Articles Archives - 1 Chancery Lane

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Aug

The Weekly Roundup: a look at two recent decisions relating to accidents abroad

This week we look two recent decisions relating to accidents abroad: the first, a High Court decision on the assessment of damages under foreign law for a catastrophic Spanish cycling accident, and ...

Jul

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020

Ipso facto provision introduced to UK insolvency landscape by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (“the 2020 Act”). On 26 June 2020 the Corporate Insolvency and ...

Jul

Special Briefing: the Decision in Begum v Maran [2020] EWHC 1846 (QB)

The recent decision of Jay J in Begum v Maran [2020] EWHC 1846 (QB) provides guidance in respect of the scope of a ship owner’s duty of care in selling a vessel for dismantling, issues of ...

Jul

The Weekly Roundup: an update on Brexit and the Great Refund Saga; and a Cautionary Tale of Preparation and Pleadings

With the summer holidays upon us, the team has been busy this week, dusting off the 1CL luggage and trying to remember where we put the 1CL parasols and windbreaks. But we’ve found time to revisit ...

Jul

Obtaining a Winding Up Order when the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 applies retrospectively

Simon Newman of 1 Chancery Lane recently acted for a petitioner and obtained one of the first Winding Up Orders under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the 2020 Act). The unusual ...

Jul

Case Update: Property, Chancery & Commercial

In this Update John Bryant considers two cases which deal with the tragic circumstances in which the Forfeiture Rule applies, Richard Cherry reports on Court of Appeal’s first encounter with the ...

Jul

The Fate of Winding Up Petitions – Re: A Company (Injunction to Restrain Presentation of Petition) [2020] EWHC 1406 (Ch)

On 1 June 2020, Morgan J granted ex parte application to restrain the presentation of a winding up petition by a landlord of its tenant company, a high street retailer. The judgment can be ...

Jul

Interpretation of landlord’s right of entry: Rees v Earl of Plymouth [2020] EWCA Civ 816

Sometimes a judgment blows away the smoke produced by generations of lawyers and leaves the legal landscape a little bit clearer. The judgment of Lewison LJ in Rees v Earl of Plymouth is one ...

Jul

Forfeiting a lease for “Permitting or suffering” and immoral use: Marchitelli v 15 Westgate Terrace Ltd [2020] UKUT 192 (LC)

Many flats held under long leases are not occupied by the headlessee but someone occupying under a sub-tenancy. This arrangement can give rise to difficulties enforcing the terms of the headlease that ...

Jul

Gas Safety Records and Possession Proceedings: Trecarrell House Limited V Rouncefield [2020] EWCA Civ 760

Richard Cherry of 1 Chancery Lane appeared for the Respondent. A fuller note of Richard’s analysis of the Court of Appeal’s decision can be found

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