Archive for August 2008
Field Common Ltd v Elmbridge Borough Council [2008] EWHC 2079 (Ch) (27 August 2008)
The local authority widened an access road to its industrial estate by laying tarmac on the Claimant’s land. The local authority was liable to pay damages for the acts of trespass on the land and the damages should be assessed on the basis of the hypothetical negotiation for the right to use and license others to use the land
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Pre-emptive possession orders
Secretary of State for the Environment Food & Rural Affairs v Meier & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 903 was a case concerning travellers encamped on Forestry Commission land. Some of the travellers had previously camped on a nearby patch of Forestry Commission land until a possession order was obtained. The Forestry Commission (or rather the [...]
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Having regard…
M & M Savant Limited v Brown and others LRX/26/2006
It is a shame that this case was decided in 2008, and not in 1998 when it would have had a much greater relevance. It contains a comprehensive analysis of s.20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 prior to the wide ranging amendments made by the Commonhold [...]
A Problem of Definition?
Nick’s most recent post on the question of contributions raises some interesting points, and I think shows that we need…
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Who will contribute? on what platform?
Though supporters, both Geeklawyer on his blog and Nearly Legal in a recent comment are sceptical of our chances for…
Tell us about your data
Francis Irving has posted about the initiative on the Open Knowledge Foundation blog. His main point is that “this project…
Barcamp signup
All – It’s important you make clear in your comments on the Barcamp page if you are signing up to…
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Help from the top
The man at the top, Cabinet Office Minister for Transformational Government Tom Watson. is on the case!
I think I can…
Challenges Ahead for the Free Legal Web
There is, it seems, something of a dichotomy between thought and action when discussing the Free Legal Web; the idea…
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