Nuisance Flashcards

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What is nuisance?

A

Disputes between neighbours, where one neighbour is doing something on his land which unreasonably affects the others neighbours ability to use or enjoy her land

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Variety of activities?

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Unpleasant smells 
Loud noises 
Vibrations from industrial machinery 
Hot air rising 
Smuts 
Smoke 
Pollution
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Who can be claimants?

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According to HUNTER v CANARY WHARF , C must have a proprietary interest in the land that D is affecting by his activities.

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What do claimants include?

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  • An owner of land
  • An occupier of land
  • A tenant (but not her family)
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Who are the defendants?

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D must have some degree of personal responsibility for the nuisance.

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What are the types of defendants?

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  • the creator of the nuisance
  • an owner of the land
  • an occupier of land who has adopted or continued the nuisance by failing to take reasonably steps to stop the nuisance.
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What happened in PAGE MOTORS v EPSOM & EWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL?

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D was a liable in nuisance for failing to deal with travellers, who camped out on council land and then over a 5-year period, interferes with C’s car sales an business by burning rubber.

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What is private nuisance?

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Just nuisance but between the d and C

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How do u succeed with private nuisance?

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C must prove that D is doing an activity that causes substantial and unreasonable interference with C’s use or enjoyment of her land/or causes physical damage to C’s land.

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C must prove substantial interference with her use and enjoyment of land?

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  • if C is abnormally sensitive
  • ## C will not be able to claim if the location of her premises mean’t it was reasonable to put up with the interference
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