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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......
Bankway Properties Ltd v Pensfold-Dunsford
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Landlord and tenant; assured tenancy; rent review clauses and security of tenure...
Stockdale v Hansard
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Privilege of a single House of Parliament and court's authority to review privilege...
Haywood v Brunswick Permanent Benefit Building Society
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In May 1866, C.J. granted a plot of land to E.J. to use subject to a rent of 11l. The indenture contained a covenant......
Oxley v Hiscock
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Ms Oxley and Mr Hiscock were in a relationship, but not married. They decided to purchase a house together......
Sandhu v Farooqi [2003]
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The claimant was the freeholder of a flat in which the defendant had lived for several years....
Bennet v Bennet
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This case concerned a transaction between a mother and her son and the presumption of advancement in equity....
Bull v Bull
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A mother and son jointly purchased a property, however the son contributed a greater proportion of the original......
King v David Allen & Sons Billposting Ltd
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A tenant of a lease over a cinema gave the claimant a license to advertise within the grounds in exchange for a fee. The tenant brought their......
Clore v Theatrical Properties Ltd and Westby & Co Ltd
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Whether agreement lease or license; whether binding upon third party with notice...
Orgee v Orgee [1997]
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The defendant agreed to farm the claimant's land on the understanding that he would be given an agricultural tenancy......
Russel v Russel (1783)
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Depositing title deeds raised presumption of equitable mortgage....
Paddington Building Society v Mendelsohn
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The defendants, a mother and her son, agreed to buy the leasehold of the mother's flat. The mother contributed......
Phipps v Pears 1965
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Negative easement of protection against the weather by a neighbour's house...
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......
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......
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....
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....
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...
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......
Horrocks v Forray [1976]
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The claimants in this judgment were the executors of an estate and the defendant had been the owner of the estate......
P & S Platt Ltd v Crouch
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Crouch owned three pieces of land, including a hotel, house and bungalow built on an island in the river......
McCormick v Lord Advocate
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Whether Queen Elizabeth II could use 'II' in Scotland where there had never been an Elizabeth I; consideration of judicial......
Dunraven Securities Ltd v Holloway
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The case involved a 150-year lease of a property between landlord and tenant, with the property being a retail store....
Re Ballard's Conveyance
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The vendor included a covenant on the conveyance of property which defined the vendor as successors of the estate......
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