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Property law [2026] EWHC 870 (Ch)

Amaal Ventures Ltd & Anor v Eros Ltd

Amaal Ventures Ltd & Anor v Eros Ltd [2026] EWHC 870 (Ch) (17 April 2026)

High Court decision on off-plan flat sales, completion notices, and a furniture package. The court upheld validity of the insurance certificate but found the furniture deficiencies invalidated the notices.

  • Specific performance
  • Forfeiture of deposit
  • Validity of completion notices
  • Interpretation of contractual terms
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Completion-notice
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Commercial law

SY Roro 1 PTE Ltd & Anor v Onorato Armatori SRI & Ors

Termination of Head Charters under bespoke back-to-back charterparty and MPA arrangements automatically terminates Sub-Charters and Sub-Sub-Charters, entitling Owners to immediate redelivery and de-registration. Relief against forfeiture is refused due to commercial certainty, contractual terms, and lack of disproportionality. Specific performance against Charter Guarantor is denied due to uncertainty of obligations. Defendants' indemnity claim fails.

  • Bareboat charter termination
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Change of control
  • Specific performance
  • Indemnity
  • Abuse of process
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Civil procedure

Louise Keith v Micah Lucian Alexander Benka & Anor

The lapse of time in progressing the claim, without breach of court order or rule and in the context of a stay and the court's own failure to transfer the case, does not amount to an abuse of process sufficient to justify striking out the claim.

  • Abuse of process
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Forfeiture of lease
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Case management
  • Striking out claims
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Commercial law [2024] EWHC 611 (Comm)

SY Roro 1 PTE Ltd & Anor v Onorato Armatori SRL & Ors

SY Roro 1 PTE Ltd & Anor v Onorato Armatori SRL & Ors [2024] EWHC 611 (Comm) (21 March 2024)

Commercial Court expedited trial over back-to-back bareboat charters of two ferries. The court held the charter chain ended, ordered redelivery, and refused relief from forfeiture.

  • Bareboat charter termination
  • Change of control
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Redelivery of vessels
  • Abuse of process
  • Maritime-law
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Commercial law

OCM Maritime Nile LLC & Anor. Courage Shipping Co. & Ors.

The Court of Appeal held that vessel owners could repossess after termination for default without first serving a clause 46(a)(i) notice, and refused relief against forfeiture.

  • Bareboat charterparty
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Repossession
  • Sanctions
  • Event of default
  • Construction of contract
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Commercial law [2022] EWCA Civ 1091

OCM Maritime Nile LLC & Anor v Courage Shipping Co. & Ors

OCM Maritime Nile LLC & Anor v Courage Shipping Co. & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1091 (29 July 2022)

Court of Appeal held the vessel owners could repossess on termination for Event of Default without first serving a payment notice. Relief from forfeiture was refused.

  • Bareboat charterparty
  • Repossession of vessels
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Construction of contract clauses
  • Bareboat-charterparty
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Property law [2021] EWHC 2960 (Ch)

Bhat & Anor v Patel & Anor

Bhat & Anor v Patel & Anor [2021] EWHC 2960 (Ch) (05 November 2021)

High Court appeal over a medical surgery property dispute. The court upheld dismissal of a beneficial interest claim, granted relief from forfeiture, and corrected the costs order.

  • Forfeiture of lease
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Constructive trust
  • Proprietary estoppel
  • Beneficial interest in land
  • Costs budgeting
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Wills and probate [2019] EWHC 1565 (Ch)

Naylor & Anor v Barlow & Ors

Naylor & Anor v Barlow & Ors [2019] EWHC 1565 (Ch) (19 June 2019)

The court held that issue taking under section 33 of the Wills Act 1837 took subject to the same condition subsequent as their deceased parent, and ignorance did not excuse non-compliance.

  • Interpretation of testamentary conditions
  • Section 33 wills act 1837
  • Conditions subsequent in wills
  • Substitutionary gifts
  • Ignorance of conditions
  • Relief against forfeiture
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Landlord and tenant

Golding v Martin

The Court of Appeal held that a defective county court possession order under section 138 had to be set aside, and that relief against forfeiture could count as success at trial.

  • Forfeiture of lease
  • Relief against forfeiture
  • Service of process
  • Setting aside possession orders
  • Interpretation of statutory provisions
  • Lease-forfeiture
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