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...
Control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances directive 2012/18/EU—snapshotTitleDirective 2012/18/EU of the European parliament and...
Control of Major Accident Hazards—regulation and enforcement The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (COMAH 2015), SI 2015/483, aim to...
Health and safety fines over £1 million—trackerThis Practice Note provides a summary of the prosecutions for health and safety offences brought by the...
Local authorities—powers to investigate environmental crimeWhen do local authorities investigate environmental offences?Environmental offences cover a...
Natural England—powers to investigate environmental crimeWhen does Natural England investigate?There is an overlap between the responsibilities of the...
Conducting an investigation into environmental crimeEnvironmental incidents often happen without warning and with significant consequences. It can be...
Inferences from silence—failure to mention factsThe Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA 1994) permits a court to draw adverse inferences...
Voluntary attendance at an interview under cautionCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the...
Inferences from silence—failure to account for substance, object, mark or placeThe Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA 1994) permits the...
Interview under cautionCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by the response to the COVID-19...
Health and safety—summary only offencesUnder the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974), a number of general duties are imposed to ensure...
Is coronavirus (COVID-19) a reportable disease under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)?The Reporting...
Money laundering and proceeds of crime—implications for environmental lawyersLegal frameworkMoney laundering is the process by which the proceeds of...
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