The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: Supreme Court [2024] UKSC 22 2 July 2024Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: [2024] UKSC 22. The Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal's judgment. The Lord Justices held that the discharge of foul water into watercourses was a common law claim for nuisance. The Supreme Court also rejected the submission that Marcic v Thames Water plc [2003] UKHL 66 should be overruled: so, the only remedy for sewer flooding due to the inadequacy of sewerage infrastructure as described in Marcic was through the regulatory framework under the Water Industry Act 1991.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | |
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[2024] UKSC 22. The Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal's judgment. The Lord Justices held that the discharge of foul water into watercourses was a common law claim for nuisance. The Supreme Court also rejected the submission that Marcic v Thames Water plc [2003] UKHL 66 should be overruled: so, the only remedy for sewer flooding due to the inadequacy of sewerage infrastructure as described in Marcic was through the regulatory framework under the Water Industry Act 1991.