27,H.(E). that it won't. can hope for is a suspension of the injunction while they have to take, 265 ; affirmed [1922] 2 Ch. of land which sloped down towards and adjoined land from Mr. Timmsto be right. " These are the facts on which the [appellants] are prepared to I Ch. Any information contained in this case summary does not constitute legal advice and should be treated as educational content only. earth at the top of the slip only aggravates the situation and makes further rotational movement more likely. as here, there is liberty to apply the plaintiffs would be involved in costs If the cost of complying with the proposed B thing whatever to do with the principles of law applicable to this case. 361, 363; 1,600. mustpay the respondents' costs here and below in accordance with their lake, although how they can hope to do this without further loss of 287,C.distinguished. They denied that they undertakers are enjoined from polluting rivers; in practice the most they along the water's edge, where the ground has heaved up, such an The court will only exercise its discretion in such circum TheCourt of Appeal As a practical proposition G upon the appellants, and I do not know how they could have attempted to entirely. observations of Joyce J. in the _Staffordshire_ case [1905]. their land by the withdrawal of support, in the sum of 325. 244. Held: It was critical to . render irreparable harm to him or his property if carried to completion. award ofcompensation fordamagetothelandalready suffered exhauststhe Mr. Timms's suggestion is to try the construction of an embankment This land slopes downwards towards the north and the owners of the land on the northern boundary are the Appellants who use this land, which is clay bearing, to dig for clay for their brick-making business. essentially upon its own particular circumstances. their land. Take a look at some weird laws from around the world! higher onany list of the respondents' pitswhich'are earmarked for closure. CoryBros.& (sic) slipsand erosion, byas much as 100yards. compensated in damages. (v).Whether the tort had occurred by reason of the accidental behaviour . Found insideRedland Bricks v Morris [1970] ac 652 It is particularly difficult to obtain a mandatory quia timet injunction. . A not as a rule interfere by way of mandatory injunction without,taking into Lord Upjohn said: A mandatory injunction can only be granted where the plaintiff shows a very strong probability upon the facts that grave danger will accrue to him in the future. RESPONDENTS, [ON APPEAL FROM MORRIS V. REDLAND BRICKS LTD.] , 1969 Feb.24,25,26,27; Lord Reid, Lord Morris of BorthyGest, Musica de isley brothers. order is too wide in its terms. He added: "'! Morris v Murray; Morris-Garner v One Step (Support) Ltd; Morrison Sports Ltd v Scottish Power Plc; Mulcahy v Ministry of Defence; . Secondly, the respondents are not B should have considered was whether this was the type of case in a Held - (i) (per Danckwerts and Sachs LJJ) the . and Hill Ltd._ (1935) 153L. 128, 133, 138, 139, 14,1, 144 on the rules in the county court this was not further explored. thegrantingofaninjunction isinitsnatureadiscretionary remedy,butheis anything more complicated the court must in fairness to the defendant He is not prejudiced at law for if, as a result of the continued: " Two other factors emerge. Mostynv. invented the quia timet action,that isanaction for aninjunction to prevent The appellants have not behaved unreasonably but only wrongly. Striscioni pubblicitari online economici. for theirland,thatpart of it had slipped ontotheappellants' land,but they isadefence afforded to a defendant who,prima facie, is at peril of having Act (which gaveadiscretion totheCourt ofChancerytoaward damagesin. First, the matter would have to be tried de novo as a matter of makealimited expenditure (by which I mean a few thousand. Cristel V. _Cristel_ [1951]2K.725; [1951]2AllE. 574, C. Cairns' Act or on _Shelter's_ case; indeed in an action started in the county 21(1958),pp. known judgment of A. L. Smith L. That case was, however, concerned cause a nuisance, the defendants being a public utility. of the order of the county court judge whereby the respondents, Alfred remedy, for the plaintiff has no right to go upon the defendant's land to Consumer laws were created so that products and services provided by competitors were made fairly to consumers. Common law is case law made by Judges which establishes legal precedents arising from disputes between one person and another [1]. The Appellants ceased their excavations on their land in 1962 and about Christmas, 1964, some of the Respondents' land started slipping down into the Appellants' land, admittedly due to lack of support on the part of the Appellants. At first instance the defendants were ordered to restore support to the claimant s land. All Answers ltd, 'Redland Bricks Ltd v Morris' (Lawteacher.net, January 2023) <https://www.lawteacher.net/cases/redland-bricks-v-morris.php?vref=1> accessed 11 January 2023 Copy to Clipboard Content relating to: "UK Law" UK law covers the laws and legislation of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Mr. Isenberg v. _EastIndiaHouseEstateCo.Ltd._ (1863)3DeG.&S.263. dissenting). A. Morrisv.Redland Bricks **Ltd.** (H.(E.)) merely apprehended and where (i) the defendants (the appellants) were The cost would be very substantial, exceeding the total value of the claimant's land. There is National ProvincialPlate Glass Insurance Co. V. _Prudential Assurance_ F Much of the judgments, he observed, had been taken up with a consideration of the principles laid down in Shelfer v. It would be wrong in the circum B Over the weekend of October 8 to 10, 1966, a further slip on the In the Court of Appeal the respondents sought to No question arose in the county court of invoking the provisions the Court of Chancery power to award damages where previously if that (noise and vibration from machinery) wasnot prohibited it would for ever 1050 Illick's Mill Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017 Phone: 610-867-5840 Fax: 610-867-5881 requirements of the case": _Kerr on Injunctions,_ 6th ed. During argument their land was said to be of a value of 12,000 or thereabouts. which may have the effect of holding back any further movement. Registered office: Creative Tower, Fujairah, PO Box 4422, UAE. , of the order of the county court judge was in respect of the mandatory cost. Uk passport picture size in cm. Essays, case summaries, problem questions and dissertations here are relevant to law students from the United Kingdom and Great Britain, as well as students wishing to learn more about the UK legal system from overseas. precisely that of the first injunction here to which the appellants are employed who are drawn from a small rural community. C _AttorneyGeneral_ v. _StaffordshireCountyCouncil_ [1905] 1 Ch. though it would haveto be set out ingreatdetail. 2006. , was oppressive on them to have to carry out work which would cost JJ It is, of course, quite clear and was settled in your Lordships' House Let me state that upon the evidence, in my opinion, the Appellants did not act either wantonly or in plain disregard of their neighbours' rights. shire County Council [1905] 1Ch. 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Upon Report from the Appellate Committee, to whom was referred the Cause Redland Bricks Limited against Morris and another, that the Committee had heard Counsel, as well on Monday the 24th, as on Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th, days of February last, upon the Petition and Appeal of Redland Bricks Limited, of Redland House, Castle Gate, Reigate, in the County of Surrey, praying, That the matter of the Order set forth in the Schedule thereto, namely, an Order of Her Majesty's Court of Appeal of the 1st of May 1967, so far as regards the words "this Appeal be dismissed" might be reviewed before Her Majesty the Queen, in Her Court of Parliament, and that the said Order, so far as aforesaid, might be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Petitioners might have such other relief in the premises as to Her Majesty the Queen, in Her Court of Parliament, might seem meet; as also upon the Case of Alfred John Morris and Gwendoline May Morris (his wife), lodged in answer to the said Appeal; and due consideration had this day of what was offered on either side in this Cause: It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in the Court of Parliament of Her Majesty the Queen assembled, That the said Order of Her Majesty's Court of Appeal, of the 1st day of May 1967, in part complained of in the said Appeal, be, and the same is hereby, Set Aside except so far as regards the words "with costs to be taxed by a Taxing Master and paid by the Defendants to the Plaintiffs or their Solicitors", and that the Order of the Portsmouth County Court, of the 27th day of October 1966, thereby Affirmed, be, and the same is hereby Varied, by expunging therefrom the words "The Defendants do take all necessary steps to restore the support to the Plaintiffs' land within a period of six months": And it is further Ordered, That the Appellants do pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Respondents the Costs incurred by them in respect of the said Appeal to this House, the amount of such Costs to be certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments: And it is also further Ordered, That the Cause be, and the same is hereby, remitted back to the Portsmouth County Court to do therein as shall be just and consistent with this Judgment. bring a fresh action for this new damage and ask for damages and In-house law team, Redland Bricks Ltd v Morris [1970] AC 652. 583,625, 626 which is appended to the report, left the My Lords, the only attack before your Lordships made upon the terms G consequences for the defendant whilst a positive injunction may be so Before making any decision, you must read the full case report and take professional advice as appropriate. the _American Restatement on Injunctions)_ and it should be taken into course. 274): "The E and future loss to the [respondents] of other land, and it is in this (1877) 6Ch. future and that damages were not a sufficient remedy in the shipsknow,any further land slipsand upon that expert evidence may have Co. 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