John Lennon v Ground Rents (Regisport) Limited

Decision date: 18 August 2011

Neutral citation: [2011] UKUT 330 (LC)

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Short overview

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This appeal concerned whether a County Court transfer under para 3 Schedule 12 of the 2002 Act limited the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) to deciding only the question transferred—here, the reasonableness of an insurance premium. The Upper Tribunal held the LVT exceeded its jurisdiction by deciding additional matters (a credit and administration charges) that were not transferred and quashed those parts of the LVT decision. The court rejected the landlord's "all or nothing" argument and confirmed the court has discretion to transfer particular questions.

Ratio decidendi

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When a County Court transfers "so much of the proceedings as relate to the determination of that question" under para 3 Schedule 12, the LVT's jurisdiction is confined to the question actually transferred and to issues necessarily comprehended within it; paragraph 3 gives the court discretion to transfer particular questions rather than mandating transfer of all matters within LVT jurisdiction arising from the same proceedings.

Obiter dicta

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The tribunal noted (obiter) that parties could have applied directly to the LVT under s.27A or agreed to extend the LVT's scope, and that some matters within LVT jurisdiction may be more appropriately decided by the County Court; however, no proper request to extend jurisdiction had been made in this case.

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