TOUCH THE SKY TOURS & DISTRIBUTORS (PVT) LTD t/a MODERN MOTORS SERVICE STATION v MODERN MOTORS LIMITED

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the notice of termination dated 27 March 2018 was valid in circumstances where a prior invalid notice had been given","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The giving of two notices, the first being invalid"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant became a statutory tenant upon expiry of the original lease term on 31 January 2018","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The automatic renewal of the lease and the appellant's continued occupation"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred by failing to determine if good and sufficient grounds existed for repossession under the Commercial Premises (Rent) Regulations","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The appellant's claim of being a statutory tenant"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the respondent was automatically entitled to evict the appellant upon expiry of the notice period","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The expiry of the notice period and the appellant's refusal to vacate"}

Background