Off-roaders banned on ancient lanes – The Times

Posted April 30th, 2008 in news, rights of way by sally

“Many parts of the countryside are to be protected from the noisy invasion of motorcycles, 4x4s and quad bikes after a victory by green campaigners in the Court of Appeal.”

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The Times, 30th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Ltd and Others v Kingston upon Thames Borough Council – Times Law Reports

Posted April 18th, 2008 in injunctions, law reports, rights of way, roads by sally

Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Ltd and Others v Kingston upon Thames Borough Council

Chancery Division

“The introduction by Kingston upon Thames Borough Council of an unmanned code-operated barrier to control entry to Warren Road, a private road that provided access from a public road to the Coombe Estate, would amount to a substantial interference with the statutory rights of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Ltd, Holy Cross Sisters Trustees Inc, Rokeby Educational Trust Ltd, who run three schools, and Unilever plc, who run a training centre, to use the relevant roads for going to or leaving their premises.”

The Times, 18th April 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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R (Godmanchester Town Council) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – WLR Daily

Posted June 21st, 2007 in law reports, rights of way by sally

R (Godmanchester Town Council) v. Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2007] UKHL 28

“‘Sufficient evidence’ under s 31(1) of the Highways Act 1980 that a landowner had had no intention to dedicate a way as a highway required evidence of overt acts demonstrating his lack of intention and coming to the attention of users of the way.”

WLR Daily, 20th June 2007

Source: www.lawreports.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.