Comment: Less abstraction and more clarity

University of Greenwich | Property Law Journal | September 2015 #334
Mark Pawlowski questions the usefulness of legal fictions in leasehold law ‘What is clear is that the conduct of the reasonable man is not established by the evidence of witnesses, but by the application of an impersonal legal standard by the court.’ A recurring concern among legal practitioners is the fear of uncertainty in our …

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Break Clauses: Precision is key

Forsters LLP | Property Law Journal | June 2014 #322
Will the latest Court of Appeal decision leave tenants at breaking point? Helen Pickard considers the recent case of Friends Life ‘In Friends Life, Lewison LJ determined that while the meaning of the notice was clear and correct in all regards, the form of notice was non-compliant. There had to be strict compliance and, on …

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