The Court of Appeal ruling in R (on the application of Ball) v Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Insolvency – Lease of commercial premises – Aviation company going into liquidation – Applicant landlord seeking payment of rent due in respect of main operating premises – Whether entitled to…
Noise nuisance
Duty to enforce abatement notice
Noise nuisance, Abatement notice
Statutory nuisance — River — Bridge allegedly obstructing and “choking” river — Claimant seeking remedial works — Council serving abatement notice Whether court entitled to define “choking” in stand alone…
Statutory nuisance — Application for injunction to abate — Whether service of abatement notice a prerequisite for injunction — Judge finding no duty to serve abatement notice — Appeal allowed
Abatement notice — Appeal — Procedure — Whether withdrawal of notice automatically terminating appeal against notice — Whether landowner should recover costs of discontinued appeal — Whether justices obliged to…
Claimant serving abatement notice pursuant to section 82 of Environment Act 1990 – Notice not served on registered office of respondent company – Whether notice valid – Whether notice on…
Liability of landowner for activities of wild creatures – Railway bridge housing large colony of pigeons – Highway users seriously inconvenienced by droppings – Bridge owner allowing claimant council to…
Nuisance – Statutory nuisance – Tree subject to tree preservation order – Claimants complaining that tree constituting statutory nuisance – Defendant local authority investigating and finding no statutory nuisance -…
Appellant authority serving abatement notice upon respondent – Respondent appealing – Magistrate finding notice requiring works to be carried out but failing to specify those works – Whether magistrate erred…