A round-up of the latest environmental enforcement, including illegal waste operations at multiple sites conducted without environmental permits and unauthorised waste deposits. Additionally, a father and son have been prosecuted for running an illegal scrap metal site without the required permits.

A round-up of the latest environmental enforcement, including a sausage casing firm prosecuted for polluting North Lanarkshire burn with industrial effluent.

A round-up of the latest environmental enforcement, including a chemical company prosecuted for breaching environmental permit conditions during flaring operations that caused excessive smoke and noise pollution affecting local communities.

A round-up of the latest environmental enforcement, including a £15.7m enforcement package secured by Ofwat from a wastewater company following an investigation into wastewater management failures.

This Practice Note contains links to Q&As on some of the most frequently-asked questions (FAQs) in environment practical guidance. The answers are not maintained and therefore reflect the law on the date on which they were published. For up to date guidance and further detail, follow the links within each answer. Air emissions and climate change • As the operator of a facility in the UK, do existing Best Available Technique guidelines continue to apply? • The Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 of 31 July 2017 establishes best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU for large combustion plants. Are there any exceptions, and/or lesser or higher standards available for new Open Cycle Gas Turbines which operate at 1,500 hours or more per annum? Asbestos • In respect of the duty to manage asbestos in non-residential premises, do ‘premises’ include open land (parks, unused/disused/vacant industrial sites, etc)? It is not defined in the regulations, but the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 defines ‘premises’ as ‘any place’ • Was an asbestos clad light steel roof required to be removed by

This Practice Note is a horizon scanner tracking key future developments in the field of Environmental law in England and Wales. It provides details of key dates for your diary (including forecasted dates where the actual date is unknown) and relevant commentary in relation to: • Legislation: ◦ Bills in progress ◦ Acts not in force, partially in force or subject to staged introduction ◦ Statutory Instruments in progress ◦ Statutory Instruments partially in force or subject to staged introduction • Case appeals: ◦ Supreme Court ◦ Court of Appeal • Other key developments: ◦ Consultations ◦ Calls for evidence ◦ Inquiries ◦ Investigations This horizon scanner does not cover past developments, such as legislation fully in force or final judgments. For details of past developments in the field of Environmental law in England and Wales, see : • England and Wales environment cases tracker 2026 • England and Wales environment tracker 2026—nature and biodiversity • England and Wales environment tracker 2026—water and marine • England and Wales environment tracker 2026—sustainability • England and Wales environment

Environment analysis: This News Analysis provides a round-up of key developments in the field of Environment in England and Wales in 2025 and looks ahead to what’s coming up in 2026. This edition focuses on air emissions and climate change, water, waste and producer responsibility, nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation, hazardous substances and chemicals, environmental regulation, EU-UK relations, energy efficiency and buildings, sustainability reporting and green claims and devolved nations.

The following Environment resources, providing useful practical commentary, legislation, rules and guidance for environmental lawyers, whether in private practice or in-house, are available in Lexis+® UK. They are referenced and linked to in the Environment content in Lexis+® UK. Please note, however, the titles listed can only be accessed with the relevant Lexis+® UK subscription(s). General Title Summary Who should use this resource? Halsbury's Laws of England volumes relevant for Environment lawyers: Halsbury's Laws of England provides the only comprehensive narrative statement of the law of England and Wales, covering every proposition of English law. The product is divided into alphabetically arranged titles, making it convenient to use and enabling quick and easy research into any area of law.The text of the titles is supplemented by regularly updated annotations: all primary and secondary legislation, all leading law reports, and many specialist series of case reports are monitored for developments which affect the law as set out in Halsbury's Laws. Of general interest to lawyers needing to undertake research into these topic areas. Halsbury's Laws of England, Forestry, Volume

Eos is a Broadcasting Rights Agency that serves the music industry in Wales.

Law360, London: The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) wants to know why fewer companies are reporting suspected fraud and corruption and plans to invest in 'covert' intelligence-gathering to get the inside scoop on businesses, the agency's director said on 3 April 2025.

Law360, London: The director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on 24 June 2025 that the agency is 'back in business' with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) following a policy shift in how the American prosecutor approaches enforcing international bribery and corruption laws.

Law360. The director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on 25 April 2024 that the spate of fraud investigations launched early in his tenure wasn't a deliberate policy—though he acknowledged that he wants to make the agency 'relevant to the taxpayer'.