The WLR Daily case summaries
[2017] WLR (D) 546
Court of Appeal
Southwark London Borough Council and another v Transport for London
[2017] EWCA Civ 1220
2017 March 1, 2; Aug 4
McFarlane, McCombe, David Richards LJJ
Highway— Duty to maintain highway— Highway authority— Highways transferred from local authorities to Greater London Authority— Whether effective to transfer entire interest in land on which highways running— Whether effective only to transfer surface of highway and sufficient sub-soil as necessary for maintenance of surface—
Highways Act 1980 (c 66), s 14A (as inserted by Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c 29), s 260)
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GLA Roads and Side Roads (Transfer of Property etc) Order 2000 (SI 2000/1552), art 2