Scottish and Newcastle Plc v Raguz: ChD 27 Jul 2004

The claimant had previously assigned its interest in a lease to the defendant, who had in turn re-assigned it. The eventual tenant became insolvent, and the landlord had recovered sums from the claimant who now sought an indemnity under the covenant implied under section 24. The defendant now applied for the claim to be struck out, saying that the claimant had not complied with an order to disclosed details of actions it had agreed with the landlord and which had increaed the sums due.
Held: There had not been sufficient non-compliance to justify a striking out of the claim.

Judges:

Hart J

Citations:

[2004] EWHC 1835 (Ch)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Land Registration Act 1925 24

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See Also – Scottish and Newcastle Plc v Raguz CA 24-Jul-2003
Leases had been granted. They had been assigned to the defendant who had assigned them again. The last assignee became insolvent and statutory demands were served on the claimant under the 1995 Act for rent. The claimant paid the sums due and now . .

Cited by:

See Also – Scottish and Newcastle Plc v Raguz ChD 11-Apr-2006
The defendant had taken assignments of the term of two underleases from the claimant, and then re-assigned them to a limited company with guarantors of the rent, and they in turn re-assigned the leases. The last company became insolvent. The . .
See Also – Scottish and Newcastle Plc v Raguz CA 6-Mar-2007
The claimant was the original tenant under two 99 year underleases granted in 1967, and assigned them to the defendant who then himself assigned them. The eventual assignee had become insolvent. The landlord recovered the rents from the claimant who . .
See Also – Scottish and Newcastle Plc v Raguz HL 29-Oct-2008
The lease had been assigned by the claimant to the defendant and on again to a tenant who became insolvent. The landlord had recovered sums said to be due from the claimant who now sought an indemnity from the defendant. The defendant said that the . .
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Litigation Practice, Landlord and Tenant

Updated: 30 June 2022; Ref: scu.226176