River is not a highway
Language: English Subject(s): Summary: "Yorkshire Derwent Trust Ltd & others v Brotherton & others", HL 5 December 1991. In allowing an appeal by the landowners (B), the Lords held that, unlike a path, a river does not become a `highway` under rights of way legislation automatically after 20 years of uninterrupted navigation by the public.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London Journal article | WB2748-20 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 60402-1001 |
"Yorkshire Derwent Trust Ltd & others v Brotherton & others", HL 5 December 1991. In allowing an appeal by the landowners (B), the Lords held that, unlike a path, a river does not become a `highway` under rights of way legislation automatically after 20 years of uninterrupted navigation by the public.