Overview

The case emphasises the need for local authorities to manage remediation carefully and effectively.
Remediation involves a variety of activities including the assessment of land, carrying out operations on site and restoring land and can as a result involve a number of different parties, for example local authorities and developers and their consultants and contractors. When interviewed by BBC news on the Corby case and its outcomes, I noted that this case will be 'closely watched by all those involved in remediating contaminated land'. In this Law Watch we summarise the key legal and practical implications of the decision for everyone involved in this type of activity.

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