Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1999] All ER (D) 573
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Peter Gibson, Ward and Chadwick LJJ

Representation Jonathan Gaunt QC and Jacqueline Baker (instructed by D J Freeman) for P.
  Anthony Mann QC and Geoffrey Brown (instructed by Trowers & Hamlins) for R.
Judgment Dates: 28 May 1999

Catchwords

Lease - Second defendant assigning lease to third defendant with benefit of underlease - Third defendant agreeing to indemnify second defendant in relation to claims 'in respect of' breach of repairing covenant in head lease - Underlessee commencing proceedings against both defendants for breach of repairing covenant - Whether third defendant obliged to indemnify second defendant.

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