Stuart has mediated disputes involving the following issues:
• Claims for fatal illness and personal injury.

• Claims relating to IPRs between environmental services companies.

• Nuisance and negligence claims in respect of odour, noise, dust, airborne pollutants and pests.

• Claims by multiple-claimants.

• Claims against multiple-defendants.

• The development, operation and restoration of a landfill site.

• Mineral extraction.

• The extent of and compliance with environmental permits.

• Public health issues in respect of water treatment facilities, involving mass claims against local authority and indemnity claims against civil engineer.

• Claims relating to badger-culling, lawfulness of the Government programme and judicial review.

• Moth-infestation and compliance with building product standards.

• Allegations of negligent scientfic research into environmental performance of building products.

Recent examples include:

• Class action by 150 residents against owners and operators of an animal by-product rendering facility and associated hauliers for odour nuisance.

• Claim against public authority and charitable body neighbours for nuisance and negligent land-management leading to losses of dairy herd allegedly caused by stagnant water accumulating on the claimant’s land.

• Dispute over performance of contract for collection of regulated medical waste.

• Subrogated claim for flood damage caused by culvert overflow, by private landowner against downstream local authority landowner.

• Subrogated claim for flood damage caused by culvert overflow, by private landowner against downstream local authority landowner.

• Further dispute over performance of contract for collection of regulated medical waste.

• Claim by employer for non-removal of asbestos-containing materials from decommissioned power station in preparation for residential and commercial development, with defences based on contractual scope.

• Claim by residents against power station for nuisance caused by dust emissions including claims by owner/occupiers and landlords for loss of amenity, loss of capital value and loss of rental value.

• Dispute involving the sale and purchase of renewable energy sites.

• Claim by residents against aircraft engine testing facility in rural setting for odour nuisance.

Stuart has experience of litigating and advising on a number
of environmental issues including the following:

• International dispute over IPRs in respect of water-filtration membrane technology.

• Advising on contract for collection and transportation of waste on the Thames.

• Advising on commercial issues relating to environmental waste.

• Advising on application for licence to deal in controlled oils.