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Land law

20 November 2008
Issue: 7346 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Midill (97PL) Ltd v (1) Park Lane Estates Ltd (2) Gomba International Investments Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1227, [2008] All ER (D) 99

In order for the court to exercise its discretion, under s 49(2) of the Law of Property Act 1925, to order repayment of a deposit, there has to be something special or exceptional to justify overriding the ordinary contractual expectations of the parties that the seller could retain the deposit if the buyer defaulted.
 

Issue: 7346 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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