Party walls; section 7(2) compensation: Summary: Surveyors have jurisdiction to award compensation under section 7(2), even where the damage suffered, or the works causing the damage, are outside the strict terms of the award. Concrete overspill from an earlier basement Read More
Assessment of damages taking into consideration diminution of adjoining owner’s property and findings of Trespass. Authorised judgment here: Seeff v Ho
Recoverability of costs in party wall matters; litigation costs. Authorised judgment here: Reeves v Blake
Award made in the absence of notice; validity of retrospective awards. Authorised judgment here: Rodrigues v Sokal
The interpretation and application of the dispute resolution procedure under section 10 of the Act and reasonable costs. Authorised judgment here: Onigbanjo v Pearson Judgment
Enforcement of party wall awards; whether an appeal should proceed under Part 8 or Part 52 relating to statutory appeals; invalidity of Addendum Award. Authorised judgment here: Zissis v Lukomski
Failure to serve notice before commencing notifiable works; Court’s approach to causation of damage. Authorised judgment here: Roadrunner Properties v Dean