Supreme Court holds that Dartmoor Commons Act right of access extends to wild camping (Darwall v Dartmoor National Park Authority)
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Mr and Mrs Darwall’s appeal, holding that the interpretation of section 10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 (DCA 1985), granting the public a right of access, extends to wild camping as a form of open-air recreation. Hannah Brown, senior solicitor and Matthew McFeeley, partner, at Richard Buxton Solicitors, and Rosie Brain, solicitor at Clarke Willmott, discuss the implications of the judgment.