Conservators of the River Thames v Smeed Dean and Co: CA 1897
The erection of a lock or pound lock otherwise than for the maintenance or improvement of navigation would be ultra vires by a Navigation Authority and in all likelihood a nuisance. Chitty LJ said: ‘The Conservators are a statutory body brought into existence for the purpose of preserving, improving and maintaining the navigation of the … Continue reading Conservators of the River Thames v Smeed Dean and Co: CA 1897