RISKING prosecution to save money on environmental measures is a dangerous game, businesses have been warned.

Lawyer Christine Oxenburgh said it wasn't only companies which could risk fines but individual directors and managers. She said some companies may be tempted to risk fines because they were generally regarded as low.

At a seminar Christine, of Blackburn-based Taylors Solicitors environmental law unit, said new rules placed more responsibility on business. The Environment Agency now has the power to order polluters to clean up any discharges and prosecute them if they don't.

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