Break notice
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; [1998] EGCS 101 (3/07/1998)Publication details: 1998Subject(s): Summary: "Garston and ohters v Scottish Widows Fund & Life Assurance Society" CA 25 June 1998. Appellant lessees occupied office premises under a lease dated 1985, for a twenty year term. A break clause entitled them to terminate the lease at the end of the 10th year. Lessees sent lessors two notices: the first operating the break clause; the second requesting a new tenancy. Held in ChD judgement that neither notice was effective as the lessee had treated the date of the grant as the start date of the term. Lessees appealed in light of the decision in "Mannai v Eagle Star Assurance" that the contractual notice could no longer be held invalid. Appeal allowed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London Journal article | WB3426-33 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 87271-1001 |
"Garston and ohters v Scottish Widows Fund & Life Assurance Society" CA 25 June 1998. Appellant lessees occupied office premises under a lease dated 1985, for a twenty year term. A break clause entitled them to terminate the lease at the end of the 10th year. Lessees sent lessors two notices: the first operating the break clause; the second requesting a new tenancy. Held in ChD judgement that neither notice was effective as the lessee had treated the date of the grant as the start date of the term. Lessees appealed in light of the decision in "Mannai v Eagle Star Assurance" that the contractual notice could no longer be held invalid. Appeal allowed.