Summary Appeal against disqualification for seven years under s.6 Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. Statutory preference, period of disqualification and de facto directorship considered. Facts Appeal by the first respondent against an order disqualifying him from being a director of a company for a period of seven years pursuant to s.6...

Summary Whether a rent review clause in a commercial lease was a rachet clause or allowed upwards and downwards adjustments to the rent payable. Facts Appeal by a tenant against a decision of Judge Roger Cooke in the Chancery Division that a rent review clause in a lease allowed only...

Summary Whether plaintiff member of Electrical Association for Women pension scheme was entitled to supplementary pension from successors of the Electricity Council. Facts The plaintiff was an employee of the Electrical Association for Women ('EAW') from 1963 until her redundancy in 1987, when she became entitled to a pension under the EAW...

Summary Whether a tenant company's arrangement with a husband and wife partnership to farm an agricultural holding on its behalf could be construed as a breach of covenant by parting with occupation or sharing possession of the demised premises. Facts Landlord's appeal against dismissal of his appeal against an arbitrator's...