Neighbour Principle in UK Law

  • Professional Negligence In The Construction Field
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    ... ... of care in accordance with the "neighbour" principle ... established in Donoghue v Stevenson2. However, ... many ... ...
  • “Proselytise” (vb): (1) to advocate, persuade, cause to adopt; (2) to take material risks with your continued employment (UK)
    • LexBlog United Kingdom
    Here is another case about how far doing your God’s bidding in the workplace protects you from disciplinary action by your employer or, put more prosaically, about the relationship between the unfa...
  • Japanese Knotweed Claims
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... (1) Causing an encroachment on his neighbour's land when it closely resembles trespass, ... (2) causing physical ... Accordingly, the Claimants could in principle rely on this head of private nuisance: ... (3) the Claimants had in ... ...
  • Legal Developments In Construction Law - October 2018
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... and where it was foreseeable that it would risk damaging their neighbour's land and goes on to do so. The broad unifying principle in this area ... ...
  • Easy Easements - Part 2
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    This two-part series is about four important cases that have been decided over the past year relating to the acquisition of easements. Part 1 highlighted two cases explaining key principles that ca...
    ... ... two cases that provide guidance on how to obtain (or prevent a neighbour obtaining) easements by prescription, which can result from the continued ... Winterburn v Bennett [2016] EWCA Civ 482 ... It is a principle familiar to those in the property industry that where no legal right of ... ...
  • 'Extensive' Home Security Ruled As Breach Of Neighbour's Data Protection Rights
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... records and processes audio personal data, or that it can do so ... from such a distance away, in breach of the first ... principle" ... Commentary ... This judgment has attracted a volume of media attention that ... perhaps exceeds its legal significance. It should also be ... ...
  • 'Extensive' Home Security Ruled As Breach Of Neighbour's Data Protection Rights
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... records and processes audio personal data, or that it can do so ... from such a distance away, in breach of the first ... principle" ... Commentary ... This judgment has attracted a volume of media attention that ... perhaps exceeds its legal significance. It should also be ... ...
  • Difficult Trees In England: Going Down The Legal Avenue
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... If the relevant tree is owned by a neighbour or the local ... authority, then you may have a claim in nuisance against ... of falling, causing damage your property. The general principle is ... that no-one is responsible for damage caused by adverse weather, ... ...
  • Difficult Trees In England: Going Down The Legal Avenue
    • Mondaq UK
    ... ... If the relevant tree is owned by a neighbour or the local ... authority, then you may have a claim in nuisance against ... of falling, causing damage your property. The general principle is ... that no-one is responsible for damage caused by adverse weather, ... ...
  • Easy Easements
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    This two-part series is about four important cases that have been decided over the past year relating to the acquisition of easements. This Part 1 highlights two cases which explain key principles ...
    ... ... two cases that provide guidance on how to obtain (or avoid a neighbour obtaining) easements by prescription, which can result from the continued ... Fast forward 32 years to April this year and a similar principle was at issue in Le Cuona v Big Apple Marketing Limited. The issue was ... ...
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