Walters v Babergh District Council

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1983
Year1983
CourtQueen's Bench Division
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16 cases
  • Powys County Council v Mr. E.J. Price and Another
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 27 July 2017
    ...position as a result of the local government reorganisation. This approach was inspired by the observations of Woolf J. in Walters v. Babergh District Council (1983) 82 LGR 235. As will appear later in this judgment, however, that decision concerned a contingent liability and is therefore, ......
  • Gordon David Bavaird And Others V. Sir Robert Mcalpine Limited+watson Construction Limited+james Laidlaw & Sons Limited+south Lanarkshire Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Session
    • 20 November 2013
    ...purposively construed in its statutory context, included contingent or potential liabilities: cf Walters v Babergh District Council (1983) 82 LGR 235. Articles 3 and 4 of the order indicated that the transferee was to take the place of EKDC. EKDC, once dissolved, could not thereafter be res......
  • Cape Distribution Ltd v Cape Intermediate Holdings Plc
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 17 May 2016
    ...In any event, there are a number of authorities which support Mr Kent QC's submissions. Thus, in Walters v Babergh District Council (1983) 82 LGR 235 at pages 242–243, Woolf J (as he then was) cited with approval certain observations made by Megarry J (as he then was) in Bromilow & Edwards ......
  • Elizabeth Anton+george Anton V. South Ayrshire Council+east Ayrshire Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Session
    • 11 May 2012
    ...at the critical date 16 May 1975. That issue was not addressed in these cases. [22] Senior counsel submitted that Walters v Babergh DC (1983) 82 LGR 235 was of no assistance as the case was based on English legislation and there was no attempt to analyse the nature of or basis for the exist......
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  • Property & Real Estate News - 8 August 2017
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 11 August 2017
    ...- R (National Grid Gas plc) v Environment Agency [2007] UKHL 30; [2007] 1 WLR 1780, considered - Walters v Babergh District Council (1983) 82 LGR 235, considered. RETROSPECTIVITY - Events before enactment of legislation - Event giving rise to liability - Creation of new liability - Time of ......
  • Planning & Environment News – 15 August 2017
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 21 August 2017
    ...- R (National Grid Gas plc) v Environment Agency [2007] UKHL 30; [2007] 1 WLR 1780, considered - Walters v Babergh District Council (1983) 82 LGR 235, considered. RETROSPECTIVITY - Events before enactment of legislation - Event giving rise to liability - Creation of new liability - Time of ......

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