Compulsory purchase and compensation
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Emslie & Simpson Ltd v Aberdeen City District Council
Compulsory acquisition — Whether long lease containing landlord’s option to break for redevelopment which was implemented by notice before general vesting declaration took effect compensatable as a lease with less…
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Venrich Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Compulsory purchase — Compulsory purchase order — Acquisition of Land Act 1981, section 23 — Application to quash order — Substantial prejudice to applicants alleged — Applicants not present or…
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Hughes and another v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Compensation for acquisition of land — Land Compensation Act 1961, rule (4) in section 5 — Appeal from decision of Court of Appeal — Whether rule (4) in section 5…
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Fairmount Investments Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment
Southwark CPO–Inspector’s report contained a case different from that made at the hearing–Reference from out of blue to ‘tell-tale’ hearing–Order rightly uashed
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Bell v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Compulsory purchase — Application by owner of house, under section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, to quash compulsory purchase order confirmed by the Secretary of State –…
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JA Pye (Oxford) Ltd v Kingswood Borough Council
Compensation for the acquisition of land — Completion of link road — Ransom value to development site — Whether Lands Tribunal made perverse finding as to scheme — Whether tribunal…
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Gozra v Hackney London Borough
Land Compensation Act 1973, sections 37(5) and 38(4) — Jurisdiction of Lands Tribunal to determine a dispute as to the amount of a payment under section 37(5) — Appeal by…
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Wakerley and others v St Edmundsbury Borough Council
Appeal from Lands Tribunal on reference by consent–Compensation payable on surrender of yearly agricultural tenancy to acquiring authority–Terms of surrender agreement–Express incorporation of section 48 of Land Compensation Act 1973…
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Washington Development Corporation v Bamlings (Washington) Ltd
Compensation for the acquisition of an interest in land under a contract with an authority which had compulsory purchase powers in respect of the land, the contract not being a…
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Sovmots Investments Ltd and Brompton Securities Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and others
Compulsory purchase of 36 maisonettes in Centre Point–Question whether acquiring authority was entitled to acquire rights in respect of other parts of Centre Point without which the maisonettes could not…
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Brinklow and another v Secretary of State for the Environment and another
Compulsory acquisition of small site with non-conforming uses–If housing need exists, secondary motive to extinguish uses irrelevant–Existence of other powers to extinguish uses also irrelevant–But Secretary of State erred in…
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Director of Buildings and Lands v Shun Fung Ironworks Ltd
Compulsory acquisition of business premises — Intention to relocate — Whether claimant entitled to costs of relocation which exceed costs of total extinguishment — Whether reasonable businessman would have relocated…