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12 Nov 2018 17:13
Environmental Law NewsIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, David Travers QC, Christopher Badger, and Zander Goss consider a win for Dyson in its labelling battle with the European Commission, the prospect of bodycams for EA officers and seizure and destruction by the EA of vehicles that have been used in waste more...
9 Nov 2018 10:10
Tom Horder represents building contractor in HSE gas main prosecutionTom Horder has represented a building contractor in an HSE prosecution arising from damage to a gas main. During the subsequent repair works escaping gas ignited. On 6.11.18 At Folkstone Magistrates’ court Southern Gas Networks (the Co-defendant Company) was fined £1.2m and the building contractor more...
8 Nov 2018 17:00
Use of plastic in the food and drink industryWith the coming to prominence of environmental concerns around plastic – particularly single-use and difficult-to-recycle plastic – the food and drink sector is already being challenged to review its use of plastic. Further challenge is brought by a wave of regulation. Shortly after the European more...
8 Nov 2018 16:57
Plastics: The Scope of the Single-Use Plastic Directive and the Plastics TaxThe Chancellor of the Exchequer’s autumn budget has outlined the UK’s intentions to address waste by encouraging the recycling of plastic, shortly after the European Commission proposed the introduction of a Single Use Plastic Directive. Plastics Tax and Producer Responsibility The Chancellor’s more...
7 Nov 2018 13:21
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Mark Daviesconsider the Government’s response to the EAC’s recent report, further official responses to the on-going inquiry into green finance, and flaws found by the chemicals industry in the Government’s REACH plans. You can more...
2 Nov 2018 09:32
No5 Barristers' Chambers earns top rankings in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2019No5 Barristers’ Chambers is delighted that its members and practice areas continue to receive Band 1 ranking in the 2019 edition of the Chambers UK Bar Guide. This year’s guide sees 100 ranked barristers within the set, 12 Band 1 Silks and 23 Band 1 Juniors. Christopher Young QC gains “New Silk”, more...
30 Oct 2018 15:18
“Hardwicke is a first division operation with great strength in depth” – Hardwicke achieves excellent results in Legal 500 2018Hardwicke is delighted to report excellent results in the 2018 edition of Legal 500. A new recommendation as a leading set for Insurance and Reinsurance has been added to Hardwicke’s recommendations as a leading set for Construction, Personal Injury, Professional Negligence, Property Litigation and more...
30 Oct 2018 11:39
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider the environmental implications of yesterday’s Budget, a consultation between the FCA and the PRA on climate change and finance, and a recent case holding that an EIR request was “manifestly unreasonable”. Read more...
26 Oct 2018 15:18
Environmental Law Podcast – October 2018The latest monthly environmental law news podcast presented by Christopher Badgerand Mark Davies in association with LexisPSL, is now available. This short update focuses on October’s key legal developments, which this month include environmental permit breaches for Healthcare Environmental Services more...
24 Oct 2018 08:22
R v The Office of the Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall PoliceKaren Robinson was instructed (with Mark Heywood QC) to prosecute the Office of the Chief Constable of Devon & Cornwall Police in connection with alleged breaches of duty under Health & Safety legislation, in connection with the Force’s use of the Emergency Response Belt device in a custodial more...
22 Oct 2018 12:15
The Round-Up: Damages for Unlawful Detention of Trafficking Victim, Excessive Sentence Quashed for Fracking Protesters, and Discriminatory Housing Policy?ZV, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWHC 2725 (Admin): The High Court has ruled that a Lithuanian victim of trafficking, who was detained at Yarl’s Wood for five months pending deportation, is entitled to damages for 45 days’ unlawful detention. The more...
19 Oct 2018 09:56
London Borough of Croydon v Persons Unknown Occupying Land and Depositing WasteIn a fully reasoned and comprehensive judgment at the High Court on 17 October 2018, Mr. Justice Goss made an order for the protection of over 200 Green Spaces and a dozen Highways for a period of 3 years in the London Borough of Croydon. The reason why this Order, as opposed to other like orders, more...
18 Oct 2018 09:31
Entry-level exception sites & Starter HomesIntroduction This briefing note, prepared by the Walker Morris Planning Environment Team, explores the opportunities presented in the new National Planning Policy Framework (“NPPF2“). Specifically, the opportunities to obtain planning permission for new entry-level exception sites consisting of more...
15 Oct 2018 14:59
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Nicholas Ostrowski consider an Environment Agency prosecution involving confiscation orders of over £250,000, chemical regulation in the event of a no-deal Brexit and a recent case demonstrating that actions in statutory nuisance more...
15 Oct 2018 08:17
Climate change human rights claim wins in the Dutch courtsState of Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation, The Hague Court of Appeal, 9 October 2018, read judgment here. The Hague Court of Appeal has just upheld a decision by the District Court that the Dutch State had failed to do enough to combat climate change. In response to a claim by an NGO, Urgenda and more...
9 Oct 2018 13:37
Prosecution against international bakery dismissedDavid Pojur succeeded in having the prosecution against an international bakery dismissed. City of London Magistrates Court received Mr Pojur’s Abuse of Process argument, following which the Council offered no evidence. The Company Director had flown over from Paris for a trial of an offence under more...
8 Oct 2018 16:20
Environmental Law News UpdateIn this latest Environmental Law News Update, Gordon Wignall, Christopher Badger, and Mark Davies consider the inadequate disposal of clinical waste, a Bank of England report on climate change and the banking sector, and a RoboCop for the environment. You can read the full Environmental Law News more...
8 Oct 2018 13:03
Why international illegal logging might represent a risk for retailersA UK-based retailer might be forgiven for thinking that illegal logging in, say, Africa or India, is a world away from its business concerns. However, two recent prosecutions by the Office for Product and Safety Standards (OPSS) highlight that the Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) more...
8 Oct 2018 09:19
Round Up- Civil Partnerships for all and the Unlawfulness of Hardial Singh.In the News: The Government has announced that civil partnerships will be available to all couples, not just those which are same-sex. The government has said the move will address the “imbalance” of the current system. It will also provide a way of giving couples and their families greater security more...
2 Oct 2018 12:47
New podcastsWith the start of the legal term, we’ve posted three great podcasts on Law Pod UK. Episode 42 looks at the influence of international law on individual rights after Brexit. In Episode 43 Clare Ciborowska discusses the new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour in family proceedings. And in more...
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