Robbins v London Borough of Bexley: TCC 16 Aug 2012

The claimant sought damages saying that her house had been damaged by subsidence after dessication of the soil by trees under the defendant’s control.
Held: The defendants were liable.

Judges:

Edwards-Stuart J

Citations:

[2012] EWHC 2257 (TCC)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 1(1)

Citing:

CitedBerent v Family Mosaic Housing and Another CA 13-Jul-2012
The claimant sought damages saying that her house had been damaged by the roots of plane trees on neighbouring land for which the defendants were responsible. . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromRobbins v London Borough of Bexley CA 17-Oct-2013
The claimant said that his house had been damaged by tree roots for which the appellant was responsible. The trees were 33 metres from the house.
Held: The appeal failed. The immediate cause of the damage was a failure to do something which . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

Negligence, Nuisance

Updated: 04 November 2022; Ref: scu.463659