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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW – FERN AND OTHERS V BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TATE GALLERY

The Supreme Court has decided by a majority of 3:2 in Fern and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery that the public viewing gallery on the 10th floor of the Tate Modern has caused a nuisance to neighbouring flat owners.

What is Nuisance

Nuisance falls broadly into two categories, public nuisance such as unlawfully blocking a highway, and private nuisance, the category under which this case was brought. Read more…