Lawyers are seeking as much as £1.5 billion in compensation payouts from water companies to millions of customers. A class action suit filed against six water companies will be heard by the Competition Appeal Tribunal in September. Claims have been lodged against Anglian, Northumbrian, Severn Trent, Thames, United Utilities and Yorkshire on behalf of 11 million customers for alleged under-reporting of pollution incidents.
Compensation claim against six water companies rises to £1.5bn
