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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published the response to its January 2024 consultation on proposed amendments to...
Environmental law charity ClientEarth has filed a regulatory complaint with the French finance regulator (AMF) against asset management company...
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has been granted permission by the Court of Appeal to intervene in R (Pickering Fishery Association) v...
The Welsh Government has announced the launch of the Green Homes Wales pilot scheme, aimed at assisting households across Wales in implementing energy...
A round-up of the latest environmental enforcement, including prosecution for illegal dumping of waste, fines given for fuel pollution, and a group...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)The Information commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent regulator designed to uphold...
England and Wales environment tracker 2024—climate action, energy and emissionsThis tracker tool tracks and summarises key new and upcoming...
England and Wales environment tracker 2023—climate action, energy and emissionsThis tracker tool tracks and summarises key new and upcoming...
Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
England and Wales environment tracker 2024—contamination, pollution and permittingThis tracker tool tracks and summarises key new and upcoming...
Private action for a statutory nuisance—complaint to the magistrates’ court—section 82 of Environmental Protection Act 1990In the [insert name]...
Abatement notice for a statutory nuisance made under the section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[name] [District] [Borough] [City]...
Private action for a statutory nuisance—notice under section 82(6) of Environmental Protection Act 1990[insert address of claimant's instructing...
Notice of appeal pursuant to section 80(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 against an abatement notice for a statutory nuisance[name, address...
Retained EU law—training materials [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.These training materials consist of...
Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollutionPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a...
Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiriesCommercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry...
Sewers and drains—sewerage undertakers’ core duties and powersA sewerage undertaker is the company appointed by the Secretary of State or Ofwat to be...
BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—snapshotTitleUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Parties168Adopted10...
Contaminated land—meaning of remediationMeaning of remediation'Remediation' is given a relatively wide definition in the Environmental Protection Act...
Control of asbestos—asbestos surveysLegal requirementsThere is a legal presumption that any non-domestic buildings (and the common parts of domestic...
Sustainable procurement—private sectorWhat is sustainable procurement?According to the UN Global Marketplace definition: procurement is sustainable...
Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional environmental enquiriesCommercial Property...
Control of asbestos—duty to manageThe Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from...
Riparian ownership—rights and responsibilitiesWhat does riparian ownership mean and who does it affect?‘If you own land or property next to a river,...
Highway drains and culvertsFor the purposes of s 100 of the Highways Act 1980, a ‘highway drain’ is defined as including a ditch, gutter, watercourse,...
Environment Agency (EA)—powers of entryThe Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have...
Environmental management—environmental management systems (EMS)What is an environmental management system (EMS)?An environmental management system...
Transporting dangerous goodsBrexit11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following...
Waste types and control—asbestos wasteIdentifying asbestos wasteAsbestos exists in a number of forms—the three most common are chrysotile (white),...
Harbour authorities—duties and powersDuties and powersHarbour authoritiesA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible...
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)—key features of ECO1 and ECO2 [Archived]Energy Company Obligation (ECO) replaces Carbon Emissions Reduction Target...
Land that is or was occupied by a permanent structure; the opposite of greenfield or virgin land.
Local Authority Pollution Prevention and Control is the regime by which local authorities deal with reducing pollution and improving air quality from Part B installations, ie small industrial installations.
A nuisance is something which interferes with a person's right to use or enjoy their property and a statutory nuisance arises where such interference is prohibited by statute, or is such that it is prejudical to health.