What if I just want to clean up the rivers?

Leigh Day is bringing the claim to clean up the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk as well as to compensate the local community for loss caused by the pollution.

As part of the claim, we will seek injunctive relief from the alleged polluters. This might involve a court order for the alleged polluters to change their allegedly harmful practices to prevent future pollution, as well as for polluters to undertake measures designed to restore the health of the rivers.

Injunctions are only granted when the court thinks it is the fairest solution. In English environmental pollution cases, judges consider the scale of the impact of the pollution when they decide whether or not to grant an injunction. Judges often weigh the level of impact and the number of people impacted against the money it might cost the company to clean up or change their operations.

This is why it is so important that those impacted join the claim. The pollution of the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk has affected the entire community.

You do not have to be a property owner to join the claim. If you rely on the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk and the surrounding nature for your hobbies, or your fitness, or your mental health, then you can join the claim and seek an injunction to stop the pollution.