Robert McCracken KC is a leading public, planning and environmental barrister at Francis Taylor Building. He appears at all levels from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to magistrates’ courts and planning inquiries. He is a former Visiting Professor at King’s College London and Chair of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association. Gregory Jones KC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building, UK. He has extensive experience of local government and law enforcement as Alderman and Sheriff of the City of London. His practice covers all aspects of environmental law, including judicial review and statutory challenges, town and country planning, motor sports, and local government.James Pereira KC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building, UK. He specialises in planning, environmental, local government and administrative law, compulsory purchase and compensation. James is consistently ranked among the top silks in his field. He is a former Visiting Professor at King’s College London.Daisy Noble is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building. She has a BCL from Oxford University and has been consistently ranked as a top rated junior planning barrister.

The authors of Statutory Nuisance should be heartily congratulated for writing such a formidable (the book runs to almost 800 pages including index), well-researched book, which deserves a place on the bookshelves, especially of those who have a practical interest in this area of law. While the book is mainly for the English practitioner, the book will also prove useful to a Scottish readership.

• Chapter 1 Nature and Scope of Statutory NuisanceChapter 2 Duties and Powers of Local AuthoritiesChapter 3 The Abatement NoticeChapter 4 Challenging an Abatement NoticeChapter 5 Criminal Proceedings under EPA 1990, section 80 for Breaches of the Requirements of an Abatement NoticeChapter 6 Statutory Nuisance Proceedings Brought by an IndividualChapter 7 Costs and CompensationChapter 8 Noise and SmellChapter 9 Other Powers Dealing with Problems Akin to NuisanceChapter 10 Other Environmental RegimesAppendix A Forms and draft noticesAppendix B Material relating to statutory nuisanceAppendix C Material relating to magistrates’ court, Crown Court and High Court proceedingsAppendix D Material relating to evidenceAppendix E Material relating to sentencing and costsAppendix F Human rightsAppendix G Miscellaneous statutory materialAppendix H Guidance relating to noise, smell, lighting, insects and parkingAppendix I List of useful links

Robert McCracken KC is a leading public, planning and environmental barrister at Francis Taylor Building. He appears at all levels from the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to magistrates’ courts and planning inquiries. He is a former Visiting Professor at King’s College London and Chair of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association. Gregory Jones KC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building, UK. He has extensive experience of local government and law enforcement as Alderman and Sheriff of the City of London. His practice covers all aspects of environmental law, including judicial review and statutory challenges, town and country planning, motor sports, and local government.James Pereira KC is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building, UK. He specialises in planning, environmental, local government and administrative law, compulsory purchase and compensation. James is consistently ranked among the top silks in his field. He is a former Visiting Professor at King’s College London.Daisy Noble is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building. She has a BCL from Oxford University and has been consistently ranked as a top rated junior planning barrister.

The authors of Statutory Nuisance should be heartily congratulated for writing such a formidable (the book runs to almost 800 pages including index), well-researched book, which deserves a place on the bookshelves, especially of those who have a practical interest in this area of law. While the book is mainly for the English practitioner, the book will also prove useful to a Scottish readership.

• Chapter 1 Nature and Scope of Statutory NuisanceChapter 2 Duties and Powers of Local AuthoritiesChapter 3 The Abatement NoticeChapter 4 Challenging an Abatement NoticeChapter 5 Criminal Proceedings under EPA 1990, section 80 for Breaches of the Requirements of an Abatement NoticeChapter 6 Statutory Nuisance Proceedings Brought by an IndividualChapter 7 Costs and CompensationChapter 8 Noise and SmellChapter 9 Other Powers Dealing with Problems Akin to NuisanceChapter 10 Other Environmental RegimesAppendix A Forms and draft noticesAppendix B Material relating to statutory nuisanceAppendix C Material relating to magistrates’ court, Crown Court and High Court proceedingsAppendix D Material relating to evidenceAppendix E Material relating to sentencing and costsAppendix F Human rightsAppendix G Miscellaneous statutory materialAppendix H Guidance relating to noise, smell, lighting, insects and parkingAppendix I List of useful links