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035 _a(Sirsi) u112945
100 _aConway, K
245 _aPersonal remarks
260 _c2001
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v(0121) 26 May 2001 162(1)
520 _aIn the recent case of "BHP Petroleum Ltd v Chesterfield Properties Ltd", it was found that statutory releases do not apply to personal convenants. Article examines the consequences of this decision for landlords and tenants, the key one being that personal obligations continue to bind the person who undertook them, even if they no longer hold the reversion. When applied to personal covenants given by tenants, the "BHP" case infers that original tenant liability can be recreated. Concludes that the "BHP" case does not clarify exactly what a personal covenant is, and it may be necessary for the courts to take another look.
590 _aABS
650 _aLEASES
650 _aPERSONAL COVENANTS
650 _aSTATUTORY RELEASE PROVISIONS
650 _aLIABILITY
650 _aLANDLORD AND TENANT (COVENANTS) ACT 1995
650 _aBHP PETROLEUM GREAT BRITAIN LTD V CHESTERFIELD PROPERTIES LTD
690 _aLANDLORD AND TENANT-LEASES
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