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Nuisance law of tort

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Law of Tort
30th November 2022



Nuisance

There are 3 types of Nuisances:
1. Private Nuisance
2. Public Nuisance
3. Statutory Nuisance (defences)


Private Nuisance:
- An unlawful act, indirectly causing:
- Physical injury to land
- Interfering with enjoyment of land
- Interfering with interests in land


Examples:
- Roof tiles damaged by acid fumes.
- Noise
- Blocking a private right of way you have over land
Must prove actual damage in nuisance.


 Nuisance is not actionable per se (in itself) and actual damage must be proved.
 A distinction is made between physical damage to land and interference with
enjoyment of land.


1. Physical Damage:
- C must prove a material injury to property.

St Helen’s Smelting Co v Tipping (1865) (HL)
The claimant lived in a manufacturing area. The defendant’s smelting works was 1 ½
miles from C’s house. Fumes damaged shrubs on the claimant’s land.
- HELD: Tipping had proved physical damage to the plants, so St Helen’s were liable.

, 1. Interference with enjoyment of land:
- Interests protected
The law protects certain established interests but new ones may be recognised from
time to time.
Examples:
 Noise
 Smells
 Smoke
But consider:
 Brothel
 Sex shops
 Tv reception


Bridlington Relay v Yorkshire Electricity Board (1965)
The claimants put up a high mast for the purposes of providing their television service. The
D’s power line interfered with the signal for BBC programmes.
- HELD: Receiving television for recreational purposes was not an important part of
the enjoyment of property.
- So interference with tv reception was not a nuisance.


 The Canadian courts have accepted that interference with television reception can
be a nuisance. (Nor Video Services v Ontario Hydro (1978) 84 DLR)


Hunter v Canary Wharf (1997) (HL)
Whether a tall building which interfered with television reception was a nuisance?
- HELD: No it was not a nuisance.


- Balance Between

 Right of landowner to use their land as they wish
 Right of neighbours not to have used their land interfered with


Activities only become unlawful if they are done unreasonably.

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