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Animal Concerns Research & Education Society v ANA Contractor Pte Ltd and another

Pays/Territoire
Singapour
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Mar 17, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
High Court
Siège de la cour
Singapore
Juge
Kan ting Chiu
Numéro de référence
[2010] SGHC 85
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Terre et sols
Mot clé
Responsabilité/indemnisation Pollution des eaux douces/qualité des eaux douces Pollution du sol/qualité Normes de qualité de l'eau
Résumé

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.

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