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Tag: Commercial Property, Contract, Landlord and Tenant

Public Procurement – Court of Appeal Plots Path Through Regulatory Maze

Public Procurement – Court of Appeal Plots Path Through Regulatory Maze

Public authorities are bound by procurement rules of ever increasing complexity in their commercial dealings with the private sector. The Court of Appeal, however, managed to find its way through the maze in ruling that the lease of advertising hoardings on local authority-owned land fell

Is a Failure to Build Precisely to Specification a Material Breach of Contract?

Is a Failure to Build Precisely to Specification a Material Breach of Contract?

Not every breach of contract is so serious as to justify its complete cancellation. The Court of Appeal made that point in a case concerning student accommodation blocks which were not built precisely to specification. Prior to construction of the blocks, a company that specialised