BARTOLINE LTD v ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE PLC

[2007] Lloyd's Rep IR Plus 18

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(MANCHESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY)

Before His Honour Judge Hegarty QC

Insurance (liability) – Assured causing pollution to land and watercourses – Assured incurring clean-up costs and other expenses on the instructions of the Environment Agency – Liability policy covering assured’s liability against legal liability for damages – Whether liability to Environment Agency constituted damages – Water Resources Act 1991, sections 161 and 161A.