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001			ABS68691
008			040528n2005 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u128953
100			_aBickford-Smith, S.
245			_aSewers and spies
260			_c2005
490			_aSolicitors' Journal _v149(8) 25 February 2005, 218-219(2)
520			_aReports on "Severn Trent Water Ltd v Barnes" ([2004] EWCA Civ 570, Abs67785) which provides guidance on restitutionary damages in tort. The case concerned a claim by a landowner for compensation following the laying of a water main under his land without proper notice under the Water Industry Act 1991. The CA upheld the trial judge's award of £110 which is the amount that the LT would have given in compensation and £500 for the loss of the opportunity that he would have had to negotiate a higher figure. The landowner's claim for loss of value and amenity in the land were rejected. The compensation was less than the landowner could have achieved in negotiation. This illustrates the dangers for claimants who try to pursue exaggerated and defectively formulated damages claims.
590			_aABS
650			_aSEVERN TRENT WATER LTD V BARNES
650			_aWROTHAM PARK ESTATE CO LTD V PARKSIDE HOMES LTD
650			_aATTORNEY GENERAL V BLAKE
650			_aINVERUGIE INVESTMENTS LTD V HACKETT
650			_aJAGGARD V SAWYER AND ANOTHER
650			_aKETLEY V GOODEN
650			_aMINISTRY OF DEFENCE V ASHMAN
650			_aDEAN AND CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITAN CHURCH OF CHRIST CANTERBURY V WHITBREAD PLC
650			_aWATER INDUSTRY ACT 1991 S159
650			_aWAYLEAVES
650			_aLAND VALUES
650			_aCOMPENSATION
650			_aTRESPASS
650			_aRESTITUTIONARY DAMAGES
690			_aBoundary disputes _96221
942			_n0
999			_c74886 _d74886