Southern Water fined £330,000 for stream pollution that killed 2,000 fish – The Guardian

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 27th February 2024

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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”.’

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The Guardian, 13th February 2024

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Water bosses in England and Wales face bonus bans for illegal sewage discharges – The Guardian

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 11th February 2024

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Government in court over chicken poo in River Wye – BBC News

Posted February 8th, 2024 in agriculture, government departments, judicial review, news, pollution, water by sally

‘Campaigners are taking the Environment Agency to court, accusing it of not stopping chicken manure polluting the River Wye.’

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BBC News, 8th February 2024

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Defra’s generic plan for river clean up unlawful – local focus on water bodies needed – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 19th, 2023 in environmental protection, fisheries, news, pollution, regulations, water by tracey

‘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.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 15th December 2023

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Marine Environmental Law in the UK: Overview of Current and Proposed Steps – Francis Taylor Building

‘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.’

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Francis Taylor Building, 25th October 2023

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River Wye: Judicial review granted over agricultural pollution – BBC News

‘A judge has granted a judicial review into the way the Environment Agency (EA) in England enforces agricultural pollution laws.’

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BBC News, 20th October 2023

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Judge rejects bid by boating groups for judicial review challenge over plans for increased mooring fees – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 11th, 2023 in consultations, judicial review, local government, news, water by tracey

‘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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th October 2023

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High Court rules on legal challenge to Government’s Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan – Garden Court Chambers

Posted October 5th, 2023 in chambers articles, environmental protection, human rights, news, water by sally

‘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).’

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Garden Court Chambers, 15th September 2023

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Targets for reduction in sewage outflow not unlawful, says High Court – UK Human Rights Blog

‘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.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 28th September 2023

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Government may have broken law over sewage – watchdog – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2023 in environmental protection, government departments, news, sewerage, waste, water by tracey

‘The UK’s environment watchdog suspects the government and regulators have broken the law over how it regulates sewage releases.’

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BBC News, 12th September 2023

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Public could receive hundreds of millions as water firms face sewage lawsuit – The Guardian

‘The public could receive hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation in the first class action against water companies which are alleged to have failed to reveal the true scale of raw sewage discharges, and abused their position as privatised monopolies.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2023

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Loophole lets farmers pollute England’s rivers with excess manure – report – The Guardian

‘A loophole in pollution legislation allows farmers to pollute rivers by spreading excess manure, an investigation has found, with those acting unlawfully not facing any action in most cases.’

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The Guardian, 13th July 2023

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Landmark Sizewell C ruling instructive for projects of all shapes and sizes – OUT-LAW.com

‘The High Court’s ruling that the UK government’s approval of the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant was lawful contains valuable reminders on how projects of all shapes and sizes should approach environmental assessments.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th July 2023

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Cardiff: Hailey Park sewage pumping station legal bid starts – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2023 in judicial review, local government, news, parks, planning, sewerage, Wales, waste, water by tracey

‘A judicial review of plans to build a sewage pumping station in a popular park has begun.’

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BBC News, 29th June 2023

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New Judgment: Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog

Posted June 27th, 2023 in corporation tax, energy, news, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court, water by sally

‘In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax Disputes & Investigations team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17, which was handed down on 17 May 2023. The issue before the Supreme Court was the extent to which SSE Generation Ltd (“SSE”) was entitled to claim capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing the hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland (the “Glendoe Scheme”). The CMS Tax Disputes & Investigations team was pleased to have advised SSE on this case. Counsel for SSE were Jonathan Peacock KC and Michael Ripley.’

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UKSC Blog, 27th June 2023

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Anglian Water ad banned by regulator over pollution record – The Guardian

‘An ad campaign by Anglian Water extolling how it cleans water by creating wildlife-friendly wetlands has been banned for not telling consumers about its history of releasing sewage into the environment.’

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The Guardian, 13th June 2023

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New Judgment: Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog

‘SSE Generation Ltd, the respondent, claimed capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing a hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland. Such allowances may be deducted from income for the purpose of calculating a company’s trading profits subject to corporation tax. Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) disputed certain allowances claimed by SSE for tax years 31 March 2006 to 31 March 2012 on the basis that in their view certain relevant assets did not give rise to allowable expenditure under the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (the “Act”).’

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UKSC Blog, 17th May 2023

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River Lugg damage caused by convicted farmer to cost £700k to fix – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2023 in criminal damage, environmental protection, news, pollution, trees, water by tracey

‘Fixing damage caused by a farmer who illegally ripped up trees from the banks of a river may cost about £700,000, the Environment Agency says.’

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BBC News, 23rd April 2023

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Farmer jailed for ‘ecological vandalism’ of River Lugg in Herefordshire – BBC News

Posted April 21st, 2023 in environmental protection, imprisonment, news, pollution, sentencing, water by tracey

‘A farmer who hired diggers and bulldozers to illegally rip up trees along the banks of a river has been jailed for 12 months.’

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BBC News, 20th April 2023

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