The claimants had had a long standing licence to discharge water in the defendant’s canal. Having failed to pay the license fee, the licence was revoked. The claimants sought relief from forfeiture.
Held: Granted
Judges:
His Honour Judge Behrens sitting as a Judge of the High Court
Citations:
[2016] EWHC 2960 (Ch)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
See Also – General Motors UK Ltd v The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd ChD 13-Jan-2017
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Appeal from – The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd CA 17-May-2018
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At First Instance – The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v Vauxhall Motors Ltd SC 23-Oct-2019
Limits on relief from forfeiture of land
In the context of land, equitable relief is only available for forfeiture of property rights, as opposed to a right to possession under a contract. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Land, Contract
Updated: 15 September 2022; Ref: scu.571984
