Subjects:

Environmental Law

Contents:

1. Nature and scope of statutory nuisance.

2. Local authority powers and duties.

3. The abatement notice.

4. Challenging an abatement notice.

5. Criminal prosecution for breach of abatement notice.

6. Action by an aggrieved person.

7. Costs and compensation.

8. Noise.

9. Like powers.

10. Other Environmental Regimes.

Appendices:

Local Authority addresses

forms of abatement notice

pre s 82 complaint notice

s 82 complaint

appeal form.

This new book focuses exclusively on statutory nuisance, a practice widely used by local authorities and individuals as a means of resolving a range of problems including neighbour noise, pollution, poor housing quality.The work adopts a practical yet authoritative approach and provides a comprehensive statement of the law and how it can be applied in practice.

Written by expert authors, this informative text guides the reader through drafting and varying attachment notices, preparing evidence, role of judicial review and costs which can be awarded. Fully up to date with coverage of recent rulings in Falmouth v Hewlings, the impact of the Human Rights Act and the effect of the contaminated land regime.