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Contract law [1987] JLR 343

Sarum Hotel v Select Agencies

Sarum Hotel v Select Agencies [1987] JLR 343 (26 November 1987)

The court held that a lease must be interpreted from its own words, not extrinsic evidence, using their ordinary meaning in context. Ambiguity may justify contra proferentem.

  • Lease interpretation
  • Intention of parties
  • Contra proferentem
  • Lease-interpretation
  • Contra-proferentem
  • Contract-interpretation
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Land law [1981] JLR 53

Carrel v Carrel

Carrel v Carrel [1981] JLR 53 (02 June 1981)

The case considers whether an arrangement was a lease or a licence, stressing that intention and all the circumstances matter, not rent and rates alone.

  • Licences
  • Lease or licence distinction
  • Intention of parties
  • Payment of rent
  • Personal occupation
  • Land-law
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