Home / Environment / Key developments and materials / Weekly highlights

Legal News

Environment weekly highlights—29 September 2022

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published on: 29 September 2022

Published by a LexisNexis Environment expert

imgtext

Article summary

This week's edition of Environment weekly highlights includes analysis on Phase 3 of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme, the proposed EU ban on goods made with forced labour, the potential issues with reaching the EU’s 2030 smart city target, the Loan Market Association’s sustainable finance plans and priorities for 2022–23, and whether local authority companies are subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000. In addition, this week the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered the Growth Plan 2022, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy launched an independent review of net zero delivery and lifted the moratorium on shale gas production in England, the UK’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution were formally submitted, a report on Net Zero Electricity Market Design was published, the Chancery Lane Project updated its net zero drafting checklist, the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill was introduced to Parliament, and the Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2022 was published. We also published two new Practice Notes on the UK and EU...

Popular documents

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a

Late payment penalties—inheritance tax

Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid

Contributory negligence in personal injury claims

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

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an