On the Case: What the Supreme Court ruling in Duval means for lease covenants

LISTEN Joanne Wicks QC and Emer Murphy of Wilberforce Chambers discuss the significance of the Supreme Court judgment in Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18; [2020] PLSCS 84 with EG’s deputy legal and professional editor, Jess Harrold.

Wicks and Murphy, who represented the appellant landlord in the case, discuss the court’s reasoning, the wider application of the ruling and the issues it will raise for landlords and tenants of blocks of flats.

In addition, they address how practitioners may adapt their lease drafting moving forward.

To send feedback, e-mail jess.harrold@egi.co.uk or tweet @estatesgazette