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City Of London Building Society V Flegg
is an English land law case decided in the House of Lords on the relationship between potential overriding interests and the concept of overreaching. The case was controversial because it construed the statutory framework so that interests which might have been overriding were denied that status because they could be overreached in appropriate circumstances. In the following years, it has been questioned whether the overreaching rules, as interpreted by ''Flegg'', are compatible with the qualified rights to peaceful enjoyment of possessions and/or the right to a family life and home guaranteed in the Convention on Human Rights. Currently it appears that they are. Facts In 1977, Mr and Mrs Flegg sold their home of 28 years and used the £18,000 they realised to help buy a new home, Bleak House. Their daughter and her husband, Mrs and Mr Maxwell-Brown also chose the house; they also put in the balance to buy (£16,000) by taking out a mortgage loan (with an earlier lender) whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of London Building Society
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap. Sanitation systems ..., Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficienc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
