Summary A landlord in a long lease at a low rent granted at a premium is not entitled to mesne profits in addition to or in substitution for rent arrears when the tenant or sub-tenant is granted relief against forfeiture. Facts Four appeals in which mortgagees by subdemise sought relief...

Summary Company administrators' powers over the company's pension scheme to appoint and remove fund trustees. Facts A company's pensions fund trust deed provided for five trustees, three appointable and removable by the company and two appointable and removable by the members of the fund. The plaintiff was a company appointed...

Summary Time is not to be presumed as of the essence in a rent review clause in the absence of any indication in the lease to the contrary. Facts Appeal by tenant in business lease as to ruling that time was of the essence in the provisions for rent review...

Summary Third party proceedings against minister constitute "crown proceedings" and must be tried in London. Facts Appeal by the Secretary of State for the Environment against direction that trial of an action in which he had been joined by the defendant as a third party should take place in Newcastle....