Practice notes
Contaminated land—risk assessmentWhat is contaminated land risk assessment?Risk means the combination of: •the likelihood that harm, or pollution of...
17th Jun
Practice notes
Renewables Obligation (RO)—sustainability criteria and reporting for solid biomass, biogas and bioliquidsHow are the sustainability criteria relevant...
Produced in partnership with Matthew Collinson
17th Jun
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Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016—installations and activities using organic solventsRelevant LegislationThe Environmental Permitting (England...
Produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira FIEMA of Squire Patton Boggs
17th Jun
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GB Assimilated Regulation on Shipments of Waste—snapshotTitleAssimilated Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14...
Produced in partnership with Laura Bolado
17th Jun
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Meaning of waste—products and by-productsBy-product or waste?Determining whether a substance or object is waste is can be complex. See Practice Note:...
Produced in partnership with Leslie Heasman of MJCA, Samantha Riggs of 25 Bedford Row and
17th Jun
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Inferences from silence—failure to account for substance, object, mark or placeThe Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA 1994) permits the...
16th Jun
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Appealing a conviction in the Crown CourtThis Practice Note explains the right of defendants who have been convicted in the magistrates’ court to...
Produced in partnership with Doughty Street Chambers
16th Jun
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Wildlife crimeWildlife offencesOffences in respect of damage to wildlife are provided for principally by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (WCA...
Produced in partnership with Jeremy Phillips KC of FTB Chambers and Charles Forrest of FTB Chambers
16th Jun
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Sustainability-linked bondsIn September 2019, ENEL launched the world’s first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) (see ENEL sustainability-linked bond...
Produced in partnership with Jacqueline Heng of Addleshaw Goddard
16th Jun
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Control of asbestos—duty to manageThe Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, SI 2012/632 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect...
16th Jun
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Contaminated land—meaning of controlled waters under Pt IIAWhat are controlled waters for the purposes of Pt IIA?'Controlled waters' are defined in...
16th Jun
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Environmental law—new starter guideThis Practice Note provides an introduction to environmental law. It is aimed at trainee solicitors and others who...
16th Jun
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Insolvency transactions—the role of the environmental consultant (acting for administrator or in pre-pack deals)'Caveat emptor', meaning 'let the...
Produced in partnership with RSK
16th Jun
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New starters commercial property transactions collection (EHS issues)—sale contract tactics when acting for a sellerEnvironmental liability transfer...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law
16th Jun
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Environment Agency (EA)—powers of entryThe Environment agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Natural...
16th Jun
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Marrakesh Accords 2001—snapshot [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.TitleMarrakesh...
16th Jun
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Contaminated land—due diligence in transactionsDue diligence in contaminated land transactionsLambson Fine Chemicals Ltd v Merlion Capital Housing Ltd...
16th Jun
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Carbon markets—international emissions trading schemesBackgroundThe pricing of carbon internationally, especially by emissions trading schemes (ETS),...
Produced in partnership with Navraj Singh Ghaleigh of Senior Lecturer in Climate Law, University of Edinburgh
16th Jun
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ESG litigation—key and illustrative decisionsScope of Practice NoteThis Practice Note summarises, in tabular form, cases and decisions (in England and...
13th Jun
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How to understand ESG civil litigation riskThis ‘how to’ guide on understanding the civil litigation risk of ESG (environmental, social, and...
13th Jun