An owner of a terrace house had demolished it, but had taken no steps to shore up or weatherproof the exposed wall of the neighbouring property. That wall suffered wind damage, and the owner of the remaining property claimed damages under their right of support.
Held: The wall had enjoyed a right of support. The duty included a duty to do what was reasonable in the circumstances to minimise the known risk of damage to the remaining wall. The duty required the defendant to have known of the potential risk, but the court was ready to impose the duty.
Judges:
Lord Justice Waller, Mr Justice Lloyd
Citations:
Times 18-Jun-2001, [2001] EWCA Civ 760, [2001] 3 EGLR 1
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – LMS International Ltd and others v Styrene Packaging and Insulation Ltd and others TCC 30-Sep-2005
The claimants sought damages after their premises were destroyed when a fire started in the defendants neighbouring premises which contained substantial volumes of styrofoam. They alleged this was an unnatural use of the land.
Held: To . .
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Updated: 01 June 2022; Ref: scu.160048
