Sedleigh-Denfield v O’Callaghan [1940] UKHL 2

Flood Liability: Don’t be a nuisance

Sandra Jones explains best practice for avoiding liability for flooding to another’s property ‘Property owners should be alive to the responsibilities they may face in seeking to avoid flooding and possible damage to their neighbour’s property.’Flooding has been in the headlines again this winter with large parts of the UK being hit by devastating floods, …

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Nuisance: Locality is key

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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 …

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