February 2014 #318 Issue Archives | Legalease Law Journals

Covenants: Benefit and scope

The University of Central Lancaster | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

Michael Gould considers the outcome of a Court of Appeal case concerning the benefit and scope of covenants

Chancel Repair Liability: A continuing problem

Hardwicke Chambers | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

John de Waal QC provides an overview to CRL and suggests that it may be time to abolish this liability

Positive Covenants: A thorny issue

Atlantic Chambers (Chambers of Simon Dawes) | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

Andrew Williams examines a recent Court of Appeal case concerning positive freehold covenants and the recovery of maintenance costs

Construction Focus: Termination of contract the wider picture

John Starr | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

John Starr reviews the problems that can be encountered on termination, as well as a detailed look at repudiation in the context of recent case law

Tenant: A void assignment

Eversheds Sutherland | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

James Batham and Thomas Grant QC discuss the implications of Lord Neuberger’s obiter comments in K/S Victoria Street, and the likelihood of such comments being confirmed in the future

Trespass: Damages without loss

Hugh James | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

How should damages be assessed where there is no loss to the claimant but the defendant has gained a benefit that he has not had to pay for? Robert Phillips looks at a recent case

Restrictive Covenants: Discharge and modification

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP | Property Law Journal | February 2014 #318

Emma Humphreys discusses two recent cases where the Upper Tribunal took a flexible approach to the modification of a restrictive covenant

Property Law Journal: February 2014 #318