Nuisance and the character of the neighbourhood
Language: English Series: Journal of Environmental Law ; 5(1) 1993, 1-29(29)Publication details: 1993Subject(s): Summary: Attacks the decision in "Gillingham BC v Medway (Chatham) Dock Co Ltd", seeing in it a shift away from the traditional tort approach of assessing the extent to which a plaintiffs rights have been violated, towards an economic analysis of law: balancing the benefits to the conflicting parties` land use. Argues that if applied to the forthcoming "Docklands" case, this principle will serve inadequately to protect the environment.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | Z3924 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 55993-1001 |
Attacks the decision in "Gillingham BC v Medway (Chatham) Dock Co Ltd", seeing in it a shift away from the traditional tort approach of assessing the extent to which a plaintiffs rights have been violated, towards an economic analysis of law: balancing the benefits to the conflicting parties` land use. Argues that if applied to the forthcoming "Docklands" case, this principle will serve inadequately to protect the environment.