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William Smith (Wakefield) Ltd v Parisride Ltd

Randall v Randall

Undue influence – Inter vivos gifts of bulk of estate procured by nephew to his own advantage and the disadvantage of other family members – Rebuttable presumption – Discharge of burden of rebuttal – Independent advice – Degree of advice necessary to rebut presumption

Wilson v Donaldson

Negligence – Escape of animals – Third party intervention – Extent of landowner’s liability

Sandercock v Sandercock & Sandercock

Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, Pt.IV – Succession on death – ibid., s.27 – Application by landlords for consent to operation of Notice to Quit

Floyer-Acland v Osmond

Agricultural holding – Tenancy – Agreement providing that landlord could resume possession of part of land for any purpose other than agriculture – Whether ‘use’ of land should be defined as commonly found in planning context – Whether landlord’s ‘purpose’ had to take land permanently out of agriculture – Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, sch.3, Case B.

R (Wright) v Forest of Dean District Council

Town and Country Planning – Material consideration – Proposals for community benefit from wind turbine – Whether grant of permission lawful taking those benefits into account

R (Wilkinson) v South Hams District Council

Town and Country Planning – Open space – Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, s.38(6) – Conflict of policies within the development plan – Habitats Directive – Derogation from requirements on grounds of public interest – Material considerations

R (Waters) v Breckland District Council

Town and Country Planning – Certificate of lawfulness of operational development – Distinction between use and operational development – Assessment of lawfulness includes need to consider whether enforcement action may be taken – Discretion available to LPA in deciding whether to take enforcement action