Nuisance: Neighbourhood watch

Ten Old Square | Property Law Journal | December 2017/January 2018 #357
David Schmitz considers how the principles in Coventry v Lawrence on nuisance and the character of the area might best be applied ‘The confusion in this case is also the result of Lord Neuberger’s unelaborated suggestion that an iterative process be used.’ Among the many questions tackled by the Supreme Court in Coventry v Lawrence …

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Nuisance: Neighbourhood watch

Ten Old Square | The Commercial Litigation Journal | May/June 2017 #73
David Schmitz considers how to approach nuisance cases where the character of an area has changed ‘It must be remembered that the principal question, nuisance or no nuisance, will not be determined solely by whether the activity in question is in keeping with the character of the locality or not.’ In Coventry v Lawrence [2014], …

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Nuisance Remedies: A case of double counting

Atlantic Chambers (Chambers of Simon Dawes) | Property Law Journal | July/August 2015 #333
Andrew Williams investigates a case that has clarified when damages in addition to an injunction may be an appropriate remedy and when loss of amenity value should be added ‘His Lordship’s point is that it will be a case of double accounting to also award the claimant the full value of the diminution in the …

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