Moore v British Waterways Board

British Waterways Act 1983, s.8 – Notice to remove vessel permanently moored by riparian owner – Extent of riparian rights – Mooring on tidal water – Whether action “unlawful”

Partnership – Commencement of business activity – Nature and degree of activity necessary to establish commencement

Boundary dispute – Procedural irregularities: dispensing with cross-examination without full explanation and failure to record exchanges during site visit – Whether those irregularities caused injustice so as to set aside the decision

Partnership dissolution – Option to purchase outgoing partner’s share at “net value” – Whether revaluation required a matter of interpretation of partnership agreement

Tree Preservation Order – Use to protect trees affected by roadway resurfacing proposal – Designation on area basis compared with individual tree designation

Tree Preservation Order – Use to protect trees affected by roadway resurfacing proposal – Designation on area basis compared with individual tree designation

Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999, sch.2 – “Likely to have significant effects on the environment” – Precautionary principle – Application of Wednesbury principles

Town and Country Planning Act 1990, s.171B – Material change of use – Permission granted as breach of planning control no longer enforceable – Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999, sch.2 – Environmental assessment not carried out – Whether time limits of s.171B in breach of UK’s obligations under Environmental Impact Assessment Directive

Planning Policy Statement 25 – Flood Map – Categorisation of canal structure and operation as formal flood defence

Power of Attorney – Conveyance within authority of attorney but not reflecting intention of settlor – Application of doctrine of rectification