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001			ABS64350
008			010828n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u114353
100			_aLanaghan, K
245			_aSpoiling for a site
260			_c2001
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0132) 11 August 2001, 84(1)
520			_aTwo recent cases show that developers should proceed with caution if a council is selling land at a bargain price. In "R v Hackney LBC ex p Structadene Ltd", Structadene had the council's contract set aside after the council rejected Structadene's higher bid in favour of the small businesses already on the site: Structadene argued that the council were in breach of their statutory duty to obtain the best price. But in "R (Lidl (UK) GmbH) v Swale BC" the court decided that Lidl's action was a 'spoiling tactic' intended to prevent its rival, Aldi, from acquiring land in an area where Lidl wished to trade.
590			_aABS
650			_aR V HACKNEY LBC EX P STRUCTADENE LTD
650			_aLIDL (UK) GMBH V SWALE BC
650			_aSTATUTORY DUTY
650			_aBEST PRICE
650			_aPLANNING PROCESS
690			_aPROPERTY-PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
942			_n0
999			_c68095 _d68095