On 3 July 2024, BBC News reported:
“Water companies could face a “flood” of legal challenges over sewage discharges, lawyers have said, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling.
On Tuesday, seven justices at the UK’s highest court ruled that the Manchester Ship Canal Company is able to sue United Utilities over the alleged release of raw sewage into the canal.”
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