References: [1997] EWCA Civ 1281, [1997] EGLR 1
Links: Bailii
Ratio: The court was asked whether the defendant company, which was the tenant under an agricultural tenancy agreement of land comprising arable fields, was in breach of a covenant in the tenancy not to assign, underlet, or part with or share possession or occupation of the whole or any part of the holding by virtue of farming the holding through a partnership. The individual partners were related and held most of the shares in the tenant company.
Held: There was no breach of the covenant since, among other things, the partnership activities were carried out as agent for the tenant company.
Statutes: Agricultural Holdings (Arbitration on Notice) Order 1987
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
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The claimant sought a declaration that it had a tenancy for its occupation by an advertising station, and that it had protection under the 1954 Act. The defendant council said that only a licence had been granted.
Held: The grants included the . .
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Last Update: 23 October 2018
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