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DATE: Thursday 7 May 2020, 10:00am - 11:00am- delivered via Zoom Video Conference
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There are several options available to a landlord whose tenant is in breach of the lease, with remedies including forfeiture and damages to protect the landlord and/or to ensure the landlord is compensated for any loss.
In what circumstances might a breach be serious enough to warrant the landlord obtaining an injunction?
The recent case of Unique Pub Properties Ltd v Roddy & Others [2019] provides some useful guidance.
The tenant entered into a lease of a public house with the landlord. The terms of the lease stated that the tenant was to purchase drinks exclusively from the landlord. This meant that drinks from other suppliers were not to be brought onto or sold from the premises.
The tenant accepted that they had breached these terms of the lease by purchasing drinks from other suppliers.
As a result of the breach, the landlord made an application for an injunction to require the tenant to comply with the terms of the lease.
In making its decision, the High Court considered the following:
The High Court discovered that the tenant was struggling with a substantial VAT debt and so there was a risk that the landlord would be unable to enforce a damages award and to recover any money from the tenant if the tenant continued to purchase drinks from other suppliers. The risk of the landlord being left high and dry and out of pocket seemed to tip the Court in favour of an injunction.
Taking into account the considerable risk of the tenant’s continuing breach, and the tenant’s precarious financial position, the Court concluded that an injunction was a fair and just remedy.
This case confirms that an injunction can be a valuable addition to the armoury when it comes to enforcing covenants in leases, particularly where a tenant is not in a strong financial position and where there is evidence that casts doubt on a tenant’s ability to pay damages.
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A chance to hear the latest on employment, property, corporate and restructuring and insolvency and to ask questions and share your opinions.
DATE: Thursday 7 May 2020, 10:00am - 11:00am- delivered via Zoom Video Conference
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