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Bowen-West v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Jan 18, 2012
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Court of Appeal
Seat of court
London
Judge
Laws, Tomlison and Kitchin.
Reference number
[2012] EWCA Civ 321
Language
English
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous waste Radioactive waste
Abstract
In the present case the Court of Appeal held that the question whether an Environmental Statement for the deposit of lower level radioactive waste should have considered a larger scheme (the future expansion of the landfill in question), within the context of indirect secondary or cumulative effects, was a question of fact and judgement. He rejected the appellant’s argument that the question is one of law and declined to refer the matter to the Court of Justice.
Full text
COU-159747.pdf