CPI Update - Issue 17 - October 2004

Cases reported in the October 2004 issue of the CPI Update:

• Sweet v Sommer - Implied easements of necessity;
• Marklands Ltd v Virgin Retail Ltd - Rent review;
• South Cambs. DC v Persons Unknown - Injunctive relief under planning law;
• GLN (Copenhagen) Southern Ltd v ABC Cinemas - Restrictive covenants and ancillary uses;
• Clarke v Iliffes Booth Bennett - Professional negligence; option agreements;
• Dandara Holdings Ltd v Co-op Retail Services Ltd – Exclusivity, or lock-out agreements; damages for lost chance;
• Clinicare Ltd v Orchard Homes & Developments Ltd - Pre-contract enquiries; CPSEs; misrepresentation;
• Allardyce v Roebuck - Option agreement; time of the essence.