Case 1: The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd -
The United Utilities sewerage network has around 100 ‘outfalls’ from which material emanating from sewers, sewage treatment works and pumping...more
10/1/2024
/ Damages ,
Forfeiture ,
Landlords ,
Leaseholds ,
Minerals ,
Mining ,
Notice Requirements ,
Nuisance ,
Property Owners ,
Renter's Rights ,
Tenants ,
Trespass ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Water Pollution
High Court Weighs Up Landlord’s Redevelopment Plans With Tenant’s Security of Tenure in Business Lease Renewal -
A landlord sought an immediately exercisable break in an unopposed business lease renewal to facilitate a...more
In the case of London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18 , the Supreme Court unanimously held that Nuffield Health was entitled to charitable relief of 80% from its business rates liability in respect...more
Gabb v. Farrokhzad - Landlord's Unreasonable Refusal to Consent to an Assignment of a Lease -
..Mr Gabb owned a flat in Kensington and had a difficult relationship with his landlord, Mr Farrokzhad. Following some...more
3/30/2022
/ Commercial Leases ,
Consent to Assignment ,
Contract Renewal ,
Guardians ,
Landlords ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Rent ,
Residential Leases ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Right to Possession ,
Tenants ,
UK
The Upper Tribunal has provided welcome clarity on when a landowner may resist the imposition of a new “full” agreement under the Electronic Communications Code in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v...more
In a highly-anticipated judgment regarding the enforceability of contracts post-Brexit, Mr Justice Marcus Smith found that Brexit, albeit a “seismic event”, was not sufficient to “frustrate” a lease and bring it to an end....more