All articles by Andrew Wallis
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ProfessionalBe aware of anti-corruption procedure
If the recent FIFA corruption crisis has taught us anything, it is that allegations of bribery and corruption are high on the agendas of international prosecutors.
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A classless Chelsea? Dano v Earl Cadogan and others High Court, 21 February 2003 Dano bought a pub site in Chelsea. The land had originally been part of the Cadogan family estate.The Cadogan trust had sold it to the local authority in 1929 but imposed a covenant restricting its ...
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Hedge row Conwy County Borough Council v Lloyd High Court, 3 February 2003Mr Lloyd was prosecuted for removing 100 metres of hedgerow from his land, contrary to The Hedgerow Regulations 1997.Subject to certain exceptions, owners are required to notify the local planning authority if they intend to remove protected ...
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Too far removed Raja v Austin Gray, Court of Appeal, 19 December 2002 The Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling which had allowed Mr Raja's estate to continue proceedings against estate agent Austin Gray.Mr Raja maintained that his properties had been sold at undervalue based on ...
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South Buckinghamshire District Council v Porter – Court of Appeal, 12 October 2001This a council's entitlement to an injunction under section 187b of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that requires gypsies to move from land they occupied in breach of planning control. The court said that by virtue ...
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Gilje and others v Chalgrove Securities – Court of Appeal 4 October 2001 One of six flats was used as a caretaker's flat. The leases of the other flats required the landlord to provide services, including 'a resident housekeeper or porter' and enabled the landlord to recover from the tenants ...
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Everett v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions and Another. High Court – 3 September 2001The claimant constructed buildings without planning permission for use as 'work studios and storage'. Temporary planning permission was granted subject to conditions as to demolition and non-residential use. The premises were ...
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Speedwell Estates Ltd v Dalziel and others – Court of Appeal 31 July 2001Notices served by three tenants to acquire the freehold of their houses under the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 did not comply with the statutory requirements. The court held that the Mannai principle (minor defects in a break ...
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Q&A
Is a covenant to keep 'in good condition and repair' more onerous than one simply to repair?
