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Coal Authority v Davidson & Anor, Court of Appeal - Technology and Construction Court, September 09, 2008, [2008] EWHC 2180 (TCC)
Neutral Citation Number: [2008] EWHC 2180 (TCC)
Case No: HT-08-191IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEQUEEN'S BENCH DIVISIONTECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURTRoyal Courts of JusticeStrand, London, WC2A 2LLDate: Tuesday, 9th September 2008Before:MR JUSTICE COULSON- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Between:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Digital Transcription by Marten Walsh Cherer Ltd.,6th Floor, 12-14 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AG.Telephone No: 020 7936 6000 Fax No: 020 7427 0093 DX: 410 LDEEmail: info@martenwalshcherer.comWebsite: www.martenwalshcherer.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Mr Paul Darling QC (instructed by Messrs DLA Piper UK LLP) for the Applicant.Mr Paul Morris (instructed by Messrs Lawsons) for the Respondents.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -JudgmentMr Justice Coulson : A. Introduction1. The Applicant (``the Authority'') is the body responsible for compensating those who have suffered subsidence damage due to coal mining operations, pursuant to the Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (``the Act''). The Respondents are brothers and respectively the owners of 14 and 16 Rowley Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract in South Yorkshire (``the properties''). 2. On 28th November 2007, the Respondents commenced separate arbitration proceedings against the Authority under the Coal Mining Subsidence (Arbitration Schemes) Regulations 1994. The claim centred on the Respondents' claims that, by reason of subsidence damage, the properties were unsaleable. By two awards dated 11th June 2008, the arbitrator, Mr Michael D Joyce, found in favour of each Respondent and ordered the Authority to purchase the properties for sums of £84,500 each. The Author...See the full content of this document