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17 Sep 2019 15:08
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC, Christopher Badger and William McBarnet consider the implications of air quality factors in planning decisions, a recommendation for flexibility in local authority waste strategies and criticism from the Natural Capital Committee of more...
11 Sep 2019 10:45
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider turning the page on austerity, imminent compliance deadlines for pension providers to publish social, environmental or ethical considerations used in their investments and ClientEarth writes to local authorities more...
31 Jul 2019 10:09
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Gordon Wignall and Nicholas Ostrowski consider the government’s approach to plastic packaging tax and waste law and further clarification on costs in environmental statutory and judicial review. Government wraps up on plastic packaging tax and tidies up more...
24 Jul 2019 11:08
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC, Charles Morgan and Mark Beard consider the responsibilities of developers to protect wildlife, the latest water industry price reviews from Ofwat and a recent judgment ordering the Environment Agency to pay substantial damages for more...
16 Jul 2019 15:12
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC and Christopher Badger consider the law on exports of waste and waste classification, the Environment Agency’s report on the performance of water companies in 2018 and publication of the first international standard for climate change. more...
10 Jul 2019 12:44
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, William Upton QC, Nicholas Ostrowski and Mark Davies consider Peter Kellett’s UKELA presentation on how to achieve environmental compliance, the publication of the Environment Agency’s quarterly scorecard and the UK Government’s new Green Finance more...
26 Jun 2019 12:40
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger considers the decision by Ofwat to impose a financial penalty on Southern Water for failings in the performance of its wastewater operations, the imposition of over £3.7 million of civil sanctions on charitable organisations for more...
30 May 2019 10:58
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update William Upton QC and Gordon Wignall consider the potential prosecution of 1,130 environmental protestors, the application of EU waste legislation to fires on board ships and a fine of £1.16m imposed on an oil company following an offshore gas leak. more...
21 May 2019 09:36
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Natasha Hausdorff and Mark Davies consider legal action against Shell by Friends of the Earth, specialist environmental tribunals and the Government’s assessment of progress against the 25 Year Environment Plan. Shell taken to Court by more...
13 May 2019 14:40
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update William Upton QC, Charles Morgan and Mark Davies consider the recent confusion over licensing exemptions for wild birds, Labour’s proposals for the water industry and the decline in nature and acceleration of species extinction highlighted in a report more...
13 May 2019 09:58
Becoming carbon neutral: how can businesses help the UK become more eco-friendly?Ambitious targets for the UK to become carbon neutral by 2050 have been announced by the Committee on Climate Change, which is calling on the government to step up and lay down the law for the nation to proactively take steps to lower its carbon footprint. Businesses are often blamed for having a more...
1 May 2019 10:07
Confused, Bewildering, Dubious? Cannabidiol in food and drinks: What does the future hold?Last October, the EU Novel Foods Committee met to consider the evidence on certain hemp derived products, including Cannabidiol [CBD], to evaluate whether they had been widely used for human consumption within the EU prior to the 15th of May 1997, being the date upon which the original “Novel Food” more...
29 Apr 2019 14:28
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall and Frances Lawson consider the Draft Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill, recent official publications on water resource infrastructure and a report from the Prudential Regulation Authority concerning climate more...
24 Apr 2019 08:27
One of the biggest legal claims ever filed in a British court will be heard in LiverpoolOne of the biggest legal claims ever filed in a British court will be heard in Liverpool not London after a Judge last week refused an application by the first Defendant to transfer proceedings to The Rolls Building. The Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton is being sued for billions of more...
23 Apr 2019 15:52
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Stephen Hockman QC, Christopher Badger and Ana Kantzelis consider a rebuke for the UK’s lack of progress towards improving air quality in the European Commission’s most recent Environmental Implementation Review, a report from the Bank of England on the more...
17 Apr 2019 08:42
Environmental Law News UpdateFollowing a week off, our Environmental Law News Update returns with four articles covering recent developments. Stephen Hockman QC, William Upton QC, Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall and Ana Kantzelis consider the inclusion of environmental considerations in IIAs, the treatment of environmental more...
16 Apr 2019 10:46
Parent liability for international subsidiaries and jurisdiction disputes: An updateFollowing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the high profile Vedanta Resources v Lungowe litigation, Walker Morris’ Commercial Dispute Resolution specialists Nick Lees and Tim Pickworth provide an essential update on parent company liability for international subsidiaries and jurisdiction more...
10 Apr 2019 10:46
We are Recruiting!With our recent celebrations of Part-Time Judicial appointments we are recruiting!! We offer a progressive attitude, friendly and efficient clerking team. We promote a positive work life balance in the beautiful South West and promote wellbeing which is recognised by being awarded a Wellbeing more...
4 Apr 2019 08:56
Winning wasted costs against a private prosecutorDavid Pojur secured acquittal and won substantial wasted costs against a Local Authority in an Environmental Prosecution. The Clean Air Act case saw a Company prosecuted for smoke emissions in Central London despite pending applications to be carved out of the Smoke Control Zone. The private more...
1 Apr 2019 14:13
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider requirements for UK waste exporters to review contingency plans in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, a possible merger of DEFRA Non-Departments Public Bodies and new guidance for organisations to ensure more...
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