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Edward Denehan

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Edward Denehan Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn July 1981.

LLB University of Warwick.

Practice: Exclusively real property, both contentious and non-contentious: landlord and tenant (both commercial and residential), land and conveyancing, property valuation, mortgages, housing, boundaries, rights of ways and other easements, restrictive covenants, and professional negligence arising from these areas.

Sometime tutor in property law at the University of Warwick.

Sometime tutor in landlord and tenant law, and planning and local government law at the Inns of Court School of Law.

Lectures to the Property Litigation Association.

Panel lecturer for Jordans, the legal publishers, on conveyancing and landlord and tenant matters.

Arbitrator.

Legal advisor to arbitrators.

Contributor of the Landlord and Tenant Chapter to the Chancery Litigation Handbook. Jordans. 2nd Ed. 2005.

Recommended by the Legal 500 (2007 Ed.) as a leading junior in property litigation. Described therein as being "a performer in court … you don't want him as your opponent". "Persuasive and intelligent" as well as "providing substance as well as style" in being "an able property lawyer at the top of his game."

Identified as a "star of the Chancery Bar", and as a "solicitors' favourite junior" at the landlord and tenant bar by Lawyer Magazine. Noted as a "recommended junior" at the Property Bar by Square Foot Magazine.

Member of the Chancery Bar Association, the Property Bar Association, and the South Eastern Circuit.

Sits as a member of the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal and on the disciplinary tribunal of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Notable reported cases:

Commercial landlord and tenant
  • Maurice Investments Ltd. v. Lincoln Insurance Services Ltd. [2007] 1 P & CR 14. (Chancery Division. Landlord and Tenant rent review. Effect of trigger notice marked "subject to contract" and "without prejudice").
  • Simmons v. Dresden (2004) 97 Con L.R. 81. (Technology and Construction Court. Tenant's breach of repairing obligations. Nature and extent of breaches. Diminution in the value of the landlord's reversion. No diminution caused by breaches).
  • Mount Eden Land Limited v. Folia Limited [2003] PLSCS 188. [2003] NPC 167. (Chancery Divisions. Landlord and Tenant Act 1988. Breach of statutory duty on proposed sub-letting).
  • Hart Investments plc v Burton Hotel Limited [2002] L.& T.R. 93 (Chancery Division. Option to renew business lease. Construction).
  • Menwald Properties Ltd. v Hargraves House Ltd. 24.01.02 EGCS (Chancery Division: Construction of surety covenant in lease of business premises).
  • Century 2000 Enterprises Ltd. v SFI Group plc 11.11.01 EGCS. (Court of Appeal. Agreement for business lease subject to planning permission. Construction thereof).
  • Basch v Stekel [2001] L.&T.R 1. (Court of Appeal. Personal Representatives of guarantors under a lease/Insolvency).
  • The Prudential Assurance Company Limited v Eden Restaurants (Holborn) Limited [2000] L.&T.R. 480 (Court of Appeal. Land Registration. Effectiveness of notice under section 25 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954).
  • Mean Machine Limited v Blackheath Leisure (Carousel) Ltd. (1999) 78 P & CR D36 (Court of Appeal: Specific performance of agreement for assignment of lease).
  • Sight & Sound Education Limited v Books Etc. Limited [1999] 3 EGLR 45 (Chancery Division. Date of termination of tenancy to which Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies)
  • Bacchiocchi v Academic Agency Limited [1998] 2 All ER 241. [1998] 1 W.L.R. 1313. [1998] 3 EGLR 157 (Court of Appeal. Occupation for the purposes of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954)
  • Twogates Properties Ltd. v Birmingham Midshires Building Society (1998) 78 P & CR 386. [1997] 2 B.C.L.C. 558. (Court of Appeal. Repairing obligations. Loss and damage. Building Societies)
  • Kened Limited v Connie Investments Limited [1997] 1 EGLR 21 (Court of Appeal. Withholding consent to alienation. Reasonableness)
  • Estates Gazette Limited v Benjamin Restaurants [1993] 4 All ER 367 (QBD) [1995] 1 All ER 129 (Court of Appeal. Liability of sureties after assignment. Construction of surety covenant)
  • Wandsworth London Borough Council v Singh [1991] 2 EGLR 75 (Court of Appeal. Occupation for the purposes of Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954)
  • Capital & Counties plc v Hawa [1991] 2 EGLR 133 (Chancery Division. Rent Review/Arbitration)
Residential landlord and tenant
  • Majorstake Ltd. v. Curtis [2008] UKHL 10 (House of Lords. Leasehold Enfranchisement. Landlord opposing claim to an extended lease on grounds of redevelopment. Meaning of "any premises" within section 47(2) of the 1993 Act).
  • Cawsand Fort Management Co. Ltd. v. Stafford and others [2007] 48 EGCS 145 (Court of Appeal. Landlord & Tenant Act 1987 Management order. Whether it is possible for order under section 24 to extend to land not within the curtilage of the buildings containing the leasehold flats)
  • Majorstake Ltd. v. Curtis [2007] Ch. 300 [2006] 3 W.L.R. 1114 [2006] 4 All E.R. 1326 [2007] L.&T.R. 7 [2006] 37 E.G. 194 [2006] 3 E.G.L.R. 50 (Court of Appeal. Leasehold Enfranchisement. Landlord opposing claim to an extended lease on grounds of redevelopment. Meaning of "any premises" within section 47(2) of the 1993 Act).
  • Tiffany Investments Ltd. v Bircham & Co. No.2 Nominees Ltd. [2003] 2 P & CR 381. [2003] 12 E.G. 127. (Chancery Division. Right of first refusal contained in residential lease. Operation of section 17 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954)
  • Artesian Residential Investments Ltd. v Beck [1999] 3 All ER 113 [1999] 2 EGLR 30. [2000] Q.B. 541 (Court of Appeal. Determination of assured tenancies. Forfeiture.)
  • Khar v Delbounty Ltd. (1998) 75 P & CR 232 (Court of Appeal. Relief from forfeiture. Failure to pay money other than rent)
  • Kay-Green and others v Twinsectra Limited [1997] 1 EGLR 219 (Leasehold Valuation Tribunal. Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987)
  • Kay-Green and others v Twinsectra Limited [1996] 4 All ER 546 (Court of Appeal. Part I of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987)
  • London Regional Transport v Brandt 73 P & CR 386. 29 HLR 193 (Court of Appeal. Security of tenure for sub-tenants under the Rent Act 1977. Inter-relationship with Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954)
  • Deverall v Wyndham [1989] 1 EGLR 57 (Chancery Division. Residential landlord and tenant. Licence to sub-let. Acquisition of statutory rights)
Real Property
  • Haydon-Baillie v. Newbold [2007] All ER (D) 77. July. Chancery Division. Striking out claim to title of freehold land.
  • Gurhy v. Oliver & Saunders (Developments) Limited [2007] All ER (D) 201 May (Chancery Division). Interim injunction to restrain breach of restrictive covenant. Preliminary points of construction of the covenant).
  • Megaro v. Di Popolo Hotels Ltd. [2007] 2 P & CR 28 (Court of Appeal. Qualified right of way in case of emergency. Determinable in the event of the part of the route ceasing to exist).
  • Small v. Oliver & Saunders (Developments) Ltd. [2006] 3 E.G.L.R 141 [2006] EWHC 1293(Ch). (Chancery Division. Restrictive covenant. Existence of building scheme. Injunction. Assessment of damages in lieu of an injunction.
  • Changeinvest Limited v. Rosendale-Steinhusen. [2004] P.L.S.C.S. 40. (Chancery Division. Easement subject to a condition precedent. Satisfaction of the condition before easement can be exercised).
  • Das and others v Linden Mews Limited. [2002] 28 E.G. 130. [2003] 2 P & CR 58 .(Court of Appeal. Right of way. Enlargement of dominant tenement).
  • Martin v Childs 19.02.02 EGCS (Court of Appeal: Easement. Water rights: construction of grant in conveyance)
  • Bhullar v McArdle (2001) 82 P &CR 481. (Court of Appeal. Real Property. Oral agreement to exchange land. Rectification of the register).
  • Skyparks plc v Marks [2001] All ER (D) 102 Mar. [2001] WTLR 607. (Court of Appeal. Charging order. Issue estoppel).
  • Gracegrove Ltd. v Boateng [1997] NPC 98 [1997] EGCS 103. (Court of Appeal. Conveyancing. Overriding interests.)
  • Lloyd v Nationwide Building Society 08.05.96 EGCS (Chancery Division. Priority of legal charges registered on the same day)
Professional Negligence
  • Citib@se plc v. Memery Crystal [2003] All ER (D) 01 (Nov). [2003] N. P.C. 131. (Chancery Division. Solicitors failing to advise on operation of break clause in commercial lease)
  • Cohen v Smith & Williamson [2002] BPIR 243. (Chancery Division. Mortgagee exercising power of sale. Alleged sale at under value. Alleged negligence of selling agents)
  • Kennedy v Van Emden (1997) 74 P & CR 19 [1997] 2 EGLR 137 (Court of Appeal. Conveyancing/residential landlord and tenant/solicitors' negligence)
Compulsory purchase
  • Sceneout Limited v Greater Manchester Development Corporation [1995] 1 EGLR 175 (Lands Tribunal. Compulsory purchase)
  • Slot v Guildford Borough Council [1993] 1 EGLR 213 (Lands Tribunal. Compulsory purchase)
Housing
  • Harrow London Borough Council v Tonge [1993] 1 EGLR 49 (Court of Appeal. Local Authority housing/Right to Buy)
Planning and Public Health
  • Epping Forest District Council v Essex Rendering Limited [1983] 1 WLR 158 (House of Lords. Planning)
Agency
  • Anscombe & Ringland Ltd. v Watson and others [1991] 2 EGLR 21 (Estate Agents' commission)


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