Thames Water's Debt Dilemma
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Thames Water set for crucial court ruling
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Court of Appeal is expected to decide whether the company's plan to borrow a further 3bn to avoid collapse can proceed.
If it approves the appeal, Thames Water is likely to fall into a government-backed administration within weeks or days .
Customers' bills and supply are unlikely to be affected - either way, bills are due to go up.
Thames would be a company in limbo with little momentum to get on with the mammoth task.
People close to that plan fear suppliers could also be wary of extended payment terms under government-backed supervision.
Attempts to prolong the life in its current form of a company laid low by years of under-investment, overgenerous pay and dividends.
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