Hearings
England & Wales
03 Mar 1997 [1997] 1 WLR 967; [1997] 3 All ER 446, Ch D
06 Nov 1998 [2000] Ch 104; [1999] 3 WLR 229; [1999] 1 All ER 356, CA
09 Jul 1999 (pet dis) [1999] 1 WLR 1444, HL(E)
Michaels v Harley House (Marylebone) Ltd
Subject Matter
LANDLORD AND TENANT — Leasehold enfranchisement — Tenant's right to acquire reversion — Disposal by landlord to associated company — Shares in associated company transferred to purchaser — Whether property transferred before or after shares — Whether equitable ownership in shares passing to purchaser before completion — Whether shares in associated company held in fiduciary capacity for purchaser before completion — Whether “relevant disposal” — Companies Act 1985, ss, 736, 736A (as substituted by Companies Act 1989, s 144) — Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, ss 4, 19
Appellate History
Michaels v Harley House (Marylebone) Ltd [1997] 1 WLR 967; [1997] 3 All ER 446, Ch D
Decision of Lloyd J affirmed on different grounds
Michaels v Harley House (Marylebone) Ltd [2000] Ch 104; [1999] 3 WLR 229; [1999] 1 All ER 356, CA