UK flooding creates ‘thorny’ BI issues
Caroline Chambers, solicitor in the public sector unit at Langleys, explains the case of Department of Transport, Environment & The Regions v Mott MacDonald Ltd, Amey Mouchel Ltd and Cornwall County Council (2006) involving three claims arising from road traffic accidents, all of which had been caused by water standing on the highway due to drains blocked with silt, debris and vegetation.