| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 433 (Mar) |
| Court: | Technology and Construction Court |
| Judge: | Judge Anthony Thornton QC |
| Representation | Dore Green (instructed by Plexus Law) for the claimants. |
| Timothy Lord (instructed by Barlow, Lyde & Gilbert) for the authority. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 28 March 2003 |
Catchwords
Nuisance - Private nuisance - Damage to property - Encroachment of tree roots - Highway authority - Liability of authority.
The Case
In all the circumstances, the defendant local highway authority was liable in nuisance for the subsidence damage caused by a tree under its control.
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