Tribunal Finds EA Liable for £3.3m for Faulty Flood Defences

17 June, 2026

The Tribunal has awarded the Claimant landowners £3.3 million in compensation following a two-week hearing in March 2026. The Claimants were awarded damages under a private contract and compensation under the Water Resources Act 1991 to rectify damage caused by faulty flood defence works installed by the EA, and to cover the cost of rectifying the leaking flood defences.

Tribunal Finds EA Liable for £3.3m for Faulty Flood Defences

17 June, 2026

The Tribunal has awarded the Claimant landowners £3.3 million in compensation following a two-week hearing in March 2026. The Claimants were awarded damages under a private contract and compensation under the Water Resources Act 1991 to rectify damage caused by faulty flood defence works installed by the EA, and to cover the cost of rectifying the leaking flood defences.

A copy of the judgment is available here.

There has been extensive press coverage of the hearing and the Decision including:

James Pereira KC and Caroline Daly acted for the Claimants, instructed by Nicholas Gould and Matthew Simson at Fenwick Elliott.

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