...J. Andrew Charles Failures and serious incidents at dams often lead to demands for improved public safety measures to reduce the hazards posed by the storage of large volumes of water. However, relatively little attention has been given to the issue of liability for the damage resulting from...

... and regulate the Heath … and that all proper powers for the several purposes aforesaid be conferred on them ….. Heath to be kept open. The preamble to the Hampstead Heath Act 1871 states dams, barrages & reservoirs liability safety & hazards A High Court judge threw out a bid...

.... To assist in performing its duty, the Environment Agency has sought and obtained external legal advice from counsel on the meaning of ‘undertakers’ for the purposes of the Act. This paper summarises that advice. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2012 dams, barrages & reservoirs liability...