Environmental Cases

• Class action by 150 residents against owners and operators of an animal by-product rendering facility and associated hauliers for odour nuisance.

• Claim against public authority and charitable body neighbours for nuisance and negligent land-management leading to losses of dairy herd allegedly caused by stagnant water accumulating on the claimant’s land.

• Dispute over performance of contract for collection of regulated medical waste.

• Subrogated claim for flood damage caused by culvert overflow, by private landowner against downstream local authority landowner.

• Subrogated claim for flood damage caused by culvert overflow, by private landowner against downstream local authority landowner.

• Further dispute over performance of contract for collection of regulated medical waste.

• Claim by employer for non-removal of asbestos-containing materials from decommissioned power station in preparation for residential and commercial development, with defences based on contractual scope.

• Claim by residents against power station for nuisance caused by dust emissions including claims by owner/occupiers and landlords for loss of amenity, loss of capital value and loss of rental value. 

• Dispute involving the sale and purchase of renewable energy sites.

• Claim by residents against aircraft engine testing facility in rural setting for odour nuisance.

Stuart has experience of litigating and advising on a number of environmental issues including the following:

• International dispute over IPRs in respect of water-filtration membrane technology.

• Advising on contract for collection and transportation of waste on the Thames.

• Advising on commercial issues relating to environmental waste.

• Advising on application for licence to deal in controlled oils.

 

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