Bee v Thompson

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeLord Justice Lloyd
Judgment Date27 April 2009
Neutral Citation[2009] EWCA Civ 496,[2009] EWCA Civ 1212
Docket NumberCase No: A3/2008/2996
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Date27 April 2009
BEE & ANR
Appellant
and
Thompson
Respondent
Before:

Lord Justice Lloyd

Case No: A3/2008/2996

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

ON APPEAL FROM NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE COURT

(HIS HONOUR JUDGE KAYE QC)

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Mr J Thom QC (instructed by Messrs Hodgson and Angus) appeared on behalf of the Appellant.

THE RESPONDENT DID NOT APPEAR AND WAS NOT REPRESENTED.

Lord Justice Lloyd

Lord Justice Lloyd:

1

I have some sympathy with the judge, but despite what Thomas LJ said, it seems to me that this is a case that does get over the threshold on both grounds. So I will propose to grant permission to appeal on both the issue of construction and the issue of excessive user.

2

I...

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    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 4 April 2023
    ...For these reasons I would affirm the judge's decision of the subsidiary question and the relief that he granted in respect of it.” 94 In Bee v Thompson [2010] Ch 412, a testatrix by her will gave a house and garden to the first claimant, “subject nevertheless to a right of way as existing ......
  • Britvic Plc v Britvic Pensions Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 17 January 2020
    ...in relation to the construction of the 2007 Rules. Mr Bryant cites the case of Thompson v Bee [2009] EWCA Civ 1212, reported at [2010] Ch 412. Mr Bryant submits that all of these documents are part of the demerger and establishment of the Britvic Pension Plan; without the transfer deeds, th......
  • Andrew David Scott Walby and Another v Malcolm Seamus Scott Walby and Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 2 November 2012
    ...applied to a will and had been applied in earlier cases which were referred to. This decision was approved by the Court of Appeal in Bee v Thompson [2010] Ch 412 at [31], although that case turned on the express terms of the will rather than any implied grant. There is possibly a difference......
  • Austin v Rentrezi 2 Limited
    • New Zealand
    • High Court
    • 10 May 2021
    ...the right 27 28 Grinskis v La Hood [1971] NZLR 502 (SC) and see Handford v Kokomoko Farms Ltd [2010] 11 NZCPR 171 (HC); Bee v Thompson [2009] EWCA Civ 1212 Hinde McMorland & Sim Land Law in New Zealand, above n 5 at [16.06], note 1. of way in issue was intended to provide access to lots 3, ......
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  • Ensure That A Right Of Way Fits The Bill
    • United Kingdom
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    • 4 December 2009
    ...to grant a right of way think very carefully as to whether you want to impose any restrictions as to use. Law: Bee –v- Thompson [2009] EWCA Civ 1212 This article was written for Law-Now, CMS Cameron McKenna's free online information service. To register for Law-Now, please go to Law-Now inf......