This lunchtime seminar, aimed at property, planning and environmental practitioners, at all levels will be split into two topics of discussion:
PRIVATE NUISANCE AND THE SUPREME COURT
Water pollution – knotweed – oil contamination – ‘intangible’ interferences – No5’s Gordon Wignall and Jack Smyth unpick some of the key lessons to be learnt from the Supreme Court’s examination of this common law tort over the last few years.
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW OF PRIVATE NUISANCE
Fearn v. Tate Callery and Manchester Ship Canal v. United Utilities: What are the key legal principles and practical lessons from these recent Supreme Court cases as to (1) ‘intangible’ interferences such as noise, fumes, odours, etc and (2) water pollution, ouster by statutory schemes and Marcic?
