Thomas and Others v Bridgend County Borough Council: UTLC 29 Jul 2010

UTLC COMPENSATION–whether the 3 year time limit provided by section 19(3) of the Land Compensation Act 1973 for making a claim for compensation in respect of depreciation in value of interest in land caused by the use of a highway is incompatible with the claimants’ Convention rights under article 1 of the First Protocol and/or article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights and if so whether the section can be interpreted under section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 so as to be compatible

Judges:

HH Judge Jarman QC

Citations:

[2010] UKUT 268 (LC)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Land Compensation Act 1973 19(3), European Convention on Human Rights 6

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromThomas and Others v Bridgend County Borough Council CA 26-Jul-2011
Carnwath LJ considered the effect of Bugajny and other cases after Sporrong: ‘ Later cases (see eg Bugajny v Poland (Application No 22531/05) (unreported) given 6 November 2007, para 56 and following) have given further guidance on the practical . .
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Updated: 25 August 2022; Ref: scu.425226