Research Output
MARCIC rules OK? Liability in the law of nuisance in Scotland for escapes from overloaded sewers
  The purpose of this article is to discuss the potential liability in the law of nuisance of Scottish Water for harm which is caused by escapes of sewage from public sewers which, although perfectly adequate when they were originally constructed, become overloaded with the passage of time, simply because of more properties discharging into the sewer.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    05 November 2008

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Lawtext Publishing

  • ISSN:

    1478-5277

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    628 Sanitary & municipal engineering

Citation

McManus, F. (2008). MARCIC rules OK? Liability in the law of nuisance in Scotland for escapes from overloaded sewers. Journal of Water Law, 19, 61-69

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Keywords

Scottish law; Nuisance; Sewers; Overflow; Damage; Liability;

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