This Practice Note provides an introduction to environmental criminal liability, offences and the different stages of the criminal process from investigation to...
What is contaminated land? 'Contaminated land' is a specific legal term defined in the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Pt IIA (EPA 1990). The contaminated land regime...
Contaminated land 'Land contamination' is a general term used to describe any land that may be contaminated in some way. 'Contaminated land', is a specific legal term...
Requirement for a register Every enforcing authority must keep a freely available public register of contaminated land under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Pt...
Who may be liable? Anyone who is an 'appropriate person' may be liable for remediation of contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA...
What environmental offences require mens rea? While most environmental offences are characterised by strict liability, a limited category require an element of mens rea...
A parent company is not responsible for the acts or omissions of its subsidiary simply by virtue of its status as parent. Each subsidiary has separate corporate...
Purchasers and vendors consider a range of issues when undertaking due diligence during a commercial transaction for acquisition or sale of a businesses and its...
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (the CRC Scheme) was abolished following the 2018/19 compliance year, in accordance with the announcement made by HM Treasury (HMT) in...
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC Scheme) The CRC Scheme is a mandatory UK-wide emissions trading scheme in the UK that aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions and...
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC Scheme) is a mandatory UK-wide emissions trading scheme in the UK that aims to cut carbon dioxide...
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is a mandatory UK-wide trading scheme intended to incentivise large organisations to implement...
General duties under statute Section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) creates a general duty on a director to: ‘… act in the way he considers, in good faith,...
Updated in partnership with Begonia Filgueira of Foot Anstey The environmental damage regime (EDR) requires operators of activities responsible for serious environmental...
The purpose of environmental due diligence For general information on share purchase, see Practice Notes: Due diligence—share and asset purchases and Warranties and...
Brexit impact This content is likely to be impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For information on how leaving the EU will affect environmental law, see Practice...