“A double fuse blew at National Grid today as it was fined £8m by energy regulator Ofgem for overclaiming on a maintenance programme, and its staff voted for industrial action over pay.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
from the Inner Temple Library
“A double fuse blew at National Grid today as it was fined £8m by energy regulator Ofgem for overclaiming on a maintenance programme, and its staff voted for industrial action over pay.”
The Guardian, 6th January 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Thames Water has agreed to pay £60,000 in compensation to customers after it admitted ignoring thousands of complaints following an email blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dobson and Others v Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Court of Appeal
“Where a court was considering an award of damages to an occupier of land for loss of amenity following transitory nuisance, the actual impact on the occupier would be relevant.”
The Times, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A Nottingham man who took BT to court after being cut off in a row over how to pay his bill has lost his case.”
BBC News, 26th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dobson v Thames Water Utilities Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 28; [2009] WLR (D) 70
“Where a court was considering an award of damages to an occupier of land for loss of amenity following transitory nuisance the actual impact on the occupier was relevant. An award would normally constitute just satisfaction to the occupier and no further compensation was due under s 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998.”
WLR Daily, 27th February 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
“Gas, electricity and water suppliers could be legally required to offer their services in Welsh under a law-making bid published by the Welsh Assembly Government yesterday.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A power company was fined £200,000 yesterday for errors that led to a university vice-chancellor being electrocuted on a country walk.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman is demanding £10,000 in compensation after discovering she has been paying her next door neighbours’ water bills for 16 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th November 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Severn Trent, the UK’s second largest water company, was today fined £2 million at the Old Bailey for misreporting leakage information in a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).”
The Times, 1st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A woman nicknamed the ‘cash martyr’ has lost her legal battle to stop BT penalising customers who pay their bills by cash or cheque.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Thames Water faces a fine of £12.5million for failing to compensate customers for poor service and loss of water supplies. The fine covers the period between July 2005 and July 2006, but the company has admitted that it failed to deal properly with its customers for the preceding five years.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A company’s legal obligation to communicate with customers in a way that they can use extends beyond just web accessibility. A recent Braille bill mix up has highlighted the pitfalls for firms.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
R (National Grid Gas plc) v. Environment Agency
“A private company which had taken over the assets and liabilities of the state-owned British Gas Corporation in 1986 was not liable under legislation enacted in 1995 for the cost of removing contamination from land at a former gasworks which had been sold for housing in 1965.”
WLR Daily, 27th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Successor to polluter not liable under later law
Regina (National Grid Gas plc) v Environment Agency
House of Lords
“A private company which had succeeded the state-owned British Gas in 1986 was not liable under legislation enacted in 1995 for the cost of removing contamination from land at a former gasworks which had been sold for housing in 1965.”
The Times, 28th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“Utility companies and their shareholders breathed more easily on Wednesday when Britain’s top court ruled that they were not liable for certain environmental liabilities – including site clean-up costs – of their predecessor entities.”
Financial Times, 27th June 2007
Source: www.ft.com