Break Clauses

(Hardback, 3rd edition)

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This is the only book to deal exclusively with the important topic of break clauses, which affect a significant proportion of all landlord and tenant relationships. The book provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the law relating to the drafting and operation of break clauses. It covers over 500 cases relevant to the topic. The book also considers the areas of the law that interrelate with break clauses, including contractual construction, assignment, estoppel, mistake and professional negligence. Previous editions of Break Clauses have been referred to as scholarly and practical (Sir Kim Lewison) and excellent and much needed (Lord Neuberger). This new edition includes the most recent and relevant judgments that have had an important impact on the law affecting break clauses. There are two new chapters: one on the interrelationship between break clauses and compulsory purchase (of particular relevance in light of large-scale projects such as HS2 and Crossrail) and one on the interrelationship between break clauses and rent review. The third edition covers new legal developments, including the new Electronic Communications Code and its impact on break clauses.

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Whilst it may be said the general professional texts on the law of landlord and tenant set out the relevant principles in ample detail, the purchaser of this book will find that its real value is in the popular casebook style format adopted. In an area of law where the outcome for the parties may turn upon the interpretation of a single disputed word or the treatment of a piece of evidence, the authors summaries of the key cases are an invaluable first reference point. Helpfully, the authors not only set out the facts, but also lengthy quotations from the judgments. There is also extended discussion and analysis which always pay dividends for the reader. All in all, another welcome new edition. -- Janet Bignell QC * Landlord and Tenant Review *

Author Bio

Mark Warwick KC and Nicholas Trompeter KC are both barristers based at Selborne Chambers, UK.