Man killed noisy neighbour with fish filleting knife – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 10 years for stabbing his neighbour to death following a series of disputes over noise in St Helens.”
BBC News, 15th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: noise
OAP given Asbo for playing her radio too loud – The Independent
“An 87-year-old woman has been given an interim anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) for playing her radio too loud and banging her walking stick on the wall, a council confirmed today.”
The Independent, 10th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Carpets not legal action’ to solve neighbour dispute – BBC News
“A £140,000 court case could have been avoided with ‘a moderate degree of carpeting’, a senior judge has said.”
BBC News, 16th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple sue over neighbour’s noisy wooden floor – Daily Telegraph
“A couple yesterday launched legal action claiming their lives had been made hell by the clicking of heels on the hard floor of the £5m apartment above their West London flat.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawrence and another v Fen Tigers Ltd (in liquidation) and others – WLR Daily
“If the character of a locality had been changed as a consequence of planning permission having been granted and implemented, then the question whether particular activities in that locality constituted a nuisance should be decided against the background of its changed character. One consequence might be that otherwise offensive activities in that locality would cease to constitute a nuisance.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Love of Rihanna lands couple in court – Daily Telegraph
“Sean Brough, 27, and Lyndsey Smith, 28, have been hit with a £1,215 bill after noise enforcement officers caught them playing music too loudly after midnight.”
Daily Telegrpah, 28th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Thomas and others v Bridgend County Borough Council – WLR Daily
Thomas and others v Bridgend County Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 862; [2011] WLR (D) 254
“For article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to be engaged, it was enough to show interference with peaceful enjoyment possessions combined with evidence of loss of value.”
WLR Daily, 26th July 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Noisy wind farm ‘drove couple out of their home’ – Daily Telegraph
“A couple who say they were driven out of their family farm by the ‘nightmare’ hum of wind turbines have mounted a ground-breaking £2.5 million compensation bid in London’s High Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Neighbours from hell’ claim eviction breached their human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Paul and Amanda Wilkes and their two children were finally thrown out of their home after 57 allegations of anti-social behaviour in just five months. But they have secured legal aid to take Blackpool council to the European Court of Human Rights – despite admitting ‘we’re no angels.’ ”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baker v Quantum Clothing Group Ltd and others – WLR Daily
Baker v Quantum Clothing Group Ltd and others [2011] UKSC 17; [2011] WLR (D) 132
“A workplace could be unsafe for the purposes of section 29(1) of the Factories Act 1961 if operations constantly and regularly carried on in it made it so. Section 29(1) applied to the risk of noise-induced hearing loss arising from such activities in relation to long-term employees. Safety had to be judged according to the general knowledge and standards of the time.”
WLR Daily, 13th April 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Supreme Court overturns CoA’s Pretty Polly hearing loss ruling – The Lawyer
“The Supreme Court has refused to endorse a Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling on noise induced hearing loss, blocking the progression of what lawyers believe could have been thousands of hearing loss claims.”
The Lawyer, 13th April 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Residents lose ‘fight the flights’ court battle – The Independent
“Local residents have lost their High Court battle to block an ‘extremely large’ increase in the number of flights proposed for London City Airport.”
The Independent, 20th January 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher who lost voice trying to make herself heard awarded £150,000 – The Guardian
“A teacher of English whose voice was permanently damaged as she struggled to make herself heard in the classroom has been awarded more than £150,000 in compensation.”
The Guardian, 9th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Johnny Cash fan jailed for playing music too loudly – Daily Telegraph
“Susan Cook refused warnings to turn down her stereo volume and was given a 16-week sentence by a judge at Basildon Crown Court.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Noisy sex’ Wearside woman spared jail for second time – BBC News
“A woman who made her neighbours’ lives hell by having noisy sex has been spared jail for a second time.”
BBC News, 29th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls to ban Mosquito ‘teen repellent’ device ruled out – BBC News
“The UK government has rejected calls to ban a device that uses a high-pitched noise to disperse teenage gangs.”
BBC News, 28th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager-repellent ‘mosquito’ must be banned, says Europe – The Guardian
“A device that uses high-frequency sound to disperse teenage gangs is illegal under human rights law and is ‘degrading and discriminatory’ to youngsters, a report this week claims.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ASBO bans woman from lap dancing, pole dancing and prostitution – Daily Telegraph
“A woman alleged to have driven neighbours out of their homes by her sexual activities has been banned from inviting any men around for the night except for her brothers and the emergency services.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lord Tebbit will not be prosecuted over claims of kicking Chinese dragon – Daily Telegraph
“Tory peer Norman Tebbit will not face criminal action over claims that he kicked a person wearing a dragon costume during Chinese New Year celebrations.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Noisy sex’ woman spared prison – BBC News
“A woman who breached an Asbo banning her from having noisy sex has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
BBC News, 22nd January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
