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Service Charges: Whether issue estoppel applied to First-tier Tribunal proceedings relating to the reasonableness of service charges

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Service Charges: Whether issue estoppel applied to First-tier Tribunal proceedings relating to the reasonableness of service charges

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Defective Premises Act 1972: Whether Heads of Claim Made in Respect of Fire Safety and Other Defects Should Be Struck Out (Wilson and others v HB (SWA) Ltd and others – 2025)

Restrictive Covenant: Whether a Restrictive Covenant Could & Should Be Modified by the Upper Tribunal (Awinoron and another v London Borough of Barking and Dagenham – 2025)

Service Charges: Whether the First-tier Tribunal’s Decision Contained Sufficient Detail to Determine That Service Charges Were Payable (The Garden Quarter (Caversfield) Management Company Ltd v Ortet – 2025)

Service Charges: Whether the First-tier Tribunal’s Conduct During a Hearing Was Unfair (Sovereign Network Homes (formerly known as Network Homes Limited) v Hakobyan and Others – 2025)

Building Safety Act 2022: The “Just and Equitable” Test When Making Remediation Contribution Orders (Grey GR Ltd Partnership v Edgewater (Stevenage) and others – 2025)

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Service Charges: Whether Tenants Were Liable for Certain Charges Where Wording in Tenancy Agreements Was Ambiguous (Notting Hill Genesis v Uddin and others – 2025)

Service of Notices & Prescribed Information: Court of Appeal Hands Down Decision as to Whether Service by Post Invalidated a s.21 Notice (Khan and another v D’Aubigny (National Residential Landlords Association intervening) – 2025)

Claims for Trespass: Valuation of a Trespass Claim Relating to Commercial Premises (Restaurant EC3 Ltd v Tavor Holdings Ltd – 2024)

Building Safety Act 2022: Whether Defective Works Presented a Building Safety Risk That Resulted in The Grant of a Building Liability Order (381 Southwark Park Road RTM Company Ltd and others v Click St Andrews Ltd (in liquidation) and another company – 2024)

Right to Manage: Decision Handed Down in Key Appeal on the Interpretation of Section 72(3) Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 for the Purposes of an RTM Claim

Right to Manage: Whether Roof Voids Without Flooring Should Be Included in Internal Floor Area Calculations (Interface Properties Limited v 307 Barking Road RTM Company Limited – 2024)

Tribunal Procedure: Whether Tribunal Proceedings Were Properly Commenced Where a Fee is Paid Later (Jevan v Athansiadi and Another – 2024)

Right to Manage: JB Leitch Acts in Key Appeal on the Interpretation of Section 72(3) Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Breach of Lease & Relief from Forfeiture: Whether a Tenant Breached the Permitted Use of a Property Following Suspension from their Regulatory Body (Bijlani v Medical Express (London) Ltd – 2024)

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