Retired Teacher's Three-Year Legal Hell After Council Blocked Gate
A judge ordered the council to pay her legal costs after finding the blocked wall gap had given the family access for more than 40 years.
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An 81-year-old pensioner in Matlock, UK, has been embroiled in another clash with the local council, just days after winning a three-year legal battle over the right of access to her property. Helene Ball had spent about £50,000 (about 58,000 euros) on the court case against Derbyshire County Council. The court ruled in her favor and recognized the right of passage on foot and by car towards the back of the house. However, after the decision, la…
Retired Teacher’s Three-Year Legal Battle After Council Blocked Gate
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Helene Ball returned from a shopping trip with a friend to discover that her local council had installed a green metal fence outside her home, completely cutting off access to the rear of her garden. “The cement was already dry. I was angry at first, then I just laughed,” she said. “You have to laugh […]
Three years of legal wrangling, nearly £50,000 in legal costs and a ruling that granted her the right to access her home. Helene Ball, 81, thought she had finally found a solution by going to court. But just days after her legal victory, she found herself faced with a new obstacle: 54 huge concrete blocks, like children's Lego toys, placed on the narrow road outside her home.
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