Nuisance in UK Law
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Sedleigh-Denfield v O'Callaghan and Others
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Manchester, Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of v Farnworth
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Allen v Gulf Oil Refining Ltd
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Hunter v Canary Wharf Ltd
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If the occupier of land suffers personal injury as a result of inhaling the smoke, he may have a cause of action in negligence. But he does not have a cause of action in nuisance for his personal injury, nor for interference with his personal enjoyment. It follows that the quantum of damages in private nuisance does not depend on the number of those enjoying the land in question.
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Wheeler v JJ Saunders Ltd
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I can well see that in such a case the public interest must be allowed to and prevail that it would be inappropriate to grant an injunction (though whether that should preclude any award of damages in lieu is a question which may need further consideration). The Court should be slow to acquiesce in the extinction of private rights without compensation as a result of administrative decisions which cannot be appealed and are difficult to challenge.
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Cambridge Water Company v Eastern Counties Leather
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Of course, although liability for nuisance has generally been regarded as strict, at least in the case of a defendant who has been responsible for the creation of a nuisance, even so that liability has been kept under control by the principle of reasonable user — the principle of give and take as between neighbouring occupiers of land, under which "
- Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993
- Smoke Nuisance (Scotland) Act 1865
- Smoke Nuisance (Scotland) Act 1857
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Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
... ... ” means—(a) conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person,(b) conduct capable of causing nuisance or annoyance to a person in relation to that person's occupation of residential premises, or(c) conduct capable of causing housing-related nuisance ... ...
- Nuisance Update
- Noise Nuisance
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Company bosses can no longer dodge nuisance call fines
In an ongoing effort to tackle nuisance calls, the UK government has signalled its intention to make company directors directly liable for breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regu...
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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Assesses Nuisance Calls Fines
The Information Commissioner’s Officer (“ICO”) has issued a fine of £200,000, its largest ever penalty for nuisance calls, to Home Energy & Lifestyle Management Ltd. (“HELM”), a green energy compan...
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Applications relating to Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs)
Housing and planning forms including Rent Repayment Orders and Demolition Orders.... ... ... ... vi all information they have that the dwelling has been causing a nuisance for the community; and ... ... ... vii all information they have that suggests that the community supports the ... ...