The effect of disclaimer: a tale of two cases

Taylor, T.

The effect of disclaimer: a tale of two cases - 1997 - The Conveyancer (61) January/February 1997, 24-36(6) .

Discusses two cases "Hill v East and West India Dock Co." and "Stacey v Hill", which coexisted uneasily on the issue of the effect of a disclaimer of a lease by a trustee-in-bankruptcy or liquidator until the anomaly was ended by "Hindcastle Ltd v Barbara Attenborough Ltd". Outlines the statutory provisions concerning disclaimers and considers the position of sub-tenants following "Hindcastle Ltd v Barbara Attenborough Ltd".


DISCLAIMERS
HILL V EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY
HINDCASTLE LTD V BARBARA ATTENBOROUGH LTD
INSOLVENCY ACT 1986 S178
LEASES
LIABILITY
STACEY V HILL
SUBTENANTS