Gain key insights into the legislative sources that shape environmental law, including the intricate relationships between UK statutes, EU regulations, and international agreements. Understand how these laws collectively dictate conduct and compliance standards essential for environmental protection. Stay up-to-date with critical legal developments that influence policy and ensure effective enforcement in your practice.
This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s publication of finalised rules requiring listed...
Natural England has published an operational statement setting out changes to how it provides planning advice from 1 October 2026. Under the new...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the new ‘Report Receipt of Waste’ service has gone live. More than...
The Council of the EU has agreed its negotiating position on a proposed regulation to simplify and accelerate environmental assessments across the EU....
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...
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
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin termDefinitionMeaningActa iure imperiiLegal
Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of
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