A Right To A View? What the Tate Modern judgement tells us about privacy and glass walls

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Sarah Reynolds takes a closer look at the recent High Court decision involving the Tate Modern and residents of Native Land's neighbouring NEO Bankside scheme, which should be of comfort to developers, but perhaps not to those living in glass-walled urban apartments...

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Sarah Reynolds

Senior Associate at Goodman Derrick

Sarah specialises in all aspects of residential property work both in and out of London. Sarah attended Cape Cornwall School and then obtained a law degree at King's College, London. She completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in London. Following University, Sarah worked for a small firm in Fulham for two years and then joined Goodman Derrick LLP in 2007 as a paralegal in the Property Department (specialising in residential property), before commencing her formal training contract in September 2008. Sarah qualified in September 2010 and joined the Property department.

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