The February 2014 issue of the CPI Update contains: Case law commentary on:
- Dealing with defective drafting in an AGA - Pavilion Property Trustees Ltd v Permira Advisers LLP;
- Revisiting the law on release of guarantors by variation - Topland Portfolio No. 1 Ltd v Smiths News Trading Ltd;
- Unilateral notices protecting derivative or connected rights - Bank of Scotland plc v Joseph;
- The scope of a landlord’s service charge covenant - Innerspaces Self Storage Ltd v Harding;
- Bankruptcy and its effect on ownership of land - The Free Grammar School of John Lyon v Helman;
- An actionable interference with a right of way - Taylor v Burton;
- How to serve notices upon directors - Key Homes Bradford Ltd v Patel.
Legislative developments in relation to:
- The Land Registry privatisation consultation.
- Assets of Community Value and their interaction with planning.
- Publicly owned land - The Right to Contest.
- Community Infrastructure Levy - Revised amendment regulations.
- CRAR - Fees regulations for April 2014.
- Green Deal - Consumer Credit Act implications.
- Employment - TUPE amendments.
Practical comment on:
- Informal occupation of premises using an express tenancy at will.
- Discharge of mortgages - The City of London Law Society Protocol for Discharging Mortgages.
- Land Registry – Amendments to LRPG 25: lease variations.
- Land Registry – Amendments to LRPG 12: official searches.
- Land Registry – Applications lodged by the public.
Published 2nd February 2014.