Potential common law liability for privately provided flood defences

Structural Survey

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-113

  Wynn, Peter ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Floods; Liability; Negligence; Nuisance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993054557     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800410538640     Document Type: Article

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