Summary A transfer of property to the first respondent had not been set aside on the grounds of undue influence, misrepresentation or lack of capacity owing to the drunkenness of the appellant, since the evidence had not supported those findings, and solicitors acting for the latter during the transfer had...

Summary A person was in breach of contract where he had been involved in setting up and facilitating a bid for an insolvent company from a consortium, to whom he was bound by heads of terms, at the same time as he was involved in a rival bid. Facts The...

Summary In the circumstances, a defendant was entitled to the rectification of a reversionary sub-underlease to include words that had been omitted from the original underlease where the sub-underlease did not express the common continuing intention of the parties. Facts The claimant tenant (K) sought the construction of a break...

Summary It would be an improper exercise of a mortgagee's power of sale if no part of his motive for exercising that power was to recover the debt secured by the mortgage. However, if a mortgagee had mixed motives for exercising that power and one of the motives was to...

Summary The area to be included in the calculation of the net internal area of a building, as defined in the RICS Code of Measuring Practice, was the area that was capable of use for any sensible purpose in connection with the purposes for which the building was to be...

Summary Where the respondent entered into an agreement with the appellants to assist in matters of litigation between the appellants and another party, on a true interpretation of the agreement the respondent was entitled to the payment of a contingency fee on the payment of sums due to the appellants...