LAWS1003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Nuisance, Public Nuisance, Exxon
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The private nuisance action complements the trespass to land action however is concerned with p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s (cid:396)ight to the (cid:395)uiet use a(cid:374)d e(cid:374)joy(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of thei(cid:396) la(cid:374)d f(cid:396)ee f(cid:396)o(cid:373) u(cid:374)(cid:396)easo(cid:374)a(cid:271)le interferences. Public nuisance is concerned with the protection of public rights and is also a crime under the common law. P(cid:396)i(cid:448)ate (cid:374)uisa(cid:374)(cid:272)e is a(cid:374) u(cid:374)la(cid:449)ful i(cid:374)te(cid:396)fe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ith a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s use o(cid:396) e(cid:374)joy(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of la(cid:374)d, o(cid:396) so(cid:373)e (cid:396)ight over, or in connection with it. A balance is required to be struck between competing uses of land and so the courts will consider a variety of factors before finding that a given activity constitutes a private nuisance. An interference with a recognised right attached to land; and. To have title to sue in private nuisance, the plaintiff must have a legally recognised interest in land and be in actual possession of the land at the time of the interference.
