Property Law Residential leased property must be lived in If elderly tenants decide to move to a retirement home, then they will be effectively foregoing their lease. This was held in a judgement delivered…Marthese HiliApril 5, 2019
Intellectual Property LawProperty Law Court gives explanation between 10 and 30 years’ acquisitive prescription The First Hall of the Civil Courts said for the 30 years prescriptive period to be successful there is need of possession for 30 years…Marthese HiliMarch 29, 2019
Intellectual Property LawProperty Law Tenant to pay for fire damage caused by TV The Rent Regulation Board has ordered a tenant to pay for the repairs of a house following a fire after it was shown that he…Marthese HiliMarch 1, 2019
Civil LawProperty Law Elements of an action sufficient for that action to be sustained The type of action does not need to be explicitly pointed out, however if the elements of that type of action exist, then it may…MMA EditorJanuary 25, 2019
Administrative LawProperty Law Tables and chairs or parking spaces? That is the question The Administrative Review Tribunal held that the Lands Authority has a right to refuse the request from a restaurant to place tables and chairs on…Marthese HiliDecember 28, 2018
Civil LawProperty Law Court awards damages following works in adjacent property The Court concluded that once the damages were caused, the contractors who carried out the excavations were not competent in their job and therefore, should…Marthese HiliNovember 16, 2018
Property Law Conditions of contracts are applicable on all parties Contractual law dictates that parties to a contract are bound by the conditions they agree to when signing. This is held in a Small Claims…MMA EditorNovember 9, 2018
Property Law Partial deprivation of right to property still breach of human rights Partial deprivation of one’s interest in or right over his own property may still constitute a breach of the fundamental right of enjoyment of one’s…MMA EditorOctober 19, 2018
Property Law Shortfalls in appraisement of property do not result in the suspension of a judicial sale by auction The said provision of the law states that in the valuation of immovable property the experts shall include a description of the property stating the…Marthese HiliAugust 17, 2018
Constitutional LawProperty Law Constitutional Court confirms unjust nature of band club rental laws, raises compensation sums This case was an appeal by the defendants who held that the decision taken by both the First Hall Civil Court as well as the…Marthese HiliJuly 27, 2018