Stoneman v Lyons (Trespass and subsoil)

This case confirmed that digging into the subsoil beneath the surface of another person's land is a trespass on that land - so ownership of the land includes ownership of at least the upper layer of subsoil.
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Will you be making a 2 minute case note on Pusey v The King [2024]?

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I hadn't planned to. It was a poorly articulated, poorly argued attempt at an appeal in the Court of Appeal, which made no new law, and which did not even get over the time bar. All that really happened is that Mx Pusey (I use Mx because I believe they now identify as a Trans person but I am not certain) attempted to parrot submissions made by their own counsel in the earlier matter. From what I can tell they didn't even make the basic submissions necessary to have a conviction overturned on a plea of guilty. Ultimately it is an inconsequential judgment, which didn't live up to the bold predictions Pusey made while trolling this page some months ago. It really doesn't justify a casenote. All that needs to be said is this quote from the judgment: "It would be sincerely hoped that no person would ever engage in the outrageous and repulsive form of conduct indulged in by [Pusey]" I do think there is room for some level of empathy for Pusey, who seems to have unravelled financially, socially, emotionally and psychologically since the incident. While they present as being bold and angry and out to change the world, I suspect that they are simply experiencing an ongoing trauma reaction from the events of the night, and from their own poor conduct.

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Thank you for taking the time Anthony :)