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Weighed in the balance

By: Series: Estates Gazette ; (0120) 19 May 2001, 220-221(2)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Examines the use of the Human Rights Act 1998 in property related cases, and discusses recent case law concerned with the following issues: the planning system; distress for rent; adverse possession; trespassing; harassment of neighbours. Suggests there is a danger of lawyers using the Act for inappropriate situations, and stresses the importance of balancing the rights of an individual against wider public interest in a proportionate way.
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Examines the use of the Human Rights Act 1998 in property related cases, and discusses recent case law concerned with the following issues: the planning system; distress for rent; adverse possession; trespassing; harassment of neighbours. Suggests there is a danger of lawyers using the Act for inappropriate situations, and stresses the importance of balancing the rights of an individual against wider public interest in a proportionate way.