[1997] AC 655 (HL). A resident of London docklands bought an action in nuisance against the developers of the Canary Wharf tower. The nuisances complained of included, among other things, deposits of building dust over the local properties, and intereference with television reception. The HouseOfLords held that dust deposits could amount to a nuisance, if damage was proved, but interference with television was not an interference with resisdents' property rights. The House also suggested, contrary to the CourtOfAppeal's ruling in KhorasandjanVBush1993, that only people with a proprietary interest in land had title to sue in nuisance.
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