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Cash Strapped Councils: Resources and s58 of the Highways Act 1980
Jack Harding discusses the consequences of Wilkinson v City of York [2011] ‘Even under s41 of the Act, the courts have long recognised that the standard of maintenance involves a careful balancing of public and private interests, having particular regard to the limited resources of local authorities.’ On 18 January 2011 the Court of Appeal …