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


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