Farrell v Alexander

Subject Matter

JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — Court of Appeal decision — Statutory construction — “A person” given restricted meaning in earlier Court of Appeal decisions — Whether “any person” in consolidating Act to be construed more widely — Whether earlier decisions binding — Rent Act 1968, s 85 (1)

[1976] QB 345; [1975] 3 WLR 642

LANDLORD AND TENANT — Rent restriction — Premium — Proposed agreement to assign protected tenancy for sum to include fixtures and fittings — Landlord accepting surrender of old lease by outgoing tenant and granting new lease to incoming tenants — Sum paid by new tenants to original tenant for fittings etc in excess of value — Whether excess recoverable — Rent Act 1968, ss 85, 86, 88, 89 (1), 90 (1)

[1976] QB 345; [1977] AC 59; [1975] 3 WLR 642; [1976] 3 WLR 145

STATUTE — Construction — Prior enactments — Consideration of legislative antecedents — Unnecessary when wording clear — Whether “any person” in consolidating Act to be construed more widely than “a person” — Rent Act 1968, s 85 (1)

[1976] QB 345; [1977] AC 59; [1975] 3 WLR 642; [1976] 3 WLR 145

Appellate History