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035 _a(Sirsi) u128047
100 _aDowden, M.
245 _aFlood risk: barriers down for developers
260 _c2004
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v(0444) 30 October 2004, 147(1)
520 _aDiscusses the outcome of "Arscott v Coal Authority" ([2004] EWCA Civ 892) which upheld the common enemy defence. "Arscott" defines the limit of the rule where by a landowner can defend its land against flooding but if the land is already flooded or if a flood is inevitable, the landowner cannot export the damage. The decision is seen as a boost to developers seeking to build on flood plains. Considers advice on flooding put forward by the Office of Science and Technology contained in "Foresight future flooding" and guidelines and advice issued by the Association of British Insurers.
590 _aABS
650 _aARSCOTT V COAL AUTHORITY
650 _aFLOODING
650 _aFLOOD PLAINS
650 _aFLOOD DEFENCES
650 _aDEVELOPMENT
690 _aPROPERTY
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