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Ofwat has completed its enforcement investigation into Dŵr Cymru’s management of its sewage treatment works and sewerage network, an inquiry that...
The Environment Agency (EA) has updated its guidance on assessing environmental permit compliance for flood risk activities.The guide applies to...
This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes: analysis of the biodiversity gain statements published for NSIPs and litigation being...
The European Commission has adopted OceanEye, an initiative designed to expand and strengthen the EU’s role in ocean observation and intelligence by...
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...
Voluntary environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) reportingTrend towards environmental, social governance or sustainability reportingThe terms sustainable business, corporate responsibility (CR) or corporate social responsibility (CSR), and environmental, social, governance (ESG) are
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
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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
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