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Do you remember the Marks and Spencer Plc v BNP Paribas case last year? M&S had a break right which was conditional on there being no arrears at the break date (as well as paying a financial penalty). Having paid the full quarter’s rents to exercise the break right, the judge implied a term that the landlord must reimburse the tenant for all advance payments (about £1.1m in total).
Perhaps not surprisingly, this decision has today been overturned by the Court of Appeal. No such term is to be implied and the loss must lie where it falls. It is therefore crucial when acting for a tenant with a break clause to provide expressly in the heads of terms and lease that, following the exercise of the break clause, the landlord must reimburse the tenant for all overpayments. Draft with care!
H&M is the latest retailer to confront its landlords about this ‘two tier retail market’ in an attempt to explore and negotiate more favourable terms.
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Ann Summers is the latest retailer to have entered into new voluntary deals with the majority of their landlords, rather than using the CVA process.
We previously reported on the High Court decision of S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Ltd in which it was held that a landlord’s motive could not prevent it from successfully utilising ‘ground (f)’ under s30(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to oppose a lease renewal.
The FCA are encouraged to find that the implementation of the new rules has encouraged financial institutions to manage whistleblowing cases and concerns fairly, consistently and in a manner that protects the individual whistleblower.
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