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Cash Strapped Councils: Resources and s58 of the Highways Act 1980
Jack Harding discusses the consequences of Wilkinson v City of York [2011] ‘Even under s41 of the Act, the courts have long recognised that the standard of maintenance involves a careful balancing of public and private interests, having particular regard to the limited resources of local authorities.’ On 18 January 2011 the Court of Appeal …
Cases Referenced
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- Griffiths v Liverpool Corporation [1967] 1 QB 374
- Hardaker v Newcastle Health Authority [2001] Lloyds Rep Med 512
- Jones v Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council [2008] EWCA Civ 1497
- Knight v Home Office [1990] 3 All ER 237
- Mills v Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council [1992] PIQR 291
- Pridham v Hemel Hempstead Corporation [1971] 69 LGR 523
- Rance v Essex County Council [1997] EWCA Civ 1064
- Watt v Hertfordshire County Council [1954] 1 WLR 835
- Wilkinson v City of York Council [2011] EWCA Civ 207
- Williams v Knowsley [1996] Lexis (CA)