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Property Disputes weekly highlights—7 September 2023

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Published on: 07 September 2023

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This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: analysis of a Court of Appeal decision on fixed charge receiver obligations and leaseholder liabilities, coverage of two High Court decisions dealing with a permanent injunction to restrain protests against an oil pipeline and a business lease renewal and coverage of three Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) decisions dealing with a conflict between the wording in a conveyance and a plan, an application for further disclosure in relation to items of service charge expenditure and a determination regarding the reasonableness of the service charges for buildings insurance.

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