Nuisance: Defence of Statutory Scheme
4th April 2023
The principle in Marcic v. Thames Water Utilities Limited [2003] UKHL 66 has been held to apply also to cases where sewage is discharged into a watercourse as well as onto land: see Manchester Ship Canal Co Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 852.
Contaminated Land para. reference: 14-29, 14-30











