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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...
Control of asbestos—penaltiesPenaltiesThe Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, SI 2012/632 (CAR 2012) were made under section 15 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974). They are an example of health and safety regulations, amongst many other statutory instruments (such as the
UK REACH: Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006—snapshotTitleAssimilated Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (UK REACH)Entry into Force1 January 2021Deadline
When is a licence required for asbestos work?Approved code of practiceThe HSE Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) ‘Managing and working with asbestos’ L143 (Second Edition) dated December 2013, has special legal status and provides practical guidance on how to comply with the Control of Asbestos
Scotland—the process for applying for sequestrationSequestration in Scotland is the legal process by which an insolvent debtor’s estate is gathered in, realised and then distributed among their creditors by a trustee appointed for that purpose. The process requires that a formal award of
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