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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the Water Bill will remove existing statutory limits on government...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance on local air quality management (LAQM), setting out how local...
The European Commission has launched a consultation on a draft regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 440/2008, which lays down test methods for the...
This edition of the Sustainable finance and ESG round-up from the Finance Group includes: (1) EFRAG opens consultation on draft sustainability...
Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollutionPrivate nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a...
Public nuisance—general principlesPublic nuisanceThe common law offence of public nuisance was abolished by section 78 of the Police, Crime,...
Meaning of waste—definition of wasteDefinition of Waste'Waste' is defined in the Waste Framework Directive, Directive 2008/98/EC (WFD) as any...
Environment Agency (EA)—powers of entryThe Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have...
Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)—qualification and organisational structuresThe Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)ESOS is an energy assessment and energy savings scheme. It is mandatory for organisations that meet the qualification criteria. It derives from the EU Energy Efficiency
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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