Cases - Ali v Secretary of State for Rural Affairs

Record details

Name

Ali v Secretary of State for Rural Affairs

Date

[2015]

Citation

EWHC 893

Legislation

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

Keywords

Easements

Summary

The owner of an alleyway installed gates at both ends to prevent vandalism and to prevent members of the public using it as a right of way to access nearby properties. The court held that locking the gates over a period at Christmas was not enough to rebut the presumption of dedication. The landowner had failed to make clear his intention not to dedicate a public right of way.