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Landlord and tenant

Renee Wasserman v Loyalart Flat Management Company Limited

The Upper Tribunal held that long tolerated parking did not permanently release the covenant, but the landlord had not given reasonable notice to resume strict rights.

  • Breach of covenant
  • Waiver
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Parking covenant
  • Section 168 commonhold and leasehold reform act 2002
  • Easement by section 62 law of property act 1925
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Tort

Lowry Trading Limited & Anor v Matthew Haycox

The defendant made false representations about the SPV 20 loan, knowing them to be untrue, with intent to induce investment. The claimants relied on these representations and suffered loss. The defendant has no real prospect of successfully defending the claim, and there is no compelling reason for trial. Summary judgment is granted.

  • Deceit
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Summary judgment
  • Inducement
  • Waiver
  • Promissory estoppel
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Insolvency [2025] EWHC 2900 (Ch)

Leahy v Schneider Investment Associates LLP

Leahy v Schneider Investment Associates LLP [2025] EWHC 2900 (Ch) (07 November 2025)

The High Court set aside a statutory demand, finding a genuine and substantial dispute over whether an unlimited personal guarantee was enforceable only if payment was made to MCL ahead of SIA.

  • Statutory demand
  • Personal guarantee
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Misrepresentation
  • Collateral contract
  • Statutory-demand
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Commercial law [2025] EWHC 2754 (Comm)

Lowry Trading Ltd & Anor v Haycox

Lowry Trading Ltd & Anor v Haycox [2025] EWHC 2754 (Comm) (09 October 2025)

The High Court granted summary judgment on a deceit claim over SPV 20, finding the defendant made knowingly false statements to induce investment and raised no real defence.

  • Deceit
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Summary judgment
  • Inducement
  • Waiver
  • Promissory estoppel
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Insolvency law

Patrick Leahy v Schneider Investment Associates LLP

The High Court set aside a statutory demand against Mr Leahy, finding a genuine and substantial dispute over an unlimited personal guarantee and related estoppel and misrepresentation defences.

  • Statutory demand
  • Personal guarantee
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Misrepresentation
  • Collateral contract
  • Deed of priority
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Contract law

Kiko UK Limited v Jamino Limited (in liquidation) & Anor

The High Court held Pianoforte liable to reimburse Kiko for AGA payments and the disputed discount, but rejected liability for New Lease-related costs.

  • Enforceability of settlement agreements
  • Indemnity obligations
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Waiver
  • Damages assessment
  • Mitigation of loss
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Commercial law [2025] EWHC 1510 (Comm)

Kiko UK Ltd v Jamino Limited (in liquidation) & Anor

Kiko UK Ltd v Jamino Limited (in liquidation) & Anor [2025] EWHC 1510 (Comm) (20 June 2025)

The court upheld Kiko’s claim in part, enforcing indemnity obligations for lease-related payments but rejecting liability for New Lease costs and the claimed discount.

  • Guarantee and indemnity
  • Lease assignment
  • Settlement agreements
  • Consideration
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Waiver
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Contract law

James Henry Ashworth v Kevin Philbin

The claim failed because no implied agreement to extend the SPA dates was established, no common understanding existed to found estoppel by convention, and detrimental reliance was insufficient to found estoppel by representation or promissory estoppel. Payments and assurances did not amount to contractual acknowledgment. The defendant was not estopped from denying liability for the additional purchase price under clause 3.1(a).

  • Implied agreement
  • Estoppel by representation
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Estoppel by convention
  • Guarantee liability
  • Variation of contract
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Intellectual property [2024] EWHC 3315 (Ch)

Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright

Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Wright [2024] EWHC 3315 (Ch) (19 December 2024)

The High Court found Dr Wright in contempt for breaching anti-suit and anti-threat injunctions by threatening and filing a new claim asserting prohibited Bitcoin-related rights.

  • Copyright
  • Database rights
  • Passing off
  • Promissory estoppel
  • Anti-suit injunctions
  • Judicial recusal
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Civil procedure

Crypto Open Patent Alliance v Dr Craig Steven Wright

The High Court held Dr Wright in contempt for breaching an injunction by threatening and issuing proceedings about Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, copyright, and database rights.

  • Contempt of court
  • Injunctions
  • Passing off
  • Copyright
  • Database rights
  • Promissory estoppel
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