Cases - Westminster Council v Southern Railway Company

Record details

Name

Westminster Council v Southern Railway Company

Date

[1936]; [1936]

Citation

AC 511; 2 All ER 322

Legislation

Unknown

Keywords

Valuation - rateable occupation - non-domestic rates - occupancy rights - occupancy rights by 2 or more persons - exclusive occupation - exclusive occupation determined by paramount control - paramount control for the purpose for which the premises are occupied

Summary

Where 2 or more persons have occupancy rights over the same premises, the person deemed to have exclusive occupation will be the person who has paramount control of the use of the premises for the particular purpose for which they are occupied.