A vessel, the Hispaniola was firmly fixed to moorings. The Council appealed a finding that it was exempt from inclusion in the rating list by the Act. Held: The court found difficulty in the idea of lateral occupation by a chattel, or that occupation by a chattel was the right test, but even if it … Continue reading Westminster City Council v Woodbury (Valuation Officer) and the Yard Arm Club Ltd: CA 1 Nov 1992

A vessel, The Hispaniola, was moored in the river to two steel piles called dolphins fore and aft, each embedded in the riverbed. The vessel was connected to the dolphins by steel horns which permitted it to rise and fall with the tide but prevented forward, rearward or lateral movement. Held: But for the explicit … Continue reading Woodbury (Valuation Officer) v The Yard Arm Club Ltd: LT 1989