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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...
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
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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