-lease……
Kent v Kavanagh [2006]
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Freehold owners entered into a building agreement with a firm of builders who erected a road of semi-detached houses……
Wilsons and Clyde Co v English
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The defendants had employed the complainant, Mr English. He was working on a repair to an airway on the Mine Jigger Brae, which was used as part of the haulage system….
Gillett v Holt [2001]
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The claimant, Gillett, worked on Holt's farm. Holt persuaded Gillett to abandon plans for college and to work……
Campbell v Griffin [2001]
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The claimant, Campbell, moved in with a much older couple, Mr and Mrs Ascough, as a lodger….
Beatty v Guggenheim Exploration Co.
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The defendants, Guggenheim Exploration Company, acquired and developed mining properties and the complainant, Beatty……
Ashburn Anstalt v Arnold
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The defendant was the successor-in-title to a company which persuaded the claimant to sell his lease to the company in exchange for a promise that he would continue occupying the property rent-free until the defendant gave him one quarter’s notice to leave….
Southwark LBC v Mills
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
Landlord and tenant; whether poor soundproofing amounted to breach of covenant for quiet enjoyment…
Burrows v Brent LBC
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Ms Burrows was a secured tenant in a flat owned by the council. She fell behind with her rent and the council……
Austin v Keele (1987)
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The parties, in this case, had a long business arrangement. The case was concerned with the dissolution of a……
Crawley BC v Ure 1996
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Landlord and tenant; one joint tenant giving notice to quit without consulting the other…
Lissimore v Downing [2003]
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The defendant was a wealthy individual who expressed various sentiments that his girlfriend (the claimant)……
London & Blenheim Estates Ltd v Ladbroke Retail Parks Ltd
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The Leicestershire Coop owned land in and around one of their stores in Leicestershire to London……
Pettitt v Pettitt
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
The equitable interest of a spouse in a matrimonial home.. A woman purchased a matrimonial home for herself and her husband to live in out of her own sums and conveyed the home into her name….
Re Nisbet and Potts Contract
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N entered into a contract to sell a parcel of land to P. N’s title was possessory, the paper title having being defeated by a successful……
Jones v Kernott
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Beneficial interests of a co-habiting couple in a family home. An unmarried, co-habiting couple, Mr. Kernott and Ms. Jones, purchased a home with a mortgage in joint names….
Raja v Lloyds TSB Bank plc (2001)
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In 1986 the Appellant (R) was granted overdraft facilities which were secured by legal charges over four properties……
Calverley v Green
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Mr Calverley and Ms Green were in a de facto relationship, where they were not legally married but had lived together……
Nelson v Walker (1910)
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The parties were owners of two contiguous allotments of land (allotments 13 and 12). In 1873, before the owners……
Lloyd v Dugdale [2001]
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The defendant had arranged for his company to do building work on the claimant's land on the understanding that the claimant would grant……
PW & Co v Milton Gate Investments Ltd
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The claimant held the head-tenant of the defendant's building and sub-leased the property to several other parties….
Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council
Example case summary. Last modified: September 30, 2021
The appellants tendered for a contract with the respondents to build 28 houses for 8 months. The tender was accompanied by a letter which stated that the tender was subject to adequate supplies of materials and labour when required to carry out the work within the time specified….
Barclays Bank Plc v Zaroovabli
Example case summary. Last modified: June 17, 2019
Barclays Bank claimed possession of a house from Mr and Mrs Zaroovabli (Z), and their tenant, Mrs Pourdanay……
Duke of Norfolk v Arbuthnot
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The parish church, St. Nicholas Arundel, was a cruciform church with a central tower. Part of it, located to the east……
Wiseman v Simpson
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Exclusion of a spouse from the premises of property of which he/she is a joint tenant….
Cameron v Murdoch (1986)
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Proprietary estoppel can be enforced even though the interest is inchoate….
Tomlinson v Congleton BC and another
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The obligation placed on occupiers with regards to injuries caused on their property…
Medforth v Blake [2000]
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In 1984 the defendants were appointed as receivers over the pig-farming business of the plaintiff….
Bedson v Bedson
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A husband and wife had three children and lived in the matrimonial home which was a flat above a draper's……
Parker v Parker [2003]
Example case summary. Last modified: June 15, 2019
The claimant occupied the defendant's castle, and claimed a right to continue occupation….
Palk v Mortgage Services Funding plc
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In 1990 A borrowed £300,000, secured by a mortgage over the house he owned jointly with his wife……
Bankway Properties Ltd v Pensfold-Dunsford
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Landlord and tenant; assured tenancy; rent review clauses and security of tenure…
Manchester Airport Plc v Dutton
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The claimants, Manchester Airport, wished to construct a second runway at the airport. The defendants, a group of……
Burnett’s Trustee v Grainger
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Grainger purchased the title to a flat for £45,000 from Burnett (B). Once this was agreed, Grainger failed……
London County Council v Allen and Others
Example case summary. Last modified: October 21, 2021
The owner of a piece of land applied to London County Council under the London Building Act 1894, section 7 for the grant of a new street on the land that they owned….
Davis v Smith [2011]
Example case summary. Last modified: October 22, 2021
A husband and wife married in 1988, after which they moved into a property which Mrs Smith had already been a tenant of for some time. In 1989, they purchased the property as joint tenants. …
Mehra v Shah
Example case summary. Last modified: October 22, 2021
Mr Shah and his wife had 12 children together. He ran a successful drapery business in Nairobi, which soon expanded to two shops. Some of the children helped out with the business and when they were older, they worked for the shops without receiving pay….
Madzimbanuto v Lardner-Burke
Example case summary. Last modified: October 28, 2021
At the time of this case, Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colony. In 1965, the government unilaterally declared its independence, but this was viewed as illegal by the British government….
Santley v Wilde 1899
Example case summary. Last modified: September 6, 2021
Collateral advantages and presumptions about oppressive conduct. The owner of a lease of a theatre wanted to carry on a theatre business there and took out a mortgage of £20,0001 in order to do this, secured against the lease, over five years….
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