‘The Upper Tribunal has handed down its decision in Singleton Birch & Anor v HMRC [2025] UKUT 72 (TCC) – the first appellate decision to consider the interpretation of the Landfill Tax (Qualifying Material) Order 2011 (‘QMO’).’
Devereux Chambers, 11th March 2025
Source: www.devereuxchambers.co.uk
‘Yorkshire Water has been ordered to pay £40m to address its “serious failures” over wastewater and sewage.’
BBC News, 20th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More and more children at Rebecca Stewart’s east London playgroup are using asthma inhalers, she says. It was about one in 40 – but now, she says, it is more like one out of every four.’
BBC News, 18th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Herefordshire Council acted lawfully when it used planning policy to try to control agricultural waste, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Industrial poultry farms face tough new regulations around the disposal of chicken manure after a judge ruled it can be classified as waste and requires a detailed and transparent plan to dispose of it without damaging the environment.’
The Guardian, 11th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A landfill operator who sought a judicial review against the Environment Agency’s decision to issue a closure notice for the site has had their application refused by the High Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Thames Water will seek approval for an emergency cash lifeline in court on Monday as it faces running out of money in four weeks’ time.’
BBC News, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has dismissed a claim against Newport City Council concerning the ownership of a hard drive containing the password to a Bitcoin wallet worth more than £600m that was said to have been left in error at a landfill site, after finding “no reasonable grounds for bringing the case”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A computer expert’s decade-long battle to recover a £600m bitcoin fortune he says has been lost in a council dump has been halted by a judge.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A High Court review into plans to build an incinerator near Dorset’s Unesco World Heritage site has been given permission to go ahead.’
BBC News, 17th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has agreed to hear a judicial review challenge of Havering Council’s decision not to allocate an illegal landfill behind pollution issues and wildfires as “contaminated land”.
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man trying to recover a Bitcoin hard drive in a landfill site which he says is now worth about £600m is “seeking to bribe the council”, it has been claimed in court. Newport council has asked a High Court judge to strike out a claim by James Howells, who is attempting to sue the local authority to gain access to the site or get £495m in compensation.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A landfill site that is the subject of a legal challenge from Newcastle Under Lyme Council for emitting odorous gasses has been hit with a closure order from the Environment Agency.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A metal recycling firm has been fined more than £650,000 for failing to implement effective control measures to protect workers.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Wales’ biggest council has agreed to pay £16m to settle a bill over landfill tax dating back 10 years.’
BBC News, 21st September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been handed a £500 fine for fly-tipping after leaving a cabinet for free collection outside her home.’
BBC News, 17th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A resident has been issued with a £1,000 fine for fly-tipping household waste.’
BBC News, 11th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A West Midlands waste operator has paid £100,000 to a local wildlife project as an Enforcement Undertaking following a fire at one of its sites.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m between them for a “catalogue of failure” over illegal sewage discharges into rivers and the sea after the industry regulator’s biggest ever investigation.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Winston Churchill once remarked that “[for] my own part, I see little glory in an Empire which can rule the waves and is unable to flush its sewers”. Had he been alive today, he may have lamented that modern Britain now does neither.’
Francis Taylor Building, 18th July 2024
Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk
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