Court of Appeal Application Upheld

30 November 2011

Augean Plc ("Augean" or "the Group")

Court of Appeal Application Upheld

Augean Plc announces that further to the dismissal of the High Court challenge on 3 November 2011 to the Secretary of State's decision to grant permission to dispose of Low Level Waste ("LLW") at the East Northants Resource Management Facility ("ENRMF"), the renewed oral application for permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal has been upheld.

While the presiding judge stated that he was "not at all persuaded" that the original judgement was wrong, he felt that the point of law relating to the case needed to be clarified by the Court of Appeal. He was conscious of the delay to this "project of considerable importance" and therefore took the decision to expedite the case. The Court of Appeal hearing is expected to take place in January 2012.

Importantly, the judge refused the appellant's request to grant an injunction on the Group's ability to lawfully implement its permission to receive LLW at the site; the Group is now considering its options regarding making the site available for delivery of LLW and will update the market in due course.

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