Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 15:38:43 +0100

From: Ken Oliphant

Subject: New Rylands v. Fletcher case

Ah yes, but an alternative basis for the decision was "negligence/nuisance", both of which the judge considered required proof of culpability.

Q: what was the last case to be decided in favour of the claimant under Rylands v Fletcher where there was no fault on the defendant's part?

Ken Oliphant

>>> Charles Mitchell 10/04/05 3:14 PM >>>

The rule in Rylands v Fletcher lives on in English law, this time triggering liability for a fire that caught hold of combustible materials on D's land, and then escaped onto C's property: LMS International Ltd v Styrene Packaging and Insulation Ltd [2005] EWHC 2065 (TCC).

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