Legal > Rights to light
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Infringement of rights to light
18 May 2009
In deciding whether a right to light has been or will be infringed by a neighbouring development, it is necessary to consider: the amount of light to which...
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Rights to light extinguishment
18 May 2009
A right to light can be extinguished by: agreement; unity of ownership; abandonment; demolition or alteration of the dominant property; or statute. Some of the cases on extinguishment...
Summary
This section brings welcome clarity to the complex area of rights to light - a subject notorious for generating friction between building owners or occupiers. Based on summaries of rights to light cases with commentary by the expert authors, this section makes a difficult area of case law accessible and readily applicable to practical situations.