Master the intricacies of identifying and managing environmental liabilities in your practice. Understand the regulatory framework thoroughly to implement strong due diligence processes that mitigate risks. Learn essential strategies for obtaining comprehensive insurance coverage to shield your clients from expensive environmental claims and liabilities. This topic provides actionable guidance, offering detailed analysis and practical solutions to handle environmental challenges effectively, enhance your practice, and protect your clients' interests.
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...
Environmental insurance—advantages and disadvantagesEnvironmental insurance is now considered a standard tool in the management of environmental risks, both for operational businesses and in many transactions and development projects. For more on environmental insurance generally, please see
Environment analysis: Stephen Sykes, Solicitor, head of Environmental Law at Capital Law and legal advisor to the environmental data authority, Groundsure looks at the response of the legal profession to the climate emergency and discusses the arguments in favour of a legal duty of care for climate
Environmental insurance—when is it needed?What is environmental insurance?Environmental insurance is a risk transfer solution to indemnify the insured against losses arising as a result of potential environmental liabilities. The insured for property based coverage can be the buyer or seller of a
If planning permission imposes restrictions on a licensed premises opening hours, once operational can the personal licence holder apply for a Temporary Events Notice (TEN) to open for longer hours than those permitted in the planning permission?To use any property for a licensable activity both
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