Private and Public Nuisance
Law · Year 13 · Tort Law: Negligence and Nuisance · 2.º Período

Private and Public Nuisance

Analysing the interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land and the strict liability rule in Rylands v Fletcher.

National Curriculum Attainment TargetsAQA Law 4.2.3OCR Law H415/02

About This Topic

Analysing the interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land and the strict liability rule in Rylands v Fletcher.

Key Questions

  1. What factors determine if an interference is unreasonable in private nuisance?
  2. How does public nuisance differ from private nuisance?
  3. What are the essential elements of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher?

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