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Anniversary Dates
Anniversary Dates
For anniversary dates, the general rule is that where a period is expressed to run "from" or after" a particular date, that date is excluded and the first day of the period is the following day - but general rule may be ignored if the document on its proper construction shows that the parties intended some other result to follow. For example, in Ladyman v Wirral Estates [1968] a lease created for a term of 3 years from 1 May 1963 with rent payable in advance from 1 May was clear indication that the parties intended the term to begin on that date.
A rent review date is not necessarily the whole day, but a moment in time between two dates. A “month” normally means "calendar month" (Interpretation Act 1978). References to something happening on a "day" or "date" are normally references to that thing happening at any time during the 24 hour period that constitutes that "day" or "date". Unless otherwise started in the lease, the term start and expiry dates is midnight on those days. With a 24-hour clock system, as distinct from a.m and p.m, midnight can be referred to as both 00:00 and 24:00, so the start of the term time would be 00:00 and the end time 24:00
A rent review date is not necessarily the whole day, but a moment in time between two dates. A “month” normally means "calendar month" (Interpretation Act 1978). References to something happening on a "day" or "date" are normally references to that thing happening at any time during the 24 hour period that constitutes that "day" or "date". Unless otherwise started in the lease, the term start and expiry dates is midnight on those days. With a 24-hour clock system, as distinct from a.m and p.m, midnight can be referred to as both 00:00 and 24:00, so the start of the term time would be 00:00 and the end time 24:00