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Lawyers challenge water firm’s immunity over sewage discharge

Exclusive: Campaigners fight decision that United Utilities cannot face private legal action for outflows of sewage into canal

Environmental campaigners are fighting to stop a water company being given almost total immunity from any private legal action for discharging untreated sewage into waterways.

The Good Law Project (GLP) and the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) are challenging a decision by the high court that the water company United Utilities cannot be subject to any private legal action for its discharges of raw sewage from storm outfalls into the Manchester ship canal.

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