nuisance

• manatia v national provincial : occupier of land can be sued for nuisance
• thomas v num: creator can be sued for nuisance
• hunter v canary wharf: the claimant must be someone with an interest in land
• southwark v mill: unreasonableness is interference which goes beyond the normal bounds of acceptability
• four factors the court will consider to determine unreasonableness:

  • locality: put up with level of discomfort common for the area (st helen’s v tippings) and how the area is now (gillingham v medway)
  • malice: out of bad motive (christie v davey)
  • duration (crown river v kimbolton)
  • c’s sensitivity
• allen v gulf oil: defence of statautory authority, acted with reasonable care and skill
• sturges v bridgeman: if c has put up with nuisance for over 20 years they cannot sue
• coventry v lawrence: injunctions are available