Questions

•What pieces of legislation contain strict liability offences? Is there a defence available, beyond disproving the charges factually?

•How liable are municipalities in spills? How does the fault of private parties or subcontractors affect this?

•How does the law of nuisance address harm to land?

•How does environmental damage factor into insurance claims?

•What considerations are taken into account when calculating damages for environmental degradation? Under what circumstances can punitive damages be accorded?

•How are individual polluters and companies distinguished? To what degree is the “corporate veil” defence sound?

•What administrative roles are entailed in pressing damages under statute?

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