Case Report: Lafferty v Newark and Sherwood DC [2016] EWHC 320 (QB)

Landlords’ liability; injuries arising out of latent defects ‘Section 4(4) did not create a form of strict liability. It extended the application of s4(1) to relevant defects which were otherwise outside its scope, and remained subject to the requirement of s4(2).’ This important case resolves (for the time being at least) the question of whether …
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Occupiers: Landlords beware

Two recent High Court decisions provide some clarification of occupiers’ liability. Kathryn Harris explains why landlords may want to carry out more regular inspections in future The House of Lords’ decision in Cavalier confirmed that a landlord who lets premises in a dangerous condition owes no duty to remedy the defect and no duty of …
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Case Round Up

Paul Tonkin summarises recent case law Mortgagee’s losses on fraudulent sale Godiva Mortgages Ltd v Khan [2012] In this case, Godiva lent £321,750 to Mrs Khan in the belief that it would acquire a legal charge over a property that she was purchasing. In fact, it transpired that there was no purchase as the purported …
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