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Utilities - From: 2000 To: 2000
This page lists 10 cases, and was prepared on 02 April 2018.
A E Beckett and Sons (Lyndons) Ltd and Others v Midlands Electricity Plc Unreported, 2000
2000
QBD
Peregrine Simon QC
Utilities
The claimants alleged that they had suffered loss as a result of the defendants' breach of regulation 25(1) of the 1988 Regulations.
1 Cites
1 Citers
Regina v Anglian Water Servies, ex Parte Three Valleys Water Plc Gazette, 20 January 2000
20 Jan 2000
QBD
Land, Environment, Utilities
The respondent was successor to the owners of a reservoir, and the applicants sought to increase the amount of water they could draw daily. It was agreed that the respondent was not a statutory water undertaker, and the extent of the applicants right of supply was governed by the Act establishing the right to draw water. Still, the applicants were not entitled to the full amount of water supply they sought.
Thames Water Utilities Ltd v London Borough of Bromley [2000] EWHC Admin 301
4 Mar 2000
Admn
Utilities, Crime
The court considered an appeal by case stated against a conviction on 16 separate informations alleging offences of failing to complete permanent reinstatement as required by section 70(4).
New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 70
1 Citers
[ Bailii ]
Lillis v North West Water Ltd [2000] EWLands LCA_131_1997
16 Mar 2000
LT
Land, Utilities
LT COMPULSORY PURCHASE - Compensation - laying of water main in private land - Water Industry Act 1991 - claim withdrawn - costs - claimant to pay compensating authority's costs of reference in all but preliminary issue (no award) and Order of 8 February 2000 (compensating authority to pay).
Water Industry Act 1991
[ Bailii ]
Regina v Director General of Electricity Supply ex parte London Electricity Plc [2000] EWHC Admin 340
15 May 2000
Admn
Utilities
[ Bailii ]
Moase and Lomas v Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and South West Water Limited [2000] EWCA Civ 193
16 Jun 2000
CA
Land, Utilities
Objection to compulsory purchase order.
1 Cites
[ Bailii ]
Emtel (Mauritius) Limited v the Ministry of Telecommunication and others [2000] UKPC 36
2 Oct 2000
PC
Commonwealth, Utilities
(Mauritius)
[ Bailii ]
Queen and Environment Agency, Ex-parte Anglian Water Services Limited [2000] EWHC Admin 406
24 Oct 2000
Admn
Utilities, Environment
Water Industry Act 1991 - Environment Act 1995
[ Bailii ]
George Weir and Another v East of Scotland Water Authority [2000] ScotCS 292; 2001 SLT 1205
23 Nov 2000
SCS
Lord McCluskey
Scotland, Personal Injury, Utilities
The claimants sought damages for personal injury saying that the defendant had supplied unwholesome water. Held: Although the water authority was under a statutory duty to supply wholesome water, it was not a duty that was owed to a defined limited class of the public. The duty was accordingly enforceable in various ways, but not by a private right of action.
1 Citers
[ Bailii ] - [ ScotC ]
Thames Water Utilities Limited v Richardson, Fletcher, Codling; CA 8-Dec-2000 - [2000] EWCA Civ 316