Wages board axe is good news for farmers
Published August 2010
Midland farmers are well pleased that the Agricultural Wages Board is being axed by the Government, according to Sally Morris, partner and head of employment law at MFG Solicitors.
Anticipation of Trespass?
Published January 2010
The outcome may appear most sensible but it was for the Supreme Court to recently decide that an order for possession cannot be granted in respect of land yet to be occupied by a trespasser, reversing the Court of Appeal’s earlier decision. The thoughts being that such an order would require the “trespasser” to deliver up land he did not occupy to an owner who had not lost possession. (Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Meier).
Excessive Use of a Right of Way
Published January 2010
Bee v. Thompson C/A [November 2009]
Owners of land, over which a neighbour had a right of way, brought proceedings against that neighbour to prevent development of land served by the right of way. The claimants put forward two arguments; firstly that the right of way was restricted to agricultural purposes only, and secondly, that the increased use of the land, from grazing to the site of three houses, exceeded what was reasonably tolerable and would amount to excessive use.
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