Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter

In Marsh v Baxter the WA Supreme Court resolved a dispute between organic farmers, the Marshes, and their genetically-modified-crop-growing neighbour, Mr Baxter. Causes of action in negligence and nuisance each failed. The court denied that Baxter owed the Marshes a duty to prevent swathes of GM mat...

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Main Authors: Bunn, Anna, Douglas, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: LexisNexis Butterworths 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5904
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description In Marsh v Baxter the WA Supreme Court resolved a dispute between organic farmers, the Marshes, and their genetically-modified-crop-growing neighbour, Mr Baxter. Causes of action in negligence and nuisance each failed. The court denied that Baxter owed the Marshes a duty to prevent swathes of GM material entering their property, and denied that Baxter unreasonably interfered with the use of their property. In terms of principle, the case is notable for a narrow view of recoverability of pure economic loss and for application of principles of nuisance to the battleground of GM farmers and their anti-GM neighbours. The judgment could be seen as a step towards resolving the tension between those who adopt GM technology and those who eschew it, but not an entirely satisfying one.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-59042017-01-30T10:49:13Z Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter Bunn, Anna Douglas, Michael In Marsh v Baxter the WA Supreme Court resolved a dispute between organic farmers, the Marshes, and their genetically-modified-crop-growing neighbour, Mr Baxter. Causes of action in negligence and nuisance each failed. The court denied that Baxter owed the Marshes a duty to prevent swathes of GM material entering their property, and denied that Baxter unreasonably interfered with the use of their property. In terms of principle, the case is notable for a narrow view of recoverability of pure economic loss and for application of principles of nuisance to the battleground of GM farmers and their anti-GM neighbours. The judgment could be seen as a step towards resolving the tension between those who adopt GM technology and those who eschew it, but not an entirely satisfying one. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5904 LexisNexis Butterworths restricted
spellingShingle Bunn, Anna
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Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter
title Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter
title_full Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter
title_fullStr Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter
title_full_unstemmed Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter
title_short Breaking new ground?: Nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in Marsh v Baxter
title_sort breaking new ground?: nuisance, negligence and pure economic loss in marsh v baxter
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5904