Meat firm fined over beck spill – BBC News
“A meat processing company in Lincolnshire has been fined £10,000 after ammonia escaped into a stream and killed 100 fish.”
BBC News, 23rd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: water
Poison coroner slams government – BBC News
“A coroner has criticised the government after he was forced to adjourn an inquest involving a major water poisoning incident.”
BBC News, 5th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v RL and JF – WLR Daily
R v RL and JF [2008] EWCA Crim 1970; [2008] WLR (D) 299
“A prosecution for the strict liability offence of causing polluting matter to enter controlled waters could be brought against either a club, as an unincorporated association, in its own name or against individual members.”
WLR Daily, 2nd September 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Ofwat confirms record £20.3m Southern Water fine – The Guardian
“The owners of Southern Water are £20.3m worse off today after water industry regulator Ofwat confirmed that it has hit the company with its biggest ever fine.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Coroner calls in police over fears of a cover-up on toxic water – The Times
“Police have been ordered to investigate claims that Britain’s worst water contamination was the subject of a cover-up.”
The Times, 14th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Changes to hosepipe bans unveiled – BBC News
“Householders in England and Wales may be unable to wash windows during a drought under plans to be announced by the government.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
