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High Court dismisses claim against council over hard drive containing password to £600m bitcoin wallet dumped at landfill site – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 13th, 2025 in cryptocurrencies, local government, news, waste by sally

‘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

Judge halts attempt to retrieve £600m bitcoin wallet from Welsh dump – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2025 in cryptocurrencies, local government, news, Wales, waste by sally

‘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

Incinerator plans review approved by High Court – BBC News

Posted December 19th, 2024 in news, planning, waste by sally

‘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

Council decision not to designate illegal landfill ‘contaminated land’ to be challenged in High Court – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 5th, 2024 in environmental health, environmental protection, health, judicial review, local government, news, pollution, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted December 4th, 2024 in compensation, cryptocurrencies, local government, news, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted November 29th, 2024 in complaints, enforcement, environmental health, local government, news, waste by michael

‘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

Posted October 29th, 2024 in enforcement notices, fines, health & safety, news, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted September 23rd, 2024 in HM Revenue & Customs, local government, news, taxation, Wales, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted September 17th, 2024 in fines, local government, news, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted September 11th, 2024 in fines, news, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted September 4th, 2024 in enforcement, environmental protection, fire, local government, news, pollution, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted August 6th, 2024 in fines, news, sewerage, waste, water, water companies by tracey

‘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

Posted July 31st, 2024 in chambers articles, news, nuisance, sewerage, Supreme Court, waste, water by sally

‘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

Posted July 31st, 2024 in chambers articles, news, nuisance, sewerage, Supreme Court, waste, water by sally

‘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

Posted July 31st, 2024 in chambers articles, news, nuisance, sewerage, Supreme Court, waste, water by sally

‘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

Posted July 10th, 2024 in appeals, damages, negligence, news, sewerage, Supreme Court, waste, water, water companies by tracey

‘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

Posted June 28th, 2024 in contracts, dispute resolution, local government, news, waste by sally

‘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

Posted June 24th, 2024 in environmental health, environmental protection, fines, news, pollution, waste, water, water companies by tracey

‘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

Posted May 29th, 2024 in environmental health, environmental protection, fines, news, waste by tracey

‘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

Posted April 5th, 2024 in charities, company law, environmental protection, fines, news, waste by michael

‘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

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