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Noise definition

What does Noise mean? In transactional, finance and insurance practice, noise describes uncertainty or variability in outcomes that is not driven by investment market movements. It is a descriptive expression rather than a defined legal term in the UK or Ireland. Examples include an insurer’s uncertainty over the frequency, timing and severity of future claims on its book, or short-term, immaterial fluctuations in working capital or earnings unrelated to market prices. Lawyers refer to noise when allocating non-market risk in contracts, for example in pricing mechanisms, earn-out or working capital true-ups, financial covenants, material adverse change clauses, warranties and indemnities, and in regulatory...

Noise Nuisance Offences: Public and Statutory Nuisance, Abatement Notices, Defences, Sentencing and Anti-Social Behaviour Powers (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

Noise nuisance

Noise makes up the majority of complaints received by local authorities and the Environment agency (EA) about environmental pollution. It is any unwelcome sound that happens unexpectedly, or is excessively loud or repetitive. Exposure within certain decibel ranges can be harmful to health, with low frequency noise capable of being as damaging as loud noise. Noise nuisance is typically handled by local authorities as an environmental health matter. The police become involved where the disturbance amounts to a breach of the peace, or is linked to threatening, violent or other anti-social behaviour. Police and local councils frequently work jointly to take action or obtain orders against residents whose anti-social behaviour—causing alarm, harassment and distress—affects others. See Practice Note: Anti-social behaviour—environmental breaches.

Public nuisance

Creating a public nuisance is both a tort and a criminal offence, formerly at common law and now under section 78 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022). It is now more usual for public nuisance to be addressed as a Statutory nuisance (see below)...

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Jeremy Phillips , KC

FTB Chambers

As a leading barrister and former solicitor/partner in two international law firms, Jeremy represents companies, as well as government departments, councils, police forces and residents' groups across a unique range of associated legal disciplines.His strategic and organisational skills in planning / highways, regulation, licensing and mediation derive from working for many years at the highest levels in both professions.Qualified as solicitor in London in 1980. Partner Cartwrights (1982). Co-founder Holt Phillips (1984).Equity partner Eversheds (following merger with Holt Phillips) (1994). Partner Osborne Clarke (2001) on consolidation of Eversheds' South West practices in Cardiff. Leader of national teams in both firms. Called to the Bar in 2004. Chambers of Andrew Tait QC, Francis Taylor Building ('FTB'), Inner Temple (2006 - date). Accredited mediator - CEDR (2008). Bar Council accredited to accept Public (direct) Access work (2010 - date). Member of the Bar Council (2014 - 2015)...

Charles Forrest

FTB Chambers

Charles is a barrister at Francis Taylor Building (FTB) Chambers. His areas of practice include Planning and Environment; Public and Local Government including judicial review; Rights of Way, Highways and Traffic; Infrastructure; Compulsory Purchase and Compensation; Regulatory/Criminal; Protests, Injunctions, and Committal; Licensing, Police, and Anti-social Behaviour; Rating and Council Tax; Tort and Land (often with a planning dimension) He is regularly instructed by local authorities and other public bodies, large and small developers, action groups and similar, and individuals. He has appeared as sole counsel before the High Court, planning inquiries, enforcement inquiries, traffic inquiries, DCO issue specific hearings, the Valuation Tribunal, Crown Court, County Court, Magistrates’ Court, and Council sub-committees. ...

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