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...
Environment Bill—developmentsContextAs a result of the 23 June 2016 UK referendum on membership of the EU, which voted with a 52% majority voting in...
Environmental law—devolutionDevolutionThe origins of devolution initiatives in the United Kingdom are older than is often appreciated. The notion of...
25 Year Environment Plan TrackerContext of the 25 Year Environment PlanIn January 2015, the Committee (NCC) recommended that the government draw up a...
EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement—environmental provisionsEU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementOn 24 December 2020, the European Commission and UK...
Environmental law—new starter guideThis Practice Note provides an introduction to environmental law. It is aimed at trainee solicitors and others who...
The Water Act 2014—SnapshotSummary of the Water Act 2014The purpose of the Water Act 2014 (WA 2014) is to help reform the water industry by making it...
Fisheries Act 2020–snapshotTitleFisheries Act 2020 c 22Entry into force23 November 2020 (received Royal Assent on this date, but section 54 of the Act...
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