Knibb and Knibb v National Coal Board
Language: English Series: Rating & Valuation Reporter ; 26(6) August 1986,123-128(6)Publication details: 1986Subject(s): Summary: CA 11 July 1986. An appeal from an LT decision awarding compensation for subsidence damage to property. The claimants had sought interest and this was allowed on the sum from the date when the National Coal Board (NCB) accepted liability to pay the depreciation in market-value basis. The claimants and the NCB appealed. The claimants contended that the interest should have been calculated from when the damage first occured, not the date when the NCB accepted the claim. The NCB challenged the LT`s power to award interest on unpaid compensation. CA upheld the decision of the Lands Tribunal. The Lands Tribunal did have the power to award interest on compensation for mining subsidence , but had erred in calculating the date from which the interest should have accrued. NCB`s appeal dismissed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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CA 11 July 1986. An appeal from an LT decision awarding compensation for subsidence damage to property. The claimants had sought interest and this was allowed on the sum from the date when the National Coal Board (NCB) accepted liability to pay the depreciation in market-value basis. The claimants and the NCB appealed. The claimants contended that the interest should have been calculated from when the damage first occured, not the date when the NCB accepted the claim. The NCB challenged the LT`s power to award interest on unpaid compensation. CA upheld the decision of the Lands Tribunal. The Lands Tribunal did have the power to award interest on compensation for mining subsidence , but had erred in calculating the date from which the interest should have accrued. NCB`s appeal dismissed.