Establishing an actionable interference is only half the analysis — the outcome turns on who may sue, what relief follows, and whether a defence defeats the claim. This chapter opens with remedies and standing in private nuisance, including how damages are assessed, when damages may be awarded in lieu of an injunction, and the position on personal injury, before turning to the self-help remedy of abatement. It then works through the recognised defences of prescription, statutory authority and act of a stranger, and contrasts them with arguments that fail — planning permission, coming to the nuisance and taking reasonable care. Finally it addresses abnormal sensitivity, the role of malice, the special damage needed for an individual to sue in public nuisance, and the foreseeability, recoverable losses and complete defences under the strict liability rule for escapes of dangerous things.
