<p>Welcome back to the LexisPSL Environment News podcast. <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="http://www.6pumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/christopher-badger/">Chris Badger</a> and <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="http://www.6pumpcourt.co.uk/barrister/mark-davies/">Mark Davies</a> of 6 Pump Court discuss some of the key developments over the previous month, including:</p><ul><li>Southern Water’s record £90 million fine</li><li>Valero Logistics UK Ltd v Plymouth City Council</li><li>The UK Innovation Strategy and the potential for the precautionary principle to be revisited</li></ul><p>To listen to the podcast, click <a href="[documents%7COpenAccessDataProvider]dd3f541e-7205-4996-9e0c-42eb82b796aa">here</a>.</p><p><strong style="background-color:transparent;color:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">Southern Water’s record fine - listen from 0.34 mins</strong></p><p>In the first part of the podcast, Chris and Mark look at the recent Southern Water fine of £90 million connected with 51 counts, 6971 illegal spills and 17 sites between 2010-2015. They focus on the outcome of this fine in the context of the development of the Sentencing Guidelines and the intention of the Sentencing Council when the guidelines were set, in particular, looking at the consultation response from water companies on the draft Guidelines and whether statutory undertakers should be recognised as a unique category. </p><p><strong>Valero Logistics UK Ltd v Plymouth City Council– listen from 5.33 mins</strong></p><p>Moving on to the second </p>
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LexisPSL Environment News Podcast – August 2021
