Cases - Michael Chipperfield v Shell UK Ltd
Record details
- Name
- Michael Chipperfield v Shell UK Ltd
- Date
- (1980)
- Citation
- 257 EG 1042
- Legislation
- Keywords
- Lease renewal - length of new term
- Summary
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In exercising its discretion in determining the duration of the term, the court must give proper protection to the tenants but not be unfair to the landlords, nor allow the grant of a new tenancy to defeat development or reduce the value of the building. The court must weigh up and reasonably protect the interests of both parties. An order for a 3-year term was upheld on appeal. The Court of Appeal observed that in making the order for a new tenancy the date on which the tenancy was to expire should be expressly stated, given the difficulty in knowing exactly when the tenancy was to commence.