Laches not a bar to claim in nuisance for sewage leaks Louise Clark02/01/2025PrintDownload PP 2025/005 In determining a defence of laches, or delay, not amounting to a limitation bar, the court must consider the length of the delay and the nature of acts done during the interval to decide where the balance of justice lies. Thank you for reading EG Want to read more? Enjoy a story a week for FREE. Register Find Out More Already a subscriber or registered user? Sign in Practice point Related Articles Hajan v Brent London Borough Council; Kerr v Poplar Housing and Regeneration Ltd Community Association Lea and other leaseholders v GP Ilfracombe Management Co Ltd Ludgate House Ltd v Ricketts (VO) Barton and others v Morris and others Brake and another v Chedington Court Estate Ltd