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Re Midland Railway Co's Agreement

In re Midland Railway Co's Agreement; Charles Clay & Sons Ltd v British Railways Board [1971] Ch 725; [1971] 2 WLR 625; [1971] 1 All ER 1007 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division), England and Wales

Year1971

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A periodic tenancy is not invalidated by a provision restricting one party's right to serve a notice to quit; the certainty-of-term rule does not apply to periodic tenancies in the same way as to fixed terms.

Area of Law

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