Animal Concerns Research & Education Society v ANA Contractor Pte Ltd and another País/Territorio Singapur Tipo de la corte Nacional - corte superior Fecha Mar 17, 2010 Fuente UNEP, InforMEA Nombre del tribunal High Court Sede de la corte Singapore Juez Kan ting Chiu Número de referencia [2010] SGHC 85 Idioma Inglés Materia Tierra y suelos Palabra clave Responsabilidad/indemnización Calidad de las aguas dulces/contaminación de las aguas dulces Contaminación del suelo/calidad Normas sobre calidad del agua Resumen In this case, the defendant, a construction company, was accused of having accidentally polluted the land of the plaintiff during the construction of the plaintiff’s shelter for animals. During the construction, a study conducted by the National Environmental Agency collected and analysed the discharge and found out that the soil and the groundwater was contaminated with hydrocarbons and that the pollution was a threat for the Kranji Reservoir and for the environment. Two additional studies conducted by independent experts concluded that the pollution had taken place. The studies also suggested that the pollution did not result out of previous activities which took place on the land but was likely to be resulting from the use of backfill for the purpose of levelling the site.As a result, the plaintiff sued the defendant for negligence in supervising the earthworks and in ensuring that the backfill material was suitable to be used as backfill. The High Court accepted the case and after studying the different elements provided by the two parties held that the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant was justified. As a result, the defendant was condemned. Texto completo Animal Concerns Research.pdf 85.html