CPI Update - Issue 05 - September 2003

The following cases were reported in the September 2003 issue of the CPI Update:

• Trinity Mirror PLC v Customs & Excise Commissioners - VAT on reverse premiums;
• Laing Homes Ltd v Bucks. County Council - town or village green rights;
• Muscat v Smith - Does a tenant’s right of set-off bind a landlord’s successor in title?
• Beegas Nominees Ltd v Decco Ltd - Rent review; hypothetical locations and comparables;
• Canary Wharf v Telegraph Group - Rent review; what is the length of the hypothetical term?
• BLCT (13096) Ltd v J Sainsbury plc - Rent review; what effect a premium payment has on rental values;
• Northern & Shell plc v John Laing Construction Ltd - Limitation periods under Collateral warranties;
• CA Webber (Transport) Ltd v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd - Service of notices under the 1954 Act; effect of recorded delivery service;
• Belmont Riding Centre v Sec. State for the Environment - Changing use within a class of the Use Classes Order;
• Co-op Ltd v Kelvedon Labour Club - Termination of a contractual licence.