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Nuisance: Locality is key
Helena Davies considers the law of private nuisance, focusing on a few key concepts that have been assessed in detail in recent Court of Appeal decisions ‘It is not the way a defendant has undertaken his activity that is being tested for reasonableness, but rather the user of the land itself.’ The central concept discussed …
Cases Referenced
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- Barr v Biffa Waste Services Ltd [2011] EWHC 1003 (TCC); [2012] EWCA Civ 312
- Cambridge Water Co Ltd v Eastern Counties Leather plc [1993] UKHL 12
- David Michael Coventry (t/a RDC Promotions) & anor v Lawrence & ors [2012] EWCA Civ 26
- Gillingham Borough Council v Medway (Chatham) Dock Co Ltd [1993] QB 343
- Sedleigh-Denfield v O'Callaghan [1940] UKHL 2
- Sturges v Bridgman (1879) 11 ChD 852
- Watson v Croft Promo-Sport Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 15