The High Court case of Cooper and Powells vs Ludgate was eagerly awaited, as it represented a key opportunity to set the tone for future claims. And it did not disappoint. 

The claimants were individual owners of two flats in high-end residential block Bankside Lofts. The defendant was Native Land, owner of a large phased development site on the South Bank. 

Is Waldram dead?

The court decided that the alternative methods of assessing light loss (such as radiance or climate-based daylight modelling) were too unreliable, and it firmly endorsed the Waldram method. This therefore remains the industry standard assessment method.

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