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Environmental permit transfer requirements—Checklist

Environmental permit transfer requirements—Checklist Environmental permits An environmental permit is required to operate a regulated facility or cause or knowingly permit a water discharge activity or groundwater activity. Former pollution prevention and control (PPC) permits, waste management licences, water discharge consents, groundwater authorisation and radioactive substances authorisations are now called environmental permits. Some facilities are regulated by the EA in England or the Natural Resources Wales (NRW) in Wales, while others are regulated by the relevant local authority. On 1 January 2017, the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (EPR 2016), SI 2016/1154 came into force, revoking and consolidating the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (EPR 2010), SI 2010/675 which had been amended on numerous occasions. The EPR 2016 is the principle legislation governing the environmental permitting and compliance regime which applies to various activities and industries and all offences occurring on or after 1 January 2017 will be prosecuted under the EPR 2016. Offences committed before 1 January 2017, will be prosecuted under the EPR 2010....

Product liability—corrective actions—checklist

Product liability—corrective actions—checklist This Checklist sets out the key issues when dealing with a product liability or consumer safety matter which requires a corrective action, such as a product recall. When considering corrective action relating to a product liability or safety issue, it is advisable to have reference to the government-backed BSI standards—PAS 7050:2022, Bringing safe products to the market—Code of practice and PAS 7100:2022, Product recall and other corrective actions—Code of practice. While the guidance contained in the Codes of practice is not legally binding, the Codes are supported by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)—OPSS/market surveillance authorities are likely to refer to the recommendations in the Codes when addressing product safety issues. • Identify the specific products affected (and if possible, whether only certain batches or date codes are affected) and to which jurisdictions the affected products were shipped • Initiate the implementation of the company's Product Safety Incident Plan (PSIP), if one exists. See Precedent: Product safety incident plan (PSIP) • identify all relevant laws...

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Renewables Obligation (RO)—accreditation of renewable electricity generators [Archived]

Renewables Obligation (RO)—accreditation of renewable electricity generators [Archived] ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Why do generators needed to be accredited? The Renewables Obligation (RO) supports investment in renewable generation projects. It does this by placing customer-facing electricity suppliers—who (directly or indirectly) purchase their electricity from generators—under an obligation to source an increasing proportion of their wholesale electricity from renewable sources. The required proportion is set by the Secretary of State (SoS) for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The supplier evidences its purchases of renewable electricity by the submission of ‘Renewable Obligation Certificates’ (ROCs) to the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem). Electricity suppliers are required to evidence their purchases of renewable energy by submitting ROCs to Ofgem. New ROCs are only issued to accredited renewable generators in order to incentivise suppliers to buy their renewable energy (and accompanying, separately priced ROCs) from renewable projects, thus providing those projects with an element of financial support. The RO is primarily provided for...

Ambush marketing

Ambush marketing This Practice Note considers, from an English law perspective, the legal issues relating to ‘ambush marketing’. The term ‘ambush marketing’ is used to describe promotional activities by a non-sponsor in connection with a major sporting or other event. In the UK, ambush marketing is addressed by a combination of legal measures including trade mark and copyright law, advertising codes, and specific event-related legislation. Although some legal tools used to combat ambush marketing in the UK may also be available in other jurisdictions (for example, the rights-holders for major events would ordinarily have registered trade mark protection covering the event name and logo, across multiple territories), the legal position tends to vary greatly from one territory to another. The jurisdictions with the strictest controls are often those which have hosted a major, global, sporting event in their recent history. Principal legal controls in the UK In the UK, the principal legal tools used to combat ambush marketing are: • trade marks—the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA...

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Grounds of invalidity—patent infringement claim

Grounds of invalidity—patent infringement claim Claim No: [insert claim number] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIST (ChD) [ Patents Court OR Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ] Between: [insert name] Claimant/Part 20 Defendant and [insert name] First Defendant/Part 20 Claimant [insert name] Second Defendant/Part 20 Claimant _______________________________________ Grounds of invalidity _______________________________________ The following are the Grounds of Invalidity of [GB Patent OR European Patent (UK)][number] (the Patent) referred to in the Defence and Counterclaim served with these Grounds of Invalidity and upon which the Defendants/Part 20 Claimants will rely. 1 The alleged invention as claimed in each and every claim of the Patent is not a patentable invention in that the subject matter was not new having regard to the matter which formed part of the state of the art at the priority date of the Patent [and common general knowledge]. Particulars The Defendants rely on the following as forming part of the state...

Letter of claim—patent infringement

Letter of claim—patent infringement Letter of claim—patent infringement [Alleged infringer’s name and address] [Date] Dear [insert organisation name] [Insert patent number and title of patent] We are writing on behalf of [name and address of client] (‘our client’). We are writing to you about your activities and actions. The Patent(s) Our client is the [owner OR assignee OR exclusive licensee] of [GB Patent number [add patent number] OR EP(UK) Patent number [add patent number]], a copy of which is enclosed for your information (the ‘Patent’). [Insert name of alleged infringing company] It has come to our client’s attention that [name of alleged infringing company] [is OR appears to be] [making and/or importing [description of allegedly infringing product] (the Product) OR using a process covered by this patent [description of allegedly infringing process] (the Process)], at least since [insert earliest date of evidence available to you so far, eg date of printing website/date of an invoice or receipt for a test purchase]. A sample Product [is...

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The application form to be used for applications to Ofgem for an electricity generation licence pursuant to the Electricity Act 1989 refers to ‘related persons’. What does this term mean? Is it a defined term?

The application form to be used for applications to Ofgem for an electricity generation licence pursuant to the Electricity Act 1989 refers to ‘related persons’. What does this term mean? Is it a defined term? In answering this Q&A, we have limited this research to cover the relevant provisions of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989), the Electricity (Applications for Licences, Modifications of an Area and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2010, SI 2010/2154 (the Applications Regulations), and Ofgem’s Guidance for gas and electricity licence applications (Ofgem Guidance). We assume this Q&A is referring to an application to Ofgem for a new licence to generate electricity pursuant to EA 1989, s 6A. The Application Regulations (which were made by Ofgem pursuant to EA 1989, s 6A) set out the underlying statutory provisions which govern the application process for generation licences under EA 1989. These Application Regulations provide a definition of ‘related person’ as follows (see Application Regulations, SI 2010/2154, reg

Is patrolling a school crossing the responsibility of the school of the local authority?

Is patrolling a school crossing the responsibility of the school of the local authority? Legislative guidelines The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (RTRA 1984) sets out that an 'appropriate authority' can make arrangements for school crossings. RTRA 1984, s 26(1) states: 'Arrangements may be made by the appropriate authority for the patrolling of places where children cross roads on their way to or from school, or from one part of a school to another,…by persons appointed by or on behalf of the appropriate authority, other than constables.' The definition of 'appropriate authority' is defined in RTRA 1984, s 26(2) as the county council, metropolitan district council, Common council of the city or borough council. In addition, RTRA 1984, s 26(3) states who can carry out the patrol under this arrangement: 'The functions of the appropriate authority for the purposes of arrangements under subsection (1) above shall include the duty to satisfy themselves of the adequate qualifications of persons appointed to patrol, and to provide requisite training...

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Energy weekly highlights—24 July 2025

This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes a number of important updates on the UK low carbon hydrogen economy, including publication by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) of its Hydrogen Strategy Update to the Market for July 2025 and confirmation that 10 out of 11 successful green hydrogen production projects from the first Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1) through the Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM) have signed Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreements (LCHAs) with the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC). DESNZ has also published a suite of statutory notices ahead of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), setting out the allocation framework and administrative strike prices methodology note for the round, alongside its consultation response on proposed drafting changes to the AR7 Standard Terms and Conditions (ST&Cs) to accommodate relaxed eligibility requirements for unconsented fixed-bottom offshore wind projects. In addition this week, DESNZ has published an important Clean Flexibility Roadmap and Ofgem has published an open letter outlining its initial proposals for reforming network...

DESNZ consults on future hydrogen blending into UK gas transmission system

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched a consultation seeking stakeholder views on the strategic and economic value of blending hydrogen into the GB gas transmission network.