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Statutory trusts, planning law and open spaces: R (on the application of Day) v Shropshire Council

Lloyd Brown

Trusts & Trustees, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 68 - 72

Swansea University Author: Lloyd Brown

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/tandt/ttae090

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This case comment argues that the Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Day) v Shropshire Council [2023] UKSC 8 is significant for two reasons. From a technical standpoint, the judgment rightly preserves the public recreation rights afforded under a statutory trust following an unlawful...

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ISSN: 1363-1780 1752-2110
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2025
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