First Secretary of State v Arun DC & Brown

First Secretary of State v Arun DC & Brown

Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Ss.171A and 171B – Enforcement of planning control – Change of use as a single dwellinghouse – Breach of condition or limitation prohibiting use other than as a single dwellinghouse – Time limits for enforcement

Edwards & Pallikaropoulos v Environment Agency & others

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (85/337/EC, as amended by Directive 97/11/EC) – Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (96/61 EC) – Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 – Proper implementation – Common law duty of fairness to provide full public consultation – Extent to which new information must be disclosed prior to decision

Dingmar v Dingmar

Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, S.9(1) – Meaning of “at the value thereof immediately before his death” – Whether the court entitled to award a claimant a full half share in property

Cook v JD Wetherspoon PLC

Transfer of registered land – Discrepancy between words and plan – Rules of construction of documents

Oxfordshire County Council v Oxford City Council and anor

Commons Registration Act 1965 – Nature and effect of registration – Powers of the registration authority to amend application and to register part only of the subject land – Use of declaratory procedure: extent of permissible questions for the court