The Rent Review Specialist
Nuisance
Act of God
An Act of God is an event outside of human control. For example, natural disasters such as floods, fires caused by lightning, storm at sea, extraordinary snowfall and earthquake.
An Act of God is a general defence in tort actions and may be used in claims under Rylands v Fletcher and nuisance. The use of the defence has its difficulties and uncertainties. The starting point is the definition of an Act of God which, by its nature, is an event which 'no human foresight can provide against, and of which human prudence is not bound to recognise the possibility' - Tennent v Earl of Glasgow (1864).
An Act of God is a general defence in tort actions and may be used in claims under Rylands v Fletcher and nuisance. The use of the defence has its difficulties and uncertainties. The starting point is the definition of an Act of God which, by its nature, is an event which 'no human foresight can provide against, and of which human prudence is not bound to recognise the possibility' - Tennent v Earl of Glasgow (1864).