‘The decision in Jethiga Sateeshkumar v Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council [2026] considers when Japanese knotweed encroachment amounts to a private nuisance, and whether treatment costs are recoverable where knotweed has already encroached before the defendant came under a duty to act. ‘
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2026
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
