Summary: Torts Connected To Land

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  • 1 Private Nuisance

  • What is the three part test for private nuisance

    -legal right to bring a claim
    -interference caused damage or loss of amenity
    -unlawful
  • 1.1 Legal Rights

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  • What did Hunter v Canary Wharf decide

    -TV reception and view disturbed by building site
    -Woman tried to sue for private nuisance however as her husband was the property owner, she couldn't sue die to no legal interest in property.
  • Sedleigh Denfield v O'Callaghan

    -Pipe the council installed on mans property burst and caused a nuisance
    -Even though he didn.t cause the nuisance it came from his land so he was defendant.
  • 1.2 Interference

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  • What are the two types of interference

    -Physical damage (St Helen's smelting v Tipping)- damage more likely to be nuisance then loss of amenity
    -Loss of amenity (De Keysers Hotel v Spicer Bros)- things like noise and smell can amount to an interference if frequent enough
  • 1.3 Unlawful/Unreasonable

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  • What are the 6 factors relevant to explain unreasonableness (SLDMSP)

    1)Sensitivity
    2)Locality
    3)Duration
    4)Malice
    5)Social utility
    6)Planning permission
  • Crown river cruises

    -nuisance can be so significant in it's damage that even if it's a one off event it is still legally a nuisance
  • Emmet v Hollywood silver fox farm

    -man fired gun in farm to scare foxes reducing farmers profits, malice so nuisance
  • What is social utility

    -Whether the nuisance benefits society (Denis v MOD)
  • Wheeler v JJ Saunders

    - if they have planning permission less likely to be deemed a nuisance
  • 2 Rylands v Fletcher

  • 2.1 Case Info

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  • What are the case facts of Rylands v fletcher

    -D built a reservoir on his land which came in contact with an old mineshaft on his land
    -Contractors didn't seal it properly and water escaped and damaged C's property
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