Lawrence v Kempsey Shire Council

Judgment date: 12/05/1995
Court: NSWSC
Judge: Young J
Citation: (1995) 6 BPR 14,111; (1995) 87 LGERA 49; (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-344;
Catchwords: Water;  Inland waterways;  Boundary of land;  Riparian right;  

Tort;  Nuisance;  Flow of sewerage effluent into creek causing weed growth;  Where affected grazing activities on plaintiff's land;  

Local government;  Legal liability;  Nuisance;  Defence on basis acting in accordance with statutory power;  

Water;  Drainage;  Where nuisance caused by drainage works;  Works carried out by Council and Drainage Union;  

Practice and procedure;  Injunctions;  Common Law;  Where nuisance remedied before trial;