Appeal was made against an order that the register of town and village greens be amended by the deletion of an entry. Judges: Carnwath, Sullivan, Patten LJJ Citations: [2012] EWCA Civ 262, [2012] 11 EG 92, [2012] 2 P and CR 1, [2012] BLGR 617 Links: Bailii Statutes: Commons Registration Act 1965 1(2)(a), Commons Registration … Continue reading Adamson v Paddico (267) Ltd: CA 7 Mar 2012
Land had been registered as a town or village green but wrongly so. The claimant had sought rectification, but the respondents argued that the long time elapsed after registration should defeat the request. Held: The appeal were solely as to the way the lapse of time may be relevant to whether or not it wa … Continue reading Adamson and Others v Paddico (267) Ltd: SC 5 Feb 2014
Application had been made to register as a town or village green an area of land which was largely a boggy marsh. The local authority resisted the application wanting to use the land instead for housing. It then rejected advice it received from a non-statutory enquiry, and sought a declaration from the court as to … Continue reading Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council and others: HL 24 May 2006
The company sought the rectification of the register of village greens to remove an entry relating to its land, saying that the Council had not properly considered the need properly to identify the locality which was said to have enjoyed the rights claimed. Held: Rectification was ordered. The Green ought not to have been registered … Continue reading Paddico (267) Ltd v Kirklees Metropolitan Council and Others: ChD 23 Jun 2011