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Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiries

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry standard pre-contract enquiries used in commercial property transactions. CPSEs are...

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—snapshot

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—snapshotTitleUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Parties168Adopted10...

Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollution

Private nuisancePrivate nuisance is an unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it....

Control of asbestos—duty to manage

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from risks related to exposure to asbestos...

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Commercial property transactions toolkit (EHS issues)—environmental enquiries

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry-standard pre-contract...

Produced in partnership with ELM Law 19th May

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Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional environmental enquiries

Commercial Property Standard EnquiriesThe Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE) have become the industry standard pre-contract enquiries for...

Produced in partnership with ELM Law 19th May

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Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in Scotland

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in ScotlandHow do EPCs apply to commercial property in Scotland?This Practice Note...

Produced in partnership with Rachel Oliphant of Pinsent Masons 19th May

Scottish Law

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Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...

Produced in partnership with Matthew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 19th May

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Private nuisance—general principles

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...

19th May

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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

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Highway drains and culverts

For the purposes of s 100 of the Highways Act 1980, a ‘highway drain’ is defined as including a ditch, gutter, watercourse, soak-away, bridge,...

Produced in partnership with John Bates of Old Square Chambers 19th May

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What is a contract of insurance?

What is a contract of insurance?This Practice Note covers the legal framework and regulatory guidance to be considered in determining whether an...

Produced in partnership with RPC 19th May

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Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases—snapshot

Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases—snapshotTitleRegulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of...

19th May

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Waste types and controls—controlled waste

Waste types and controls—controlled wasteControlled waste is subject to legislative control. It is defined in Part II to the Environmental Protection...

19th May

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Energy and Brexit—Euratom and the UK Nuclear Sector

Energy and Brexit—Euratom and the UK Nuclear SectorWhat is Euratom?The Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Euratom Treaty’)...

Produced in partnership with Ian Truman of Burges Salmon 19th May

Brexit

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BREEAM key requirements

BREEAM key requirementsWhat is BREEAM?The Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) is a method for evaluating...

Produced in partnership with Author of the WSP Group 19th May

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Flood reinsurance—the Flood Re scheme

Flood reinsurance—the Flood Re schemeBackground to the schemeThe Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the government had an agreement, known as...

Produced in partnership with Groundsure and Burges Salmon 19th May

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Public nuisance—general principles

Public nuisancePublic nuisance involves a nuisance being carried out, which affects a section of the general public. It has been defined as: 'acts or...

19th May

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Forfeiture of property following conviction

Forfeiture of property following convictionThe power of the court to order the forfeiture of property under the Sentencing Act 2020The Sentencing Act...

19th May

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Environmental permitting—flood risk activities

Environmental permitting—flood risk activitiesHistory of flood defence consentsThe ‘old’ system of flood defence consents, prior to 6 April 2016,...

Produced in partnership with Simon Tilling and Michael Barlow of Burges Salmon 19th May

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Waste types and controls—plastics

Waste types and controls—plasticsBrexit impact11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...

22nd Jul

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Shipping emissions—regulation

Shipping emissions—regulationBrexit impact11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into...

Produced in partnership with Navraj Singh Ghaleigh of Senior Lecturer in Climate Law, University of Edinburgh 16th Jul

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International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified by the 1978 and 1997 Protocols (MARPOL)—snapshot

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 as modified by the 1978 and 1997 Protocols...

15th Jul

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Does the duty contained in section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 impose a duty on public authorities to have regard to or enhance and maintain biodiversity? If so, does this duty extend to the marine area?

Does the duty contained in section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and section 6 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016...

7th Jul

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Rural Development Schemes in England and Wales

Rural Development Schemes in England and WalesIntroductionRural development schemes provide financial assistance to farmers who voluntarily agree to...

5th Jul

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Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009—snapshot

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009—snapshotTitleMarine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA 2009)Entry into force12th November 2009 (received Royal...

2nd Jul

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Biodiversity net gain in England

Biodiversity net gain in EnglandWhat is biodiversity net gain?Biodiversity net gain is a principle which aims to leave the natural environment in a...

25th Jun

Brexit

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Agricultural nitrate pollution prevention

Agricultural nitrate pollution preventionBrexit impact11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...

25th Jun

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Species Protection

Species ProtectionBrexit impact11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the...

24th Jun

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Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC—snapshot

Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC—snapshotTitleCouncil Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora of 21 May...

24th Jun

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Environmental issues and agricultural land

Environmental issues and agricultural landDevelopments Sustainable farming plansIn November 2020, the Government published The Path to Sustainable...

Produced in partnership with Stephanie Kerr and Tim Champney of Argyll Environmental 22nd Jun

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Non-statutory designated areas

Non-statutory designated areasConserving biodiversitySection 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (NERCA 2006) places a duty...

21st Jun

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Marine conservation zones

Marine conservation zonesMarine conservation zonesPart 5 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA 2009) provides a power, across most of UK...

15th Jun

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Fisheries Act 2020–snapshot

Fisheries Act 2020–snapshotTitleFisheries Act 2020 c 22Entry into force23 November 2020 (received Royal Assent on this date, but section 54 of the Act...

Produced in partnership with Sunyana Sharma of 3 Paper Buildings and Dr Tagbo Ilozue of 3 PB Barristers 15th Jun

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs)What is a Site of Special Scientific Interest?Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) give legal...

15th Jun

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Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904—snapshot

Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904—snapshotTitleDirective (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of...

15th Jun

Practice notes

Agricultural diffuse pollution—regulation and enforcement

Agricultural diffuse pollution—regulation and enforcementAgricultural diffuse pollutionDiffuse agricultural pollution is contamination of the soil,...

15th Jun

Q&As

If a planning application has been granted on the basis of there being imperative reasons of overriding public interest (IROPI) and as a result compensatory measures have been granted, what would happen to the planning permission if the grounds on which the IROPI case was made out no longer exist? Would the compensation measures still stand?

If a planning application has been granted on the basis of there being imperative reasons of overriding public interest (IROPI) and as a result...

Produced in partnership with Jo Hannah of Winckworth Sherwood 5th Jun

Q&As

What legislation protects priority habitats? What powers does Natural England have over priority habitat which has not been designated a site of special and scientific interest, special protection area or special areas of conservation? Does it have control over how the land should be managed?

What legislation protects priority habitats? What powers does Natural England have over priority habitat which has not been designated a site of...

Produced in partnership with Hannah Payne of Browne Jacobson 5th Jun

Q&As

What is the key legislation concerning protection of nesting birds and their hibernation?

What is the key legislation concerning protection of nesting birds and their hibernation?Certain species of animals (including wild birds) are...

5th Jun

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