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Edwards, Regina (on the application of) v Environment Agency: HL 16 Apr 2008

The applicants sought to challenge the grant of a permit by the defendant to a company to operate a cement works, saying that the environmental impact assessment was inadequate. Held: The Agency had been justified in allowing the application in the form presented. Nor had there been inadeqate disclosure. Everything which was required to be … Continue reading Edwards, Regina (on the application of) v Environment Agency: HL 16 Apr 2008

National Grid Gas Plc, Regina (on the Application of) v The Environment Agency: Admn 17 May 2006

The claimant sought a judicial review of the decision to hold them responsible for necessary works of remediation. They were statutory successors to British Gas Corporation. Held: The legislation clearly attempted to hold the contaminator primarily responsible for works of remediation. Where the contaminating owner was no longer available to pay the cost, its successors … Continue reading National Grid Gas Plc, Regina (on the Application of) v The Environment Agency: Admn 17 May 2006

Edwards, Regina (on the Application Of) v Environment Agency and others: Admn 19 Apr 2005

Judges: Lindsay J Citations: [2005] EWHC 657 (Admin), [2006] Env LR 3, [2005] JPL 1576, [2005] NPC 53, [2006] NPC 74 Links: Bailii Statutes: Environmental Protection Act 1990, Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Edwards and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Environment … Continue reading Edwards, Regina (on the Application Of) v Environment Agency and others: Admn 19 Apr 2005

Redland Minerals Ltd, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Others: Admn 4 Feb 2010

Application for permission to bring judicial review proceedings to challenge a remediation notice made under section 78E of the Environment Protection Act 1990 Judges: Sales J Citations: [2010] EWHC 913 (Admin), [2011] Env LR 2 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Environment Updated: 06 September 2022; Ref: scu.431928

United Kingdom Renderers Association Ltd and Another v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and Regions: CA 23 May 2002

The respondent issued a guidance note as to the practice of rendering. The applicants sought a review of the notice. The notice imposed a boundary outside of which rendering smells should not be apparent. The statute required guidance to bear in mind the need to balance best practice and excess cost. It was suggested that … Continue reading United Kingdom Renderers Association Ltd and Another v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and Regions: CA 23 May 2002

Skipaway Ltd v The Environment Agency: Admn 5 May 2006

The defendant appealed convictions for breaches of its waste management licence, in that waste had been stored outside the edges of the storage bays. The defendant said that the material had not yet been stored, and that it had been deposited by neighbouring farmers and was to be stored properly during the working day. Held: … Continue reading Skipaway Ltd v The Environment Agency: Admn 5 May 2006

National Grid Gas Plc, Regina (on the Application of) v The Environment Agency: HL 27 Jun 2007

The Agency sought to impose liability on the appellant to remediate land which had been polluted by the appellant’s predecessor, the East Midlands Gas Board, claiming it to be a responsible as successor. Held: The appeal succeeded: ‘the appellant is plainly not, as a matter of ordinary language, a ‘person . . who caused or … Continue reading National Grid Gas Plc, Regina (on the Application of) v The Environment Agency: HL 27 Jun 2007

Furness and Others v Thames Water Services Ltd, Environment Agency: Admn 17 Dec 2001

The Environment Agency had granted a licence for the incineration of waste, and this was challenged by the claimants, on the basis of the respondents having failed to comply with the procedures required by the Act and Regulations. The regulations included transitional procedures. They said the Agency had no standing under the Act to issue … Continue reading Furness and Others v Thames Water Services Ltd, Environment Agency: Admn 17 Dec 2001

Regina v Environmental Agency, ex parte Marchiori and Another: QBD 12 Apr 2001

The Agency had granted licences for the disposal of nuclear waste from military sites by a private company. Such disposals were not governed by the Euratom Treaty, which dealt with civil wastes only. The matter was generated in the course of the Trident nuclear weapons programme, the legality of which under international law, which the … Continue reading Regina v Environmental Agency, ex parte Marchiori and Another: QBD 12 Apr 2001

Regina v Environment Agency, ex parte Castle Cement Ltd: QBD 5 Apr 2001

The applicant burned Cemfuel in its Cement Works. The Agency changed the licence conditions to declare that Cemfuel was a hazardous waste. The issue was whether the recovery of Cemfuel from waste created a product no longer waste, and that process was complete by the time it came to be used by them. It was … Continue reading Regina v Environment Agency, ex parte Castle Cement Ltd: QBD 5 Apr 2001

Taylor and Sons (Farms) v Secretary of State for Environment Transport and the Regions and Three Rivers District Council: CA 31 Jul 2001

Over a long period of time the applicants had deposited large quantities of waste on their land to hard standings and tracks. They were served with enforcement notices alleging a change from agricultural use, to agricultural use with waste deposit, and unauthorised engineering and other operations in creating a hard standing, or that it was … Continue reading Taylor and Sons (Farms) v Secretary of State for Environment Transport and the Regions and Three Rivers District Council: CA 31 Jul 2001

Regina v Hertfordshire County Council, ex parte Green Environmental Industries Ltd and Another: HL 17 Feb 2000

A notice was given to the holder of a waste disposal licence to require certain information to be provided on pain of prosecution. The provision of such information could also then be evidence against the provider of the commission of a criminal offence. Held: Nevertheless, the provision of such information was required in this case, … Continue reading Regina v Hertfordshire County Council, ex parte Green Environmental Industries Ltd and Another: HL 17 Feb 2000

Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and Regions and Another v Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd: CA 25 Feb 2000

The meaning of ‘curtilage’ whilst not strictly a term of art had caused considerable difficulties. There was nothing inherent in the concept to imply any limitation that the area should be small. In this case the curtilage of a manor house could clearly include stable houses 200 meters from the main house. Accordingly those buildings … Continue reading Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and Regions and Another v Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd: CA 25 Feb 2000

Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions and Another, ex parte Watson; Sharpes International Seeds Ltd and Another, Interveners: Admn 10 Jul 1998

On a trial of genetically modified seeds, the Secretary of State was not irrational to rely on a report, saying that the risk of cross pollination with a neighbour’s organic produce was small. However the failure to carry out replicated trials, made it not a proper or effective scientific test. The trial was subject to … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions and Another, ex parte Watson; Sharpes International Seeds Ltd and Another, Interveners: Admn 10 Jul 1998

Environment Agency v Stanford: Admn 30 Jun 1998

The prosecutor appealed against the decision of magistrates to stay a prosecution as an abuse. Held: The decision of a prosecutor to prosecute remains his alone. Where no clear representations had been made that if certain works were carried out a prosecution would not follow, and the works were not carried out, the prosecution was … Continue reading Environment Agency v Stanford: Admn 30 Jun 1998

Berkeley v Secretary of State For The Environment and Others: HL 11 May 2000

The claimant challenged the grant of planning permission for a new football ground for Fulham Football club, saying that an Environmental Impact Assessment had not been obtained, but was required. Held: Where a planning application if completed would have a substantial effect on the environment, and an environmental impact assessment should have been first obtained, … Continue reading Berkeley v Secretary of State For The Environment and Others: HL 11 May 2000

Criminal Proceedings Against Zwartveld and Others: ECJ 13 Jul 1990

Europa European Communities – Institutions – Obligations – Duty to cooperate with national authorities acting to ensure respect for Community law – Implementation – Disclosure of documents and authorization of officials to give evidence – Legitimate grounds of refusal – Review by the Court The Community institutions’ duty of sincere cooperation with the judicial authorities … Continue reading Criminal Proceedings Against Zwartveld and Others: ECJ 13 Jul 1990

Regina v Hertfordshire County Council ex parte Green Environmental Industries Limited, Moynihan: CA 9 Oct 1997

There was no protection against self-incrimination where information was properly required by the Waste Regulation Authority to carry out its duties. Citations: Times 09-Oct-1997, [1997] EWCA Civ 2279 Statutes: Environmental Protection Act 1990 71(2) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – C Plc and W v P and Secretary of State for the Home … Continue reading Regina v Hertfordshire County Council ex parte Green Environmental Industries Limited, Moynihan: CA 9 Oct 1997

Newbury District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment: HL 1980

Issues arose as to a new planning permission for two existing hangars. Held: The appeal succeeded. The question of the validity of conditions attached to planning permissions will sometimes be a difficult one. To be valid, a condition must be imposed for a planning purpose and not for an ulterior one; it must fairly and … Continue reading Newbury District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment: HL 1980

Official Receiver v Environment Agency: CA 5 Aug 1999

A waste management licence could constitute both property and onerous property for the purposes of the Insolvency Act. It could also be an interest incidental to the land to which it related. Because of this the liquidator of a waste management company could disclaim the licence without committing an offence under the Act. Citations: Times … Continue reading Official Receiver v Environment Agency: CA 5 Aug 1999

Environment Agency v Armstrong Environmental Services Ltd: Admn 22 Mar 2005

Judges: Rose LJ, Holland J Citations: [2005] EWHC 633 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Environmental Protection Act 1990 33(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Skipaway Ltd v The Environment Agency Admn 5-May-2006 The defendant appealed convictions for breaches of its waste management licence, in that waste had been stored outside the edges of … Continue reading Environment Agency v Armstrong Environmental Services Ltd: Admn 22 Mar 2005

Environment Agency v M E Foley Contractors ltd and Another: QBD 18 Jan 2002

The defendant company did not accept that it had accepted special waste at its disposal plant. Instead they claimed to have the appropriate licence or exemption. Held: The burden of establishing acceptance of special waste was not on the defendant ,on a balance of probabilities, but lay on the prosecution. In effect he was claiming … Continue reading Environment Agency v M E Foley Contractors ltd and Another: QBD 18 Jan 2002

Regina (Marchiori and Another) v Environmental Agency: QBD 1 May 2001

The Agency had granted licences for the disposal of nuclear waste from military sites by a private company. Such disposals were not governed by the Euratom Treaty, which dealt with civil wastes only. The matter was generated in the course of the Trident nuclear weapons programme, the legality of which under international law, which the … Continue reading Regina (Marchiori and Another) v Environmental Agency: QBD 1 May 2001

Taylor v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions and Another: QBD 30 Jan 2001

An area with a hard surface which was used as a hard standing for feeding sheep, and which was formed by deposit of builder’s rubble was not a habitation and therefore was not used for the accommodation of sheep. Since the landowner was entitled to create such a surface, and entitled to use such waste … Continue reading Taylor v Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions and Another: QBD 30 Jan 2001

Regina (Holding and Barnes plc) v Secretary of State for Environment Transport and the Regions; Regina (Alconbury Developments Ltd and Others) v Same and Others: HL 9 May 2001

Power to call in is administrative in nature The powers of the Secretary of State to call in a planning application for his decision, and certain other planning powers, were essentially an administrative power, and not a judicial one, and therefore it was not a breach of the applicants’ rights to a fair hearing before … Continue reading Regina (Holding and Barnes plc) v Secretary of State for Environment Transport and the Regions; Regina (Alconbury Developments Ltd and Others) v Same and Others: HL 9 May 2001

Regina v Inland Revenue Commissioners, ex parte MFK Underwriting Agents Ltd: CA 1990

Legitimate Expectation once created not withdrawn The claimant said that a change of practice by the Revenue was contrary to a legitimate expectation. Held: The Inland Revenue could not withdraw from a representation if it would cause: substantial unfairness to the applicant; if the conditions for relying upon any such representation were fulfilled; and if … Continue reading Regina v Inland Revenue Commissioners, ex parte MFK Underwriting Agents Ltd: CA 1990

Trailer and Marina (Leven) Ltd, Regina (ex parte) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Another: CA 15 Dec 2004

The claimant sought a declaration that the 1981 Act, as amended, interfered with the peaceful enjoyment of its possession, namely a stretch of canal which had been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest, with the effect that it was unusable. It had come to be a habitat for wildlife, and the order prevented the … Continue reading Trailer and Marina (Leven) Ltd, Regina (ex parte) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Another: CA 15 Dec 2004

Trailer and Marina (Leven) Limited v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, English Nature: QBD 6 Feb 2004

The claimant owned land which contained a canal. After disuse it had become subject an order declaring it a site of special scientific intrest. The owner complained that this removed his right to develop uses of the land and infringed his human rights. Held: The procedures did allow some development subject to controls. It was … Continue reading Trailer and Marina (Leven) Limited v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, English Nature: QBD 6 Feb 2004

Shanks and Mcewan (Southern Waste Services) Ltd v Environment Agency: Admn 14 Oct 1997

Mance J explained the need to construe the statute so as to identify the rule of attribution appropriate to the relevant statutory offence: ‘The rule of attribution appropriate to a particular situation (e.g., the nature and level of conduct or knowledge which will be regarded as satisfying a requirement in a statute that a company … Continue reading Shanks and Mcewan (Southern Waste Services) Ltd v Environment Agency: Admn 14 Oct 1997

Environment Agency v Thorn International UK Ltd: Admn 2 Jul 2008

The Agency appealed by case stated against the Magistrates’ decision to acquit Thorn of keeping controlled waste contrary to section 33 of the 1990 Act. For that section ‘waste’ had the same meaning as that provided in Art 1(1)(a) of the WFD. The justices found that Wincanton retrieved unwanted electrical goods from retailers who received … Continue reading Environment Agency v Thorn International UK Ltd: Admn 2 Jul 2008

Environment Agency v Inglenorth Ltd: Admn 17 Mar 2009

Mr Evans, had demolished a greenhouse at his garden centre. He engaged a haulier, the respondent, to carry the rubble to his other garden centre site to form the base of a car park. The haulier was charged with the unlawful deposit of controlled waste contrary to section 33 of the 1990 Act. The justices … Continue reading Environment Agency v Inglenorth Ltd: Admn 17 Mar 2009

Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA: ECJ 13 Nov 1990

Sympathetic construction of national legislation LMA OVIEDO sought a declaration that the contracts setting up Commercial International were void (a nullity) since they had been drawn up in order to defraud creditors. Commercial International relied on an EC Directive designed to protect companies and third parties from the adverse effects of the doctrine of nullity. … Continue reading Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de Alimentacion SA: ECJ 13 Nov 1990

Rowland v The Environment Agency: CA 19 Dec 2003

The claimant owned a house by the river Thames at Hedsor Water. Public rights of navigation existed over the Thames from time immemorial, and its management lay with the respondent. Landowners at Hedsor had sought to assert that that stretch was now private. She appealed an order declaring the continued public rights. Held: The applicant … Continue reading Rowland v The Environment Agency: CA 19 Dec 2003

Regina v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame (No 2): HL 11 Oct 1990

The validity of certain United Kingdom legislation was challenged on the basis that it contravened provisions of the EEC Treaty by depriving the applicants of their Community rights to fish in European waters, and an interlocutory injunction was sought against the Secretary of State to restrain enforcement of that law pending a reference. The House … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for Transport, ex parte Factortame (No 2): HL 11 Oct 1990

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Broxbourne Borough Council, Regina (On the Application of) v North and East Hertfordshire Magistrates’ Court: Admn 3 Apr 2009

The council appealed against refusal of an abatement order in respect of a statutor nuisance by the defendant by artificial light. A veterinary surgeon had erected a light which stayed on all night but which was adjacent to a neighbour’s bedroom. A light of the sort recommended would have cost under a hundred pounds. Some … Continue reading Broxbourne Borough Council, Regina (On the Application of) v North and East Hertfordshire Magistrates’ Court: Admn 3 Apr 2009

SFI Group plc (formerly Surrey Free Inns plc) v Gosport Borough Council; Regina v Knightsbridge Crown Court ex p Cataldo: CA 29 Mar 1999

When considering the facts of a notice served under the Act, the court must look to the situation at the time when the notice is served, and not at the time when the case or appeal came to be heard. The previous Act used different wordings. Citations: Times 05-Apr-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 1126 Statutes: Environmental … Continue reading SFI Group plc (formerly Surrey Free Inns plc) v Gosport Borough Council; Regina v Knightsbridge Crown Court ex p Cataldo: CA 29 Mar 1999

Regina v Bristol City Council ex parte Everett: CA 26 Feb 1999

A steep staircase in a house which might lead to an accident was not because of that fact a statutory nuisance. It was not directly prejudicial to health as required by the Act for liability. Citations: Times 09-Mar-1999, Gazette 31-Mar-1999, Gazette 10-Mar-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 869, [1999] 1 WLR 1170, (1999) 31 HLR 1102, [1999] … Continue reading Regina v Bristol City Council ex parte Everett: CA 26 Feb 1999

Budd v Colchester Borough Council: CA 3 Mar 1999

A nuisance notice, requiring a householder to remove a nuisance caused by barking dogs, need not specify the manner in which the nuisance was to be abated, or the degree of reduction which would be acceptable. There was no necessary implication that any works were required. A local authority properly served a simple notice requiring … Continue reading Budd v Colchester Borough Council: CA 3 Mar 1999

Oakley v Birmingham City Council: QBD 8 Jan 1999

The justices had concluded that the layout itself of premises was so unhygienic as to be ‘in a state prejudicial to health.’ The small toilets without a wash basin and next to the kitchen created a risk of cross-infection, and were a statutory nuisance. Citations: Times 08-Jan-1999 Statutes: Environmental Protection Act 1990 79 Jurisdiction: England … Continue reading Oakley v Birmingham City Council: QBD 8 Jan 1999

Thames Water Utilities Ltd v Bromley Magistrates’ Court: Admn 20 Mar 2013

Sewage had escaped from the company’s facilities. They now sought judicial review of their conviction under the 1990 Act, saying there had been no ‘deposit’ of sewage. Held: The request for review failed: ‘the answer to the question whether the unintended escape of sewage amounted to a ‘deposit’ within s.33(1)(a) of the Act, is not … Continue reading Thames Water Utilities Ltd v Bromley Magistrates’ Court: Admn 20 Mar 2013

Regina v Lam and Others (T/a ‘Namesakes of Torbay’) and Borough of Torbay: CA 30 Jul 1997

The claimant sought damages after the planning authority allowed the first defendant to conduct a manufacturing business in the course of which spraying activities took place which caused them personal injuries and loss of business. Held: The planning system is a regulatory system as envisaged in X (Minors), such that there should be no private … Continue reading Regina v Lam and Others (T/a ‘Namesakes of Torbay’) and Borough of Torbay: CA 30 Jul 1997

Budd v Colchester Borough Council: CA 30 Jan 1997

The applicant sought leave to appeal against a decision confirming a noise abatement notice under the Act. He kept dogs, and neighbours had complained of the noise. He complained that the notice neither specified the nuisance complained of, nor stated what works were required to be undertaken to cure it. Held: There were competing decisions, … Continue reading Budd v Colchester Borough Council: CA 30 Jan 1997

Camden v Mortgage Times Group Ltd: Admn 3 Jul 2006

The defendant was a producer of controlled waste. It had left waste out for collection. The prosecutor appealed the acquittal of the defendant for failing to prevent escape of such waste. Held: The appeal failed. The prosecutor had to show that there had been a failure to take reasonable care to avoid the escape. A … Continue reading Camden v Mortgage Times Group Ltd: Admn 3 Jul 2006

Hounslow London Borough Council v Thames Water Utilities Ltd: Admn 23 May 2003

An abatement notice was served on the respondent in respect of the stink emanating from their sewage works. The magistrates decided that the workls did not constitute premises within the section, following Parlby. Held: Parlby was not binding, whiuch was limited to the Act under which the decision was made. The definition of a statutory … Continue reading Hounslow London Borough Council v Thames Water Utilities Ltd: Admn 23 May 2003

Sion v Hampstead Heath Authority: CA 1994

A young man was injured in a motor-cycle accident and was taken to the defendant’s hospital. His father attended to him at his bedside for fourteen days, watching him deteriorate in health, fall into a coma and die. The father alleged that the staff of the hospital was negligent and that he suffered psychiatric illness. … Continue reading Sion v Hampstead Heath Authority: CA 1994

Regina v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Ex Parte Milne (2): QBD 31 Jul 2000

Developers submitted applications for outline permission for the development of a business park. The applicant sought to quash the grant on the basis that the environmental assessment was insufficiently detailed, and contained reserved matters, and that the development conflicted with the applicable unitary development plan. Held: The intent of the legislation had been satisfied, and … Continue reading Regina v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Ex Parte Milne (2): QBD 31 Jul 2000

Hughes v Kingston Upon Hull City Council: QBD 9 Nov 1998

The Solicitors Practice Rules have the effect of law, and it is still improper to agree to pursue contentious proceedings on a contingency fee arrangement without specific statutory sanction, especially in criminal proceedings. An agreement for payment of legal fees on a contingency basis in a quasi-criminal matter (nuisance summons) remained unlawful, and a successful … Continue reading Hughes v Kingston Upon Hull City Council: QBD 9 Nov 1998

Wilson v Ashford Borough Council: Admn 9 Mar 2010

The defendant appealed against an order for costs made against her after service and enforcement of an abatement notice with respect to an audible intruder alarm at her premises. She had first lodged an appeal to the Crown Court, but argued that having abandoned it more than three days before the hearing it had been … Continue reading Wilson v Ashford Borough Council: Admn 9 Mar 2010

Bentley-Thomas v Winkfield Parish Council: Admn 5 Feb 2013

The appellant challenged an order to pay over andpound;18,000 costs after losing her complaint of statutory nuisance against the Parish Council. She had complained as to the noise coming from a playground. Held: She had brought the proceedings knowing of several reasons making her action inappropriate and unnecessary. However, she had followed proper procedures, the … Continue reading Bentley-Thomas v Winkfield Parish Council: Admn 5 Feb 2013

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local Government): ICO 21 Jun 2022

The complainant requested information from Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in relation to its statutory responsibility for the collection and kennelling of stray dogs pursuant to Section 149 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council disclosed some on the requested information but stated the remainder was not held. During the Commissioner’s investigation the … Continue reading Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Local Government): ICO 21 Jun 2022

Manley and Another v New Forest District Council: Admn 6 Nov 2007

The defendants appealed by way of case stated against their convictions for noise nuisance for their husky kennels – ‘Howling Dog Kennels’. They said that it was impractical, both for animal welfare and cost reasons further to limit the noise. Held: It was for the defendants to have shown that the best practicable means were … Continue reading Manley and Another v New Forest District Council: Admn 6 Nov 2007

Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2) (‘Spycatcher’): HL 13 Oct 1988

Loss of Confidentiality Protection – public domain A retired secret service employee sought to publish his memoirs from Australia. The British government sought to restrain publication there, and the defendants sought to report those proceedings, which would involve publication of the allegations made. The AG sought to restrain those publications. Held: A duty of confidence … Continue reading Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2) (‘Spycatcher’): HL 13 Oct 1988

Ethos Recycling Ltd v Barking and Dagenham Magistrates Court: Admn 13 Nov 2009

The company sought judicial review of the deceision by the respondent to issue an abatement notice. It said that under section 79 of the 1990 Act, such a notice fell within the term ‘summary proceedings’ and that therefore the consent of the secretary of State should first have been obtained. Held: The notice did not … Continue reading Ethos Recycling Ltd v Barking and Dagenham Magistrates Court: Admn 13 Nov 2009

Wandsworth v Rashid: Admn 10 Jun 2009

The prosecutor (for the local authority) appealed against a termination of the prosecution as an abuse of process. Held: The Magistrates were wrong to have found that the prosecution was an abuse of process. Though, the prosecuting local authority’s waste management enforcement policy allowed for courses of action other than prosecution, it was for the … Continue reading Wandsworth v Rashid: Admn 10 Jun 2009

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v Energysolutions EU Ltd (Now Called ATK Energy EU Ltd): SC 11 Apr 2017

This is an appeal on preliminary points of European Union and domestic law regarding the circumstances in which damages may be recoverable for failure to comply with the requirements of the Public Procurement Directive (Parliament and Council Directive 2004/18/EC on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and … Continue reading Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v Energysolutions EU Ltd (Now Called ATK Energy EU Ltd): SC 11 Apr 2017

Regina v Bristol City Council ex parte Everett: Admn 13 May 1998

The risk of an accident from a steep staircase to a disabled tenant was not a statutory nuisance. The possibility of an accident is not the same as a source of injury to health. Buxton LJ: ‘The limitation of the reach of this Statute to disease and ill-health is too long standing and deep rooted … Continue reading Regina v Bristol City Council ex parte Everett: Admn 13 May 1998

Waveney District Council v Lowestoft (North East Suffolk) Magistrates’ Court and Another: Admn 25 Nov 2008

The council appealed by case stated against rejection of its claim of an asserted noise nuisance at the defendant’s paint factory. The magistrates had found that the notice had been served on the wrong (though related) company, and refused permission to alter the notice at trial. Held: The appeal failed. The application to amend amounted … Continue reading Waveney District Council v Lowestoft (North East Suffolk) Magistrates’ Court and Another: Admn 25 Nov 2008

Chiltern District Council, Regina (on the Application of) v Wren Davis Ltd: Admn 24 Jul 2008

The company appealed a notice requiring them to abate noise. They failed, but the effect was to extend the time for compliance by six months. The authority sought their costs since they had upheld the notice. Judges: Sir George Newman Citations: [2008] EWHC 2164 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Environmental Protection Act 1990 80 Jurisdiction: England … Continue reading Chiltern District Council, Regina (on the Application of) v Wren Davis Ltd: Admn 24 Jul 2008

Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Regina (on the Application of) v Bromley Magistrates Court: Admn 28 Jul 2008

Whether escapes of waste water from a public sewerage system are ‘Directive waste’ within the scope of the Waste Framework Directive, and thus subject to the enforcement authority of the Environment Agency under section 33 of the 1990 Act. Judges: Carnwath LJ, Bean J Citations: [2008] EWHC 1763 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Environmental Protection Act … Continue reading Thames Water Utilities Ltd, Regina (on the Application of) v Bromley Magistrates Court: Admn 28 Jul 2008

Regina v Daventry District Council ex parte Thornby Farms: Admn 28 Jul 2000

The council granted licences for the disposal of waste animal carcasses by incineration. The objectors said the council had failed to take note of art 4 of the directive, and that as clinical waste alternative regimes applied. Held: Animal waste and clinical waste were properly distinguished, and the council had applied the correct guidance. The … Continue reading Regina v Daventry District Council ex parte Thornby Farms: Admn 28 Jul 2000

Field and Another v Leeds City Council: CA 8 Dec 1999

The parties were involved in a dispute as to repairs on a tenanted property. The court had ordered an independent surveyor’s report. The claimant objected to the use by the defendant of an employee for this purpose, and was involved in their claims investigation department. Held: The judge’s decision to exclude the evidence at an … Continue reading Field and Another v Leeds City Council: CA 8 Dec 1999

AMEC Building Limited and Squibb and Davies Limited v London Borough of Camden: Admn 19 Jul 1996

Citations: [1996] EWHC Admin 41 Statutes: Environmental Protection Act 1990 80(4), Control of Pollution Act 1974 60(8) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – A Lambert Flat Management Ltd v Lomas 1981 The court considered the relationship between the appeals procedure provided for by the regulations and the ‘reasonable excuse for non-compliance’ provisions in s.58(1)(4) … Continue reading AMEC Building Limited and Squibb and Davies Limited v London Borough of Camden: Admn 19 Jul 1996

Wilson v Wychavon District Council and Another: Admn 20 Dec 2005

The claimant complained that the law which protected an occupier of a dwelling house from a temporary stop notice did not apply to those living in caravans, and that this was discriminatory. Held: The claim failed. ‘usually a change of use of a building to a dwelling will cause less immediate environmental damage than the … Continue reading Wilson v Wychavon District Council and Another: Admn 20 Dec 2005

Secretary of State for Education and Skills v Mairs: Admn 25 May 2005

The appellant had been dismissed from the social services department of Haringey Borough Council, and her name placed on a list of persons unsuitable to work with children. She had been criticised in the statutory inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie. She had led the team of social workers. The Secretary of State appealed … Continue reading Secretary of State for Education and Skills v Mairs: Admn 25 May 2005

Miller and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Exiting The European Union: SC 24 Jan 2017

Parliament’s Approval if statute rights affected In a referendum, the people had voted to leave the European Union. That would require a notice to the Union under Article 50 TEU. The Secretary of State appealed against an order requiring Parliamentary approval before issuing the notice, he saying that the notice could be given under the … Continue reading Miller and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Exiting The European Union: SC 24 Jan 2017

The United States of America v Nolan: SC 21 Oct 2015

Mrs Nolan had been employed at a US airbase. When it closed, and she was made redundant, she complained that the appellant had not consulted properly on the redundancies. The US denied that it had responsibility to consult, and now appealed. Held: The appeal failed (Lord Carnworth dissenting). That the exact situation might not have … Continue reading The United States of America v Nolan: SC 21 Oct 2015

In Re Rhondda Waste Disposal Company Ltd (In Administration): ChD 13 Aug 1999

Where a company had gone into administration, it was not correct for a criminal prosecution under the Act to proceed without first getting the consent of the court or of the company’s administrator. Such proceedings constituted ‘other proceedings’ under the Insolvency Act. The divisional court was not bound by decisions of the Court of Session … Continue reading In Re Rhondda Waste Disposal Company Ltd (In Administration): ChD 13 Aug 1999

Jones, Regina (on the Application of) v Mansfield District Council and Another: CA 16 Oct 2003

Plannning permission was sought. Objectors said that it would have such an impact that an environmental impact assessment was required. They now sought judicial review of the decision to proceed without one. Held: The judge had explained the approach correctly, and the role of the court is to conduct a Wednesbury review of the decision … Continue reading Jones, Regina (on the Application of) v Mansfield District Council and Another: CA 16 Oct 2003

Thornby Farms Ltd, Murray v Daventry District Council, Derbyshire County Council: CA 22 Jan 2002

Two parties appealed against the grant of licences for plants for the disposal of animal carcasses. The plants would increase the amount of emissions into the environment. Held: An objective was different to a material consideration. An objective was something to be kept in mind at all stages of an assessment, and even when considering … Continue reading Thornby Farms Ltd, Murray v Daventry District Council, Derbyshire County Council: CA 22 Jan 2002

Regina (Amicus etc) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Admn 26 Apr 2004

The claimants sought a declaration that part of the Regulations were invalid, and an infringement of their human rights. The Regulations sought to exempt church schools from an obligation not to discriminate against homosexual teachers. Held: The Regulation was within the scope of the Directive. Though a member state had some freedom in implementing a … Continue reading Regina (Amicus etc) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Admn 26 Apr 2004