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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—snapshotTitleUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)Parties168Adopted10...
Produced in partnership with Nicola Canty of 9 Hazel Tree Chambers
28th Mar
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Contaminated land—meaning of remediationMeaning of remediation'Remediation' is given a relatively wide definition in the Environmental Protection Act...
2nd Mar
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Control of asbestos—asbestos surveysLegal requirementsThere is a legal presumption that any non-domestic buildings (and the common parts of domestic...
2nd Mar
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Sustainable procurement—private sectorWhat is sustainable procurement?According to the UN Global Marketplace definition: procurement is sustainable...
Produced in partnership with Ardea International
28th Mar
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Lease transactions toolkit (environmental issues)—Commercial Property Standard Enquiries and additional environmental enquiriesCommercial Property...
Produced in partnership with ELM Law
1st Mar
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Control of asbestos—duty to manageThe Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012) place various duties on employers to protect employees from...
1st Mar
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Riparian ownership—rights and responsibilitiesWhat does riparian ownership mean and who does it affect?‘If you own land or property next to a river,...
Produced in partnership with Argyll Environmental and Burges Salmon
1st Mar
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Highway drains and culvertsFor the purposes of s 100 of the Highways Act 1980, a ‘highway drain’ is defined as including a ditch, gutter, watercourse,...
Produced in partnership with John Bates of Old Square Chambers
1st Mar
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Environment Agency (EA)—powers of entryThe Environment Agency (EA), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have...
2nd Mar
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Environmental management—environmental management systems (EMS)What is an environmental management system (EMS)?An environmental management system...
Produced in partnership with Colleen Theron of Ardea International
28th Mar
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Transporting dangerous goodsBrexit11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following...
Produced in partnership with Begonia Filgueira FIEMA of Acuity Law
28th Mar
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Waste types and control—asbestos wasteIdentifying asbestos wasteAsbestos exists in a number of forms—the three most common are chrysotile (white),...
2nd Mar
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Harbour authorities—duties and powersDuties and powersHarbour authoritiesA harbour authority is an independent self-governing body that is responsible...
Produced in partnership with Nicola Canty of 9 Hazel Tree Chambers
28th Mar
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Energy Company Obligation (ECO)—key features of ECO1 and ECO2 [Archived]Energy Company Obligation (ECO) replaces Carbon Emissions Reduction Target...
1st Mar
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World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)—snapshotTitleWorld Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). Also known as the World Summit 2002, the...
1st Mar
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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)—essential requirementsIndustrial diseasesThe Control of Substances Hazardous to...
1st Mar
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Environmental law issues for local authoritiesEnvironmental law is the body of law that seeks to protect the environment. It impacts a local authority...
1st May
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Public nuisance—general principlesPublic nuisanceThe common law offence of public nuisance was abolished by section 78 of the Police, Crime,...
16th Apr
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Private action for a statutory nuisance—complaint to the magistrates’ court—section 82 of Environmental Protection Act 1990In the [insert name]...
16th Apr
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Abatement notice for a statutory nuisance made under the section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[name] [District] [Borough] [City]...
16th Apr
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Private nuisance—general principlesWhat situations can give rise to a claim?Private nuisance is a ‘violation of real property rights’. It involves...
15th Apr
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Nuisance, negligence and other civil liability—the Corby litigationActions against regulators/authoritiesApart from judicial review of decisions,...
11th Apr
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Jackson reforms—Environment [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note explains the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) by the Civil Procedure...
9th Apr
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Summary of the Jackson April 2013 reforms [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information as at 1 April 2013 on the...
8th Apr
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Climate change litigationOver the last decades, climate change has become an issue of ever-growing importance. With evolving scientific understanding...
Produced in partnership with Katharina Theil of Leigh Day and Richard Lord KC of Brick Court Chambers
7th Apr
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Costs protection in environmental mattersOriginally produced in partnership with Landmark ChambersThe reason for special costs protection measures in...
4th Apr
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Environmental reviewOriginally produced in partnership with Freya Foster of Henderson ChambersBackgroundThe Environment Act 2021 (EA 2021) received...
2nd Apr
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Judicial review—environmental mattersOriginally produced in partnership with Alistair Mills of Landmark Chambers and updated by Freya Foster of...
1st Apr
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Funding arrangements—Jackson Reforms [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is archived and is for historical purposes only.The underlying legislation...
31st Mar
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Costs budgeting—Jackson Reforms [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is archived and for historical purposes only.CPR provisionsAs part of the...
31st Mar
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General rules about costs—Jackson Reforms [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is for historical purposes only.CPR...
31st Mar
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Judicial review—sufficient interest (standing) in environmental mattersOriginally produced in partnership with Alistair Mills of Landmark Chambers and...
31st Mar
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Neighbour disputes—noise and nuisanceNoise is a category of statutory nuisance. This may arise under the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993, the...
26th Mar
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Statutory nuisanceStatutory nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act 1990A wide range of conduct, (eg emission of smoke, fumes, dust etc),...
20th Mar
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Statutory planning review—s 287, s 288, s 63, s 73, s 183, s 22 and s 113 challengesIntroductionPlanning decisions and actions by local planning...
Produced in partnership with Stephen Morgan of Landmark Chambers
18th Mar
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Construction Industry Model Arbitration Rules (CIMAR)Development of the rulesCIMAR is the acronym for the Construction Industry Model Arbitration...
Produced in partnership with Mayer Brown
15th Mar
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