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24 Sep 2019 15:44
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update Christopher Badger considers plans to host the COP 26 climate summit in Glasgow, publication of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s radioactive waste strategy and the announcement of a review of bio-waste sites by the Environment Agency. Glasgow to more...
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...
28 Aug 2019 10:15
Are you keeping up with the plant-based revolution?The food and drink industry has always been a hot-bed of innovation and 2019 is proving to be no different. Two areas which are currently evolving very quickly are the search for plastic-free packaging and the growing trend to eat less meat. The answer to both could lie with plant-based alternatives 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...
2 Jul 2019 09:23
SPG Law instructs Exchange Chambers on “Dieselgate” class actionA number of barristers from Exchange Chambers have been instructed by SPG Law to advise on the Volkswagen “Dieselgate” class action. SPG Law are acting for over 16,000 car owners who bought a diesel VW, Audi, Skoda or Seat car between 2008 and 2015. On the 18 September 2015 it was first alleged by more...
24 Jun 2019 16:05
M4 Newport relief road scrapped: environment v economicsPlans to build a fourteen mile, six lane motorway through the Gwent Levels south of Newport to relieve congestion on the M4 have been scrapped by the Welsh government. The announcement by first minister Mark Drakeford was welcomed by environmentalists, local residents and small businesses who more...
4 Jun 2019 15:00
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall and Natasha Hausdorff consider the anxiety over water resources in the UK, a DEFRA report into the progress of the reform of water abstraction in England and a challenge from ClientEarth over Highways England’s lack of 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...
16 Apr 2019 10:51
BBC picks up on preventative injunctions to stop flytippingFlytipping is increasingly becoming an expensive and time-consuming problem for both Local Authorities and private landlords. Interest in preventative injunctions (injunctions against persons unknown) as a means to prevent flytipping was picked up yesterday in the BBC News at 10. The BBC 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...
26 Mar 2019 10:31
Environmental Law NewsIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Mark Watson QC, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider evidence given to the Environmental Audit Committee about the new Office for Environmental Protection, environmental announcements in the Treasury’s Spring Statement and publication of the more...
19 Mar 2019 11:55
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Mark Davies and William McBarnett consider the Welsh Government’s consultation on environmental policy post-Brexit, UK plans to designate over half of the UK’s global waters as Marine Protected Areas and a recent case concerning the impact of licensing more...
13 Mar 2019 09:45
Food and Drink: Eco-conscious packagingCurrent trends/Pressures Globally, the production of plastic has risen overwhelmingly over the past 70 years with 1.5 million tonnes of plastic being produced in 1950 to 300 million tonnes today. It is an inevitability that with such mass production of a non-biodegradable material that there will be more...
11 Mar 2019 16:14
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, our new silk William Upton QC, Christopher Badger and Nicholas Ostrowski consider challenges to national planning and environmental policy, the consequences for employees if they fail to co-operate with the Environment Agency and continuing scrutiny of more...
6 Mar 2019 09:53
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Gordon Wignall, William Upton and Natasha Hausdorff consider recent authorities on abuse of process, closer scrutiny of air quality sampling and an EC consultation on new guidelines for company reporting on climate-related information. The revival of more...
20 Feb 2019 08:52
Environmental Law PodcastsThe latest monthly environmental law news podcast presented by Christopher Badger and Mark Davies in association with LexisPSL, is now available. In this short update Chris and Mark consider and discuss: the Clean Air Strategy 2019 hot topics in the relationship between investment treaties and more...
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