Thursday 11 March 2010 at 12:45
Property Law Discussion Group
Cancelled
Speaker: Bill Swadling
Venue: New College Conduit Room
POSTPONED TO TT 2010
Bill Swadling will lead a discussion on the very recent decision of the Supreme Court in Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs v Meier [2009] UKSC 11:
“A number of travellers established an unauthorised camp in Hethfelton, one of the woods managed by the Forestry Commission and owned by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Secretary of State sought an order for possession in respect of Hethfelton and other specified woods (also managed by the Commission and owned by the Secretary of State) which had not yet been occupied by the defendants to the claim. The Secretary of State also sought an injunction against the same defendants restraining them from re-entering Hethfelton and from entering the other woods. The Recorder before whom the claim came decided to grant an order for possession against the defendants in respect of Hethfelton, but not in respect of the other woods. The Recorder also refused to grant the injunction sought. The Court of Appeal allowed the Secretary of State’s appeal against the Recorder’s refusal to grant the order for possession in relation to the other woods and against his refusal to grant the injunction. The defendants appealed.” (Supreme Court press summary)
The Supreme Court judgment is available at http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2009_0087_Judgment.pdf. Obviously this meeting will work best if participants have read the case!
If you would like to come, please let me know by Tuesday of 8th week.
For more information please contact: Michael Ashdown
Organised by the Property Law Discussion Group
