Highways dispute causes the Court of Appeal to ‘spit’ (City of London v Transport for London)

Table of contents

• Original news
• What was the background to this case?
• What were the issues?
• What did the court decide and why?
• To what extent is the judgment helpful?

Article summary

Local Government analysis: Martin Carter, barrister at Kings Chambers, comments on the lessons that can be learned from the London Borough of Southwark and the City of London v Transport for London judgment and discusses the practical implications of it. The judgment is likely to be of particular interest to London boroughs who had been threatened with deprivation of significant landholdings without compensation.