Commercial Property Standard EnquiriesThe Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry standard pre-contract enquiries for...
Private nuisancePrivate nuisance is a tort against land and it is concerned with the unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or...
Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases—snapshotTitleRegulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of...
Waste types and controls—controlled wasteControlled waste is subject to legislative control. It is defined in Part II to the Environmental Protection...
Energy and Brexit—Euratom and the UK Nuclear SectorWhat is Euratom?The Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Euratom Treaty’)...
BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...
Flood reinsurance—the Flood Re schemeBackground to the schemeThe Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the government had an agreement, known as...
Public nuisancePublic nuisance involves a nuisance being carried out, which affects a section of the general public. It has been defined as: 'acts or...
Forfeiture of property following convictionThe power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the Sentencing Act 2020The Sentencing Act...
Water pollution—potential liabilitiesWater pollutionWater pollution can kill fish and aquatic life, impact drinking supplies, reduce water quality and...
Contaminated land—identifying Class A and B appropriate personsDetermining liability for remediationIdentifying the appropriate person(s) who may be...
Contaminated land—access to contaminated landObligation to grant accessThe owner or occupier of contaminated land (grantor) has a statutory obligation...
Contaminated land—process for determining liabilityWhat is the nature of the liability?The Environmental Protection Act 1990, Pt IIA (EPA 1990) is a...
Land contamination—issues in property transactionsLaw Society practice note on contaminated landThe Law Society issued a warning card on contaminated...
Contaminated land—enforcement of remediation noticesConsequences of non-complianceIf a requirement in a remediation notice has not been carried out,...
Contaminated land—enforcing authoritiesThis Practice Note outlines the contaminated land enforcing authorities in England and Wales under Part IIA of...
Contaminated land—attributing liability between groupsDetermining liabilityEnforcing authorities should follow the five step procedure set out in the...
Contaminated land—meaning of remediationMeaning of remediation'Remediation' is given a relatively wide definition in the Environmental Protection Act...
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