The Court of Appeal has granted permission to hear Professor Carolyn Roberts’ appeal against the refusal by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in March to grant her Collective Proceedings Orders in a case seeking £840 million in compensation brought against six UK water companies.

Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its proposal to introduce a licence condition to improve asset management maturity of water companies.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released its first assessment of the new Government’s progress on reducing emissions - the independent, statutory body says that with more action UK will hit its legally binding climate targets.

River Action has been granted permission by the High Court to proceed with a legal challenge against water sector Ofwat for a full court hearing to challenge the approach the regulator took when it set the amounts that water companies can charge their customers at the 2024 Price Review.

Two new Water (Special Measures) Act measures came into force yesterday - water companies will now have to publish plans to reduce pollution incidents and address the use of nature-based solutions when managing wastewater.

Directors at the Environment Agency, Defra and Ofwat have written to senior executives at all of the water companies in England to reaffirm their joint expectation that the companies should focus on delivering the commitments and investments set out in their water resources management plan (WRMP) “starting straight away.”