UK water companies may face revival of mass competition claim over pollution
By Simon Zekaria ( July 2, 2026, 16:02 GMT | Insight) -- Water companies are facing a possible revival of a UK competition-law mass claim against them over sewage discharges after a class action representative won the right from the top court to challenge a block on her lawsuit. Environmental consultant Carolyn Roberts alleges that the utilities overcharged customers as an indirect result of underreporting the number of times they caused pollution incidents by spilling or discharging sewage into waterways.Water companies are facing the possible revival of a mass UK competition claim against them over sewage discharges after a class action representative got the nod from the top court to challenge a block on the lawsuit....
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