Training materials

This subtopic contains training materials for environmental lawyers.

Template PowerPoint slides

LexisNexis® training materials include template PowerPoint slides, designed to be used as the starting point for presentations introducing an audience to various aspects of environmental law, EU environmental law and assimilated law.

The following template Powerpoint slides are available:

  1. Introduction to environmental law—training materials—provides an introduction to environmental law, including what environmental law is, how it has developed, the principles and sources of environmental law, key environmental law regimes, environmental liabilities, regulatory action and third party claims, and environmental law in practice

  2. Introduction to environmental law—training materials—provides an introduction to the EU legal system with emphasis on environmental law, including an overview of the founding treaties, the institutional framework and the sources and principles of EU law. It explains how EU law is superior to Member State’s national law and how the Commission can commence infringement proceedings against non-compliant states, and concludes by looking at the implications of Brexit

  3. Retained EU law—training materials [Archived]—provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law

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