Incinerator plans review approved by High Court – BBC News
‘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
Category: waste
Council decision not to designate illegal landfill ‘contaminated land’ to be challenged in High Court – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Bitcoin miner sues over £600m ‘lost in tip’ – BBC News
‘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
Environment Agency issues closure notice for landfill at heart of long-running odours dispute – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Company fined £650k for failing to protect workers – BBC News
‘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
Landfill tax row will cost council £16m to settle – BBC News
‘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
Woman fined over take-for-free cabinet left outside her home – BBC News
‘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
Resident issued with £1,000 fine for fly-tipping – BBC News
‘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
Waste company pays £100k to Nature Recovery Project after fire at site – Local Government Lawyer
‘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
Three water firms face record total £168m fine after sewage investigation – The Guardian
‘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
Opening the Sewer-Gates: An Exploration of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd (No. 2) [2024] UKSC 22 – Francis Taylor Building
‘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
Alerter by Jack Castle – Manchester Ship Canal (No.2) and Group Litigation – Henderson Chambers
‘The Supreme Court in Manchester Ship Canal (No.2) [2024] UKSC 22 has decided that a riparian owner will have a right of action in private nuisance against a water company for discharge of foul water, without needing to show the water company’s negligence or deliberate misconduct. This is a substantial clarification of Marcic v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2003] UKHL 66, which (it was thought) decided that such claims were barred against sewerage undertakers by the existence of the statutory scheme following privatisation. This decision may mark the beginning of group litigation against sewerage undertakers for discharging untreated sewage into rivers and canals.’
Henderson Chambers, 12th July 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Case Summary (Property): The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd No 2 [2024] UKSC 22 – Lamb Chambers
‘Absent negligence or deliberate misconduct, can owners of watercourses or bodies of water bring actions for nuisance or trespass where water is polluted from statutory sewerage undertakers?’
Lamb Chambers, July 2024
Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk
In depth: Manchester Ship Canal and the right to sue over untreated sewage discharges – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court’s ruling that a canal owner can seek redress for unauthorised discharges of foul water by a sewage utility could open the floodgates to “thousands” of similar claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th July 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Judge rules council should receive “substantial” sum as waste management dispute rumbles on – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has concluded that Buckinghamshire Council is entitled to a “substantial” sum in the latest ruling in a long-running dispute over a waste management project agreement, although the exact amount will need to be resolved.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Welsh Water fined over mystery sewage dumps in River Wye – The Independent
‘A water company fined £90,000 for dumping sewage into a river has been unable to explain two of the spillages.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pensioner fined for huge pile of scrap metal – BBC News
‘A pensioner has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally storing waste, including scrapped cars, at a site in Somerset.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Businesses braced for new recycling law challenges – BBC News
‘Cost, space and contamination are some of the worries facing business owners as a new workplace recycling law comes into force across Wales.’
BBC News, 4th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal challenge over plans to relax sewage laws for housebuilders in England – The Guardian
‘The government is facing a legal challenge over plans to permit housebuilders in England to allow sewage pollution “through the back door”.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coal: UK’s last opencast mine shuts after legal row – BBC News
‘The UK’s last opencast coalmine will close later as fears mount over whether the massive site will be restored.’
BBC News, 30th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
