We’ll give you transactional support guides for the environmental and health and safety (EHS) issues that environmental lawyers need to consider when acting in a variety of transactions.
We show where climate change targets come from at national, European, and international levels. Plus details reporting frameworks linked with climate change legislation, with information on climate change litigation.
We detail the law regimes that have been impacted by Brexit – processes, applicable law, key developments you’d need to stay informed. We’ve put it all into our Brexit Toolkit.
Have you been instructed at short notice to advise on transactions or new environmental legislation outside your comfort zone? Are you up-to-date with the latest changes in environmental regulation? We’ll help guide you.
EU Law analysis: Dr Astrid Seehafer, principal associate, Rachel Duffy, associate, and Jemima Holt, trainee solicitor, of Freshfields Bruckhaus...
This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes analysis of the key environmental announcements made during the Queen’s Speech 2022, as...
MLex: The European Parliament has taken a key step toward an agreed negotiating stance on revamping the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS), as key...
Environment analysis: The case concerns environmental pollution, including water and ground contamination in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. There...
Corporate Crime analysis: The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 33) and Sentencing Act 2020 (Commencement No 2) Regulations 2022, SI 2022/500...
Flooding—flood searchesIntroduction to flood searchesFlooding has become an increasing environmental risk in the UK, with significant impacts for...
Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
Legal professional privilege and Law Officers' convention in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2000The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA...
Mandatory environmental reportingCompanies operating in the UK may be required to report on environmental matters in accordance with:•the Companies...
Environmental social governance—the investment marketWhat is environmental social governance (ESG)?Environmental social governance (ESG) is an...
Environment Health and Safety due diligence questionnaire (DDQ)—asset purchaseEnvironment Health & SafetyPlease provide the following:1Copies of all...
Pie crust lease of a unit on an estateHM Land Registry ParticularsLR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title number(s)LR2.1 Landlord's title...
Sustainability definitions (The Chancery Lane Project)100% Renewable Energy and Renewable Energy Sources100% Renewable Energy•means an energy system...
Anti-slavery and human trafficking statement for a business in the construction sector1: Opening statement from senior management[Name of...
Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) due diligence questionnaire (DDQ)—share purchaseEnvironment Health and SafetyPlease provide the following:1Copies...
Private nuisance—general principlesPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is a tort against land and it is concerned with the unlawful interference with a...
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—snapshotTitleUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Parties168Adopted10...
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)—snapshotTitleWorld Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). Also known as the World Summit 2002, the...
Riparian ownership—rights and responsibilitiesWhat does riparian ownership mean and who does it affect?‘If you own land or property next to a river,...
Waste permits, exemptions and registrations—frameworkBrexit11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...
Mandatory greenhouse gas reportingPrivate and public sector organisations are increasingly required to report on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)—offences and enforcementBrexit11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit...
Environment legislation tracker 2021This Environment legislation tracker tool displays key upcoming legislation of interest to Environment lawyers in...
Harbour authorities—duties and powersDuties and powersHarbour authoritiesA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible...
Contaminated land—who may be liable?Who may be liable?Anyone who is an 'appropriate person' may be liable for remediation of contaminated land under...
Environment Agency (EA)—powers of entryThe Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have...
Aggregates levyWhat is the aggregates levy?The aggregates levy is an environmental tax administered by HMRC on the commercial exploitation of...
Environment (Wales) Act 2016—snapshotThe Welsh Government introduced the Environment (Wales) Bill (E(W) Bill) on 11 May 2015. The Environment (Wales)...
Wildlife licencesBrexit11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
Fly-tipping offencesWhat is fly-tipping?Fly-tipping is the illegal deposit of waste. It can cause pollution, harm to human health and can affect the...
Land contamination—Law Society practice note on contaminated landOn 13 April 2016, the Law Society issued an updated practice note on contaminated...
Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016—permits, applications and exemptionsCoronavirus (COVID-19): The Environment Agency (EA) has published a...
Flood management and drainage—landowner rights and responsibilitiesSources of rights and responsibilities for flood management and drainageThe law...
Government department for business, Energy an Industrial Strategy. BEIS sets UK energy policy and replaced DECC in 2016.
Ordinary shares are the default type of shares of a company (CA 2006, s 560). Generally, they carry voting rights, rights to dividends and a right to participate on a winding up in any excess assets. Companies may issue different classes of ordinary shares, each with their own distinct rights.
A regulated mechanism to provide owners of small scale renewable installations in GB with a guaranteed contract for selling surplus electricity. Yet to be introduced, secondary legislation will be made will be made under Energy Act 2008, s 43; a financial incentives scheme ‘to encourage small-scale low-carbon generation of electricity’.
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