Ebook: The Party Wall Casebook
Author: Paul Chynoweth(auth.)
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Paul Chynoweth
- Language: English
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For ease of reference, the book contains an alphabetical digest of cases with an extensive subject index. The facts, key issues and decision in each case are summarised to provide easy access for the busy practitioner.
The legal basis for each decision is also explained in clear, jargon-free language. The book is illustrated and extracts from relevant statutes appear throughout the text. An introductory chapter also places the cases in their broader legal context for those requiring a more detailed understanding of the law in this area.
The book provides a single source of reference on the case law required by all party wall surveyors. It gives readers practical, and legally up-to-date, guidance on the practice of party wall surveying, including:
- Making sure that notices are properly served under the Act
- Protecting the interests of appointing owners during negotiations
- Ensuring that awards are legally enforceable
- Dealing with compensation claims by adjoining owners
- Advising clients on appeals under the Act
The Author
Paul Chynoweth lectures in construction and property law at the University of Salford where he specialises in party walls and rights to light. He is a regular speaker to professional audiences on these subjects and is a former member of the RICS Boundaries and Party Walls Working Party. He is qualified as a solicitor and is the legal editor of Structural Survey journal. He founded the party wall and rights to light discussion forum at www.partywallforum.co.uk and is a member of the Pyramus & Thisbe Club.
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Party Wall Case Law (pages 3–20):
Chapter 2 Adams v Marylebone Borough Council (1907) (pages 23–33):
Chapter 3 Alcock v Wraith and Swinhoe (1991) (pages 34–39):
Chapter 4 Andreae v Selfridge & Company Ltd (1937) (pages 40–46):
Chapter 5 Apostal v Simons (1936) (pages 47–51):
Chapter 6 Barry v Minturn (1913) (pages 52–57):
Chapter 7 Bennett v Harrod's Stores Ltd (1907) (pages 58–60):
Chapter 8 Bond v Nottingham Corporation (1940) (pages 61–63):
Chapter 9 Bower v Peate (1876) (pages 64–68):
Chapter 10 Brace v South East Regional Housing Association Ltd (1984) (pages 69–74):
Chapter 11 Bradburn v Lindsay (1983) (pages 75–79):
Chapter 12 Burlington Property Company Limited v Odeon Theatres Limited (1938) (pages 80–84):
Chapter 13 Carlish v Salt (1906) (pages 85–87):
Chapter 14 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy v Simmonds Church Smiles (1995) (pages 88–93):
Chapter 15 Cowen v Phillips (1863) (pages 94–96):
Chapter 16 Crofts v Haldane (1867) (pages 97–100):
Chapter 17 Crosby v Alhambra Company Ltd Cubitt v Porter (1828) (pages 101–105):
Chapter 18 Dalton v Angus (1881) (pages 110–114):
Chapter 19 Dodd v Holme (1834) (pages 115–118):
Chapter 20 Drury v Army & Navy Auxiliary Co?operative Supply Ltd (1896) (pages 119–124):
Chapter 21 Emms v Polya (1973) (pages 125–127):
Chapter 22 Fillingham v Wood (1891) (pages 128–133):
Chapter 23 Frances Holland School v Wassef (2001) (pages 134–142):
Chapter 24 Frederick Betts Ltd v Pickfords Ltd (1906) (pages 143–150):
Chapter 25 Gyle?Thompson and Others v Wall Street (Properties) Ltd (1974) (pages 151–160):
Chapter 26 Hobbs, Hart & Co v Grover (1899) (pages 161–162):
Chapter 27 Holbeck Hall Hotel Ltd v Scarborough Borough Council (2000) (pages 163–168):
Chapter 28 Hughes v Percival (1883) (pages 169–174):
Chapter 29 J. Jarvis & Sons Ltd v Baker (1956) (pages 175–178):
Chapter 30 Johnson (T/A Johnson Butchers) v BJW Property Developments Ltd (2002) (pages 179–185):
Chapter 31 Johnston v Mayfair Property Company (1893) (pages 186–189):
Chapter 32 Jolliffe v Woodhouse (1894) (pages 190–193):
Chapter 33 Jones v Pritchard (1908) (pages 194–199):
Chapter 34 Knight v Pursell (1879) (pages 200–203):
Chapter 35 Leadbetter v Marylebone Corporation [No. 1] (1904) (pages 204–209):
Chapter 36 Leadbetter v Marylebone Corporation [No. 2] (1905) (pages 210–213):
Chapter 37 Leakey v National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty (1980) (pages 214–218):
Chapter 38 Lehmann v Herman (1993) (pages 219–224):
Chapter 39 Lemaitre v Davis (1881) (pages 225–228):
Chapter 40 Lewis & Solome v Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway Company (1906) (pages 229–234):
Chapter 41 List v Tharp (1897) (pages 235–238):
Chapter 42 London & Manchester Assurance Company Ltd v O & H Construction Ltd (1989) (pages 239–242):
Chapter 43 London, Gloucester & North Hants Dairy Company v Morley & Lanceley (1911) (pages 243–248):
Chapter 44 Loost v Kremer (1997) (pages 249–256):
Chapter 45 Louis v Sadiq (1997) (pages 257–262):
Chapter 46 Major v Park Lane Company (1866) (pages 263–265):
Chapter 47 Marchant v Capital & Counties plc (1983) (pages 266–270):
Chapter 48 Mason v Fulham Corporation (1910) (pages 271–275):
Chapter 49 Matania v National Provincial Bank Ltd and the Elevenist Syndicate Ltd (1936) (pages 276–283):
Chapter 50 Matts v Hawkins (1813) (pages 284–286):
Chapter 51 Matts v Hawkins (1813) (pages 284–286):
Chapter 52 Re Metropolitan Building Act Ex Parte McBride, Re (1876) (pages 287–291):
Chapter 53 Midland Bank plc v Bardgrove Property Services Ltd and John Willmott (WB) Ltd (1992) (pages 292–294):
Chapter 54 Moss v Smith (1977) (pages 295–299):
Chapter 55 Observatory Hill Ltd v Camtel Investments SA (1997) (pages 300–303):
Chapter 56 Orf v Payton (1905) (pages 304–306):
Chapter 57 Phipps v Pears (1964) (pages 307–310):
Chapter 58 Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Waterloo Real Estate Inc (1999) (pages 311–316):
Chapter 59 Ray v Fairway Motors (Barnstable) Ltd (1968) (pages 317–323):
Chapter 60 Reading v Barnard (1827) (pages 324–327):
Chapter 61 Rees v Skerrett (2001) (pages 328–335):
Chapter 62 Riley Gowler Ltd v National Heart Hospital Board of Governors (1969) (pages 336–339):
Chapter 63 Sack v Jones (1925) (pages 340–343):
Chapter 64 Saunders v Williams (2002) (pages 344–346):
Chapter 65 Selby v Whitbread & Co (1917) (pages 347–358):
Chapter 66 Sims v the Estates Company (1866) (pages 359–363):
Chapter 67 Solomons v R. Gertzenstein Ltd (1954) (pages 364–370):
Chapter 68 Southwark & Vauxhall Water Company v Wandsworth District Board of Works (1898) (pages 371–373):
Chapter 69 Spiers & Son Ltd v Troup (1915) (pages 374–381):
Chapter 70 Standard Bank of British South America v Stokes (1878) (pages 382–388):
Chapter 71 Re Stone and Hastie (1903) (pages 389–393):
Chapter 72 Thompson v Hill (1870) (pages 394–397):
Chapter 73 Thornton v Hunter (1898) (pages 398–401):
Chapter 74 Upjohn v Seymour Estates Ltd (1938) (pages 402–405):
Chapter 75 Video London Sound Studios Ltd v Asticus (GMS) Ltd and Keltbray Demolition Ltd (2001) (pages 406–413):
Chapter 76 Watson v Gray (1880) (pages 414–418):
Chapter 77 Weston v Arnold (1873) (pages 419–422):
Chapter 78 White v Peto Brothers (1888) (pages 423–426):
Chapter 79 Whitefleet Properties Ltd v St Pancras Building Society (1956) (pages 427–431):
Chapter 80 Williams v Bull (1890) (pages 432–437):
Chapter 81 Wiltshire v Sidford (1827) (pages 438–441):
Chapter 82 Woodhouse v Consolidated Property Corporation Ltd (1993) (pages 442–446):