Empire strikes back at landlord in Leicester Square cinema lease dispute James Lumley10/09/2024PrintDownload The landlords of the Empire cinema on London’s Leicester Square acted unlawfully when they cancelled the lease and broke into the premises over the King's coronation weekend so that they could hand the building over to a vape shop and Thank you for reading EG Want to read more? Enjoy a story a week for FREE. Register Find Out More Already a subscriber or registered user? Sign in Legal news Related Articles Leicester Square (2015) Ltd and others v Empire Cinema 2 Ltd Leicester Square (2015) Ltd and others v Empire Cinema 2 Ltd Landlords’ inherently illogical stance fails to justify forfeiture Former cinema site at centre of £27m loan battle Walter Lilly & Co Ltd v Mackay and another