Nuisance

Causation

Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council

  • Supreme Court
  • 8 May 2024
  • Lord Reed (P), Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Burrows, Lord Stephens and Lady Simler
  • [2024] UKSC 15
  • [2024] PLSCS 86
Nuisance – Causation – Damages – Appellant owning land on which Japanese knotweed grew – Knotweed encroaching onto respondent’s adjacent property – Respondent’s claim for damages for diminution in value of land dismissed – Court of Appeal allowing respondent’s appeal
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