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The former oxford professor is bringing cases on behalf of 20 million bill payers. under competition law, solicitors can mount an action which every bill payer will be a part of unless they opt out. with the help of law firm leigh day, she plans to bring similar cases against five more water firms thames, united utilities, anglian, yorkshire and northumbrian. industry representatives water uk say the highly speculative claim is entirely without merit. severn trent says it strongly refuted the claim. should pollutions ever occur, they are always reported to the environment agency. any claim to the contrary is wholly and completely wrong. the case relies on laws introduced in 2015, and though dozens of cases are in the works, none has yet reached a successful conclusion. it could take years, but if the claim succeeds, customers could get compensation of around £40 each. but it s notjust about money. professor roberts hopes it will force water companies to clean up their act.
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