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Inglis v. Shotts Iron Co., (1881) 8 R. 1006 & (1882) 9 R. (H.L.) 78 The subject element here is fire, as theme for this fourth in a quartet of weekly studies of private law in defence of nature.
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River Esk weir Duke of Buccleuch v. Alexr. Cowan & Sons, (1864) 2 M. 653; (1866) 5 M. 214; (1866) 4 M. 475; (1867) 5 M. 1054; (1873) 11 M. 675; (1873) 1 R. 85; (1874) 1 R. 1111; (1876) 4 R. (H.L.) 14
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Officers of State v Earl of Haddington, (1823) 2 S. 420, (1830) 8 S. 867 & (1831) 9 S. (HL) 13 The second element of the ancients, Earth, provides the theme for the second in this quartet of weekly articles about the use of private law to protect the environment. Today we see property law invoke
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Lord Advocate v North British Railway Co (1894) 2 SLT 71 The soundly educational 21st-Century Bar Conference last December 5th heard Lord President Pentland forecast that “litigation about environmental issues will become a greater feature of our forum”.
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