This module looks at the liability of a business if they disturb others, by causing flooding, polluting land with chemicals, disturbing with noise, and so on.

Our studies will start with the precedent common law case of Rylands v Fletcher (1868). The case shows the legal reasoning behind the tort of nuisance. We will also look at the various remedies available such as damages and injunction, both of which may be available to an injured party.

At the end of this course, you will know more about:

• nuisance as a tort
• the concept of nuisance and why businesses must be aware of it
• the potential liability businesses may have to their neighbours, both commercial and residential, when disturbing a person’s right to the quiet enjoyment of their own land
• the legal concept of strict liability and when it applies
• ways common law courts distinguish a case and a set of circumstances from another
• the famous 1977 nuisance case of Miller v Jackson and the practice of cross appealing
• the remedies of injunction and damages in nuisance cases
• learn key essential terms necessary to practise commercial law internationally