Summary The claimant was entitled to a contribution from the defendant of one half of the amount that he had been called upon to pay under a joint and several guarantee. Neither the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 nor s.10 Limitation Act 1980 applied to contribution claims between co-sureties. Facts The claimant ...

Summary An appeal against an enforcement notice could only be brought by a person who had an interest in the land concerned at the time the appeal was brought or by a licensee who occupied the land both when the notice was served and when the appeal was brought. Facts...

Summary The claimant had no case on the merits because negotiations had been "subject to contract" and the licence fee had never been paid. Facts The claimant ('E'), a provider of studio and rehearsal space to the film and television industry, applied for an interim mandatory injunction for reinstatement to...

Summary No liability yet existed as between the third defendant accountants and the first to third claimants, as they had yet to suffer any loss as the result of allegedly negligent misrepresentations as to the financial position of the second defendant. Facts Application by the third defendants, a firm of...

Summary A tenant was not required to serve a prior demand in respect of an overpayment of rent to the landlord. The tenant was entitled to an equitable set-off in respect of that overpayment and the landlord should have taken that into account before distraining for arrears of rent. Facts...

Summary In an action arising out of the rogue activities of an investments trader, the court was prepared to accept, at least at this early interlocutory stage, that there was a body of expertise in the management of investment banks from which expert evidence could emerge capable of assisting a...

Summary Informal concessions given by a local planning officer in relation to a planning permission were binding on the authority he represented, but did not invalidate the entire permission. Facts Appeal from a decision of the secretary of state's inspector on 5 April 2000 to issue a lawful development certificate in a...

Summary In a case that applied only to its own facts, it could not be said that an award of £37,500 in lieu of an injunction requiring restoration of demised premises for breach of the tenant's covenant not to alter, fell outside the ambit of the judge's discretion. Facts Defendant's appeal...

Summary A managing agent who, in advance of completion of a deed of surrender, accepted the return of the keys, was liable in negligence to the landlord for the loss of the premium payable on completion: the landlord's solicitors were not negligent for having "affirmed" that surrender. Facts Claimant's action...