The Regency Villas case comment

The Regency Villas deals with a very novel application of the principle of easements
to recreational activities. As observed by Lord Carnwath, none of the cases previously considered by the Supreme Court dealt with recreational activities. The balance of principles underpinning the extension of the law of easements to recreational activities, in particular, the burden involved and the potentially dangerous nature of this burden, is evidence that there should be no such extension.