Land slide decision
Land slide decision
- 1997
- Independent 3 October 1997, 17(2) Guardian 3 October 1997, 10 .
Scarborough council has been held liable for the destruction of Holbeck Hall hotel, caused by a landslide and cliff erosion. A court has held that it had a duty of care to maintain the land and cliffs which it owned between the hotel and the sea.
COASTAL EROSION
DUTY OF CARE
LANDOWNERS
LANDSLIDES
LIABILITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
NORTH YORKSHIRE
SCARBOROUGH COUNCIL
Scarborough council has been held liable for the destruction of Holbeck Hall hotel, caused by a landslide and cliff erosion. A court has held that it had a duty of care to maintain the land and cliffs which it owned between the hotel and the sea.
COASTAL EROSION
DUTY OF CARE
LANDOWNERS
LANDSLIDES
LIABILITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
NORTH YORKSHIRE
SCARBOROUGH COUNCIL