Fisher Law v Dapok Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Mr Spence |
| Judgment Date | 26 October 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | BT/63/2022 |
| Date | 26 October 2022 |
| Court | Lands Tribunal (Northern Ireland) |
LANDS TRIBUNAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
LANDS TRIBUNAL AND COMPENSATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964
LANDS TRIBUNAL RULES (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1976
BUSINESS TENANCIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR DISCOVERY
BT/63/2022
BETWEEN
FISHER LAW – APPLICANT
AND
DAPOK LIMITED – RESPONDENT
Re: Unit 21 The Courtyard, Galgorm Castle, Ballymena
Lands Tribunal – Henry Spence MRICS Dip Rating IRRV (Hons)
Background
1. Fisher Law (“the applicant”) is the tenant of premises at Unit 21 The Courtyard, Galgorm
Castle, Ballymena (“the reference property”) by way of a lease which commenced on 1st
February 2016 for a term of six years. The lease has now expired and the applicant has
lodged a tenancy application with the Lands Tribunal, requesting a new tenancy.
2. The landlord, Dapok Limited (“the respondent”), has, on 22nd January 2022, submitted a
Landlord’s Notice to Determine, advising that it is willing to grant the applicant a new
tenancy. To date, however, the parties have been unable to agree the terms of the new
tenancy.
3. The parties had brief exchanges re the new terms of the lease and on 31st January 2022, the
applicant emailed the respondent’s solicitor requesting his client’s “open market value
evidence”. This evidence, however, has not as yet been disclosed to the applicant. At a
subsequent mention of the reference, on 19th August 2022, the respondent’s solicitor advised
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