O' Grady Plant and Haulage Ltd & Ors v London Borough of Tower Hamlets Country/Territory United Kingdom Type of court National - higher court Date May 27, 2011 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Court of Appeal Seat of court London Judge Pitchford. Reference number [2011] EWCA Crim 1339 Language English Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Solid waste Food waste Organic waste Waste disposal Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Abstract In the present case the Court of Appeal considered various matters of statutory interpretation and criminal procedure in relation to convictions for depositing waste without a licence. In particular, the Court considered the disapplication of the requirement in section 33(1) EPA 1990 for a waste management licence; whether it was unfair to permit the indictment to plead a course of conduct; whether provision of a summary of the prosecution case to witnesses for the Crown had such an effect on proceedings that the verdicts should be treated as unsafe; excessive and improper intervention by the judge; and procedural points in relation to imposition of fines and a restraint order and costs. Full text COU-159745.pdf