000			01338cab a2200217 4500
001			ABS68157
008			040806n2004 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u127024
100			_aWynn, P.
245			_aPotential common law liability for privately provided flood defences
260			_c2004
490			_aStructural Survey _v22(2) 2004, 110-113(4)
520			_aArgues that, as public bodies have no statutory duty to provide flood defences, there is encouragement for householders to undertake do-it-yourself flood defences. Such measures are not without risk of damage to other properties. No cases have been published directly concerning liabilities for damage resulting from these activities. Identfies cases which have similar relevant material facts, although not arising from flood defences. These include those concerning the receipt and passage of naturally flowing water, the increased passage of water to the property of others and the overtopping or failure of structures that have held back water are examined. Concludes that protecting one's property from flooding is legally a relatively safe activity. [Taken from journal abstract].
590			_aABS
650			_aFLOOD DEFENCES
650			_aFLOODING
650			_aFLOOD RISK
650			_aCOMMON LAW LIABILITIES
690			_aPROPERTY
942			_n0
999			_c74492 _d74492