CPD Fact Sheet 5
Important Rights of Light Cases

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How do court decisions influence rights of light outcomes?

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    A practical guide to how courts assess rights of light disputes, including when injunctions or compensation may be awarded.

    • Understand what a Light Obstruction Notice does
    • Learn how a drafting anomaly in the 1959 Act affects the timing of rights being acquired
    • Includes modern authorities such as Handston Investments Ltd v Abri Group Ltd (2024), Bankside Yards Ltd v London Borough of Southwark (2023), Beaumont v Florala (2018), and Ottercroft v Scandia Care (2016)
    • Understand how courts approach injunctions versus damages
    • See how long-established legal principles are applied in practice today

    An overview of case law commonly relied upon in modern rights of light matters

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