Tagged commercial-rents

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No Insurance Payout For £700,000 Warehouse Fire

 In a warning to all that the fine print of insurance policies is well worth reading, a furniture company that suffered losses in excess of 700,000 in an arson attack on its warehouse will go uncompensated after falling behind on payments to the firm Read More
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'Betty Boop' Cartoon Character Trade Marks Infringed

 The corporate heirs of American cartoonist Max Fleischer have triumphed in breach of trade mark and passing off claims against those engaged in selling merchandise in the UK and Europe bearing the image of his best loved character, Betty Boop. Read More
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Mis-Drafting Of Partnership Agreement Leads To £1.6 Million Award

 A leading firm of solicitors has been ordered to pay more than 1.6 million in damages for professional negligence after a busy lawyer misunderstood or mis-remembered his client's instructions when drafting a partnership agreement. Read More
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Injunctions In Contract Disputes - Overall Justice Prevails

 In a guideline decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the requirements of overall justice can sometimes trump the long-established principle that, in contract disputes, injunctions to restrain threatened breaches will only be granted where dama Read More
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'Nuisance' Introductory Tenant Escapes Eviction

 In a stern reminder to local authorities that even introductory tenants have rights, a council has suffered costly defeat in its legal campaign to evict an alleged nuisance tenant who had mental health problems and whose ability to read and write was Read More
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Court Considers Leasehold Interests In Empty Air Space

 In a case which involved an interesting analysis of leasehold interests in empty air space, the High Court has stymied a developer's controversial plans to build flats above two garage blocks, many of the tenants of which objected to the proposals. Read More