The authority appealed the dismissal of a charge against the defendant rabbi on six counts of nuisance for noise of shouting clapping and stamping emanating from the synagogue to the annoyance of a neighbour.
Held: The court was not obliged to accept the evidence of a witness, and did not have to accept that of the unchallenged expert evidence of environmental and pollution control officers.
Judges:
Lord Justice Scott Baker and Mr Justice David Clarke
Citations:
Times 09-Feb-2007
Statutes:
Environmental Protection Act 1990 80(4)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Local Government, Nuisance, Magistrates
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.248918
