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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,929 cases from 40 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

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€1.03mTotal of monetary amounts
€1.03mLargest single case: East Midlands Airport Ltd
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1 case

28 Jul 2025 East Midlands Airport LtdEast Midlands Airport: £892,500 fine over de-icing fluid in drainage water United KingdomEmissions and permits €1.03m

Derby Crown Court imposed three fines of £297,500 each (£892,500 in total) and £65,687.54 in costs on the operator of East Midlands Airport. In January and February 2022, surface water drainage containing residues of aircraft and runway de-icing fluid exceeded the permitted BOD limit of 15 mg/l on three occasions. The court heard that there had already been 13 permit breaches and ten written warnings since 2006.

What organisations can take from it

Repeated limit breaches despite earlier warnings push the level of the penalty up significantly.

Relevance to training and awareness

Complying with discharge limits during de-icing

Authority / court
Derby Crown Court (Anklage: Environment Agency)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
Legal basis
Reg. 38(2) Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Repeat case
yes
Mitigating circumstances
Change of management in 2022 and active engagement with the Environment Agency (as put forward by the company).
Published
28 Jul 2025

Original amount 892,500 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 28 Jul 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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