‘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
‘Annabel Graham Paul looks at a recent judgment that clarifies the approach to carrying out Appropriate Assessments under the Habitats Regulations when considering planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Water companies have the upper hand after the first stage of a High Court claim brought by conveyancing search providers claiming to have been overcharged for a decade.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Campaigners fighting to stop sewage discharges into Windermere, the Lake District’s largest lake, have made a statutory nuisance complaint against a water company in the first legal action of its kind.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘The High Court (Dove J.) has today handed down an important judgment in R (River Action) v Environment Agency [2024] EWHC 1279 (Admin), dismissing a challenge to the Environment Agency’s (‘EA’) policy on the enforcement of the “Farming Rules for Water” (properly ‘the Reduction and Prevention of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution (England) Regulations 2018’).’
Francis Taylor Building, 24th May 2024
Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk
‘The government’s efforts to clean up England’s rivers, lakes and seas have been criticised by a key environmental watchdog as “poor”.’
BBC News, 9th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An inquest jury has found there were “gross failings in care amounting to neglect” before a woman had a heart attack at a private mental health hospital due to complications from drinking excessive amounts of water.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A compensation claim has been launched against Avara, one of the UK’s biggest food producers, for allegedly damaging the River Wye.’
BBC News, 19th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A water company has been fined £330,000 after raw sewage escaped into a stream in Hampshire for up to 20 hours, killing about 2,000 fish including brown trout.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘Ministers are to ban bonuses for water company bosses in England and Wales who fail to prevent illegal sewage spills that pollute rivers, lakes and seas.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners are taking the Environment Agency to court, accusing it of not stopping chicken manure polluting the River Wye.’
BBC News, 8th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This interesting case concerns a problem endemic to the manner of regulating water bodies under the Water Framework Directive and the regulations passed under it.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th December 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The marine environment is important in many ways. It is vital, therefore, that it is protected. This article explores the current policy and targets in relation to the marine environment around England, both in respect of nature protection and recovery, and targets for renewable energy. It then discusses mechanisms to meet these targets and how these will potentially work together.’
Francis Taylor Building, 25th October 2023
Source: www.ftbchambers.co.uk
‘A judge has granted a judicial review into the way the Environment Agency (EA) in England enforces agricultural pollution laws.’
BBC News, 20th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has rejected an application for judicial review over plans by Mayor Marvin Rees’ Cabinet at Bristol City Council to increase mooring fees in Bristol Harbour.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In this judgment, Mr Justice Holgate addressed a challenge brought by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), Richard Haward’s Oysters and Hugo Tagholm against the Government’s Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan (the Plan).’
Garden Court Chambers, 15th September 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The King (on the application of Wildfish Conservation v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Environment Agency (Defendant) and the Water Services Regulation Authority (Interested Parties) [2023] EWHC 2285 (Admin). In 2022, there were over three hundred thousand incidents of overflow into coastal waters, freshwater rivers and estuaries from sewerage works in the UK, following heavy rainfall. The most common cause of the overflows studied was rainwater entering sewers with insufficient capacity.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th September 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The UK’s environment watchdog suspects the government and regulators have broken the law over how it regulates sewage releases.’
BBC News, 12th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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