20 April 2012
Energy experts at Burges Salmon have made an important contribution to a major piece of research assessing the potential contribution of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK, and how to overcome obstacles to successful deployment of CCS.
05 April 2012
Temporary use bans (commonly known as ‘hosepipe bans’) come into effect from today (5 April) across the South and South East.
02 December 2011
Burges Salmon is delighted to have hosted on 6/7 December, on behalf of UK Green Building Council, a "Hot House" to discuss the Green Deal. Representatives of DECC ran through the details of the scheme with those who have been closely involved to date.
21 September 2011
A multi-disciplinary team representing the best of Burges Salmon's construction, planning, procurement, real estate, project finance and regulation expertise has been shortlisted for the national Renewable Energy Infrastructure Awards 2011.
08 July 2011
On 6 July 2011 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Welsh Government published their review of Ofwat and arrangements for consumer representation. The headline conclusions of the review are ...
03 June 2011
Speakers at a property industry seminar hosted by Burges Salmon at One Glass Wharf this month [01.06.11] welcomed plans to give residents and businesses a greater say in local planning, and to give communities greater incentives to back new development.
21 April 2011
An award-winning legal team from Burges Salmon has advised on a landmark renewable energy scheme which will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of whisky production in Scotland.
22 March 2011
In March 2011 the High Court found in favour of two Suffolk residents claiming that the operators of a stadium and track used for speedway racing and banger racing created a noise nuisance.
18 March 2011
Top 50 UK law firm Burges Salmon has appointed four new partners from a range of practice areas across the firm. These appointments will bring the total number of partners to 69. They take effect from 1 May, 2011.
01 March 2011
The "Environmental Good Practice On Site Guide" published by CIRIA is one of the construction industry's best known publications. The guide is a user-friendly reference and training aid for the construction industry and provides practical advice about managing activities on construction and demolition sites to minimise environmental impacts.
26 October 2010
The case of Lambert v Barratt Homes Ltd and Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council has established that a landowner owes a duty of care to his neighbour to prevent a nuisance, even if he did not create that nuisance in the first place.
18 August 2010
The Coalition Government plans to implement ‘a huge increase in waste to energy through anaerobic digestion’ by November 2010
18 August 2010
The European Commission has recently approved the Publicly Available Specification for digestate, creating an industry specification against which producers can verify that the digestate they produce is of consistent quality and is fit for purpose.
18 August 2010
Tesco's new distribution centre at Widnes is to be powered completely by renewable energy derived from food waste thanks to a new sustainability partnership with transport company Stobart Group and food waste recycling experts PDM Group.
18 August 2010
Following a lengthy review by Defra, a new regime came into force on 6 April 2010 which has made minor changes to existing small scale waste permitting exemptions.
18 August 2010
In June, the European Commission laid down the steps required to improve EU bio-waste management and take advantage of the significant environmental and economic benefits that this resource can provide.
11 August 2010
Burges Salmon team has advised BiogenGreenfinch, the UK's leading operator of Anaerobic Digestion food waste plants.
28 May 2010
Burges Salmon to advise on the impact of the new Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) on the UK water industry.
30 March 2010
Successful conclusion to the disposal of the nuclear fuel business at Springfields to Westinghouse Electric
02 February 2010
An overview of how the UK Government supported the development of Anaerobic Digestion in 2009.
02 February 2010
The UK's biggest biogas facility has been granted planning permission.
02 February 2010
Planning officers have recommended that the plans of a Suffolk brewery to build an anaerobic plant next door to its distribution centre should be approved.
20 November 2009
The final deadline for late pre-registration for some chemical substances and high volume manufacturers and importers is on 30 November 2009, which is also the deadline for the first main Registration - read more to see how this affects you and your business.
16 November 2009
Electricity suppliers are now obliged to show that a certain proportion of the electricity they supply comes from renewable sources. To find out how electricity suppliers are doing this please click on the link.
16 November 2009
It is a long-established principle that planning consent cannot authorise a nuisance. A local planning authority may authorise an activity, but a court may still impose restrictions (or even a complete ban) if the activity is causing a nuisance.
28 October 2009
We advised the NDA on the completion of the sale of land adjacent to the nuclear site at Sellafield in Cumbria.
11 September 2009
Comments on this issue provided by George Fellowes, solicitor specialising in agricultural property and environmental issues at Burges Salmon. Please click here to view the article.
13 July 2009
Our Environment Team recently broadcast a webinar, jointly with PWC, on environmental liabilities and insolvency.
11 May 2009
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a new mandatory UK emissions trading scheme that will start in April 2010.
01 May 2009
We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first round of sales of sites for new nuclear power stations.
15 April 2009
We advised Costain on its £397 million contract with Viridor Laing (Greater Manchester) Ltd.
19 November 2008
Pre-registration of substances under the EU REACH Regulation closes on 30 November 2008.
23 January 2008
William Wilson, Barrister with Burges Salmon's Environmental Law Unit, has submitted written evidence to the Inquiry into the Water Industry being carried out by the All Party Parliamentary Water Group, which is chaired by former Environment Minister Elliott Morley MP.