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Ofwat has launched a consultation proposing modifications to Condition B of the licences held by the 16 largest appointed water companies in England...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its response to the independent review of Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs),...
HM Treasury (HMT) has published its Sustainability Reporting Guidance for the 2026–27 reporting period. The guidance is mandatory for all UK central...
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its response to the Office for Environmental Protection's (OEP) report,...
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...
Harbour authorities—duties and powersDuties and powersHarbour authoritiesA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible for safely managing and efficiently running a harbour.Most harbours are administered by statutory harbour authorities (SHAs), empowered and governed
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
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
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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