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Validity of statutory notices: ‘Reasonable recipient test’ trumps the strict approach
The recent Court of Appeal case of Pease v Carter will be welcomed by landlords. Karl Anders and Deborah Brown examine the judgment ‘The decision will be welcomed by landlords as it provides some scope for persuading a court to find that a notice containing an error may nevertheless be relied upon to found possession …
Cases Referenced
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- B Obsorn & Co Ltd v Dior [2003] EWCA Civ 281
- Germax Securities Ltd v Spiegal (1978) 37 P & CR 204
- Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Life Assurance Co Ltd [1997] UKHL 19
- Pease v Carter & anor [2020] EWCA Civ 175
- Ravenseft Properties Ltd v Hall [2001] EWCA Civ 2034
- Speedwell Estates Ltd & anor v Dalziel & ors [2001] EWCA Civ 1277
- York v Casey (1999) 31 HLR 209