16 August 2011
New guidelines that will apply to aluminium and ferrous scrap in the European Union (EU) from October could change the way material is shipped between member states, affecting scrap prices and market dynamics, said Burges Salmon senior associate Chris Pritchett in an interview with industry publication Metal Bulletin this month.
28 May 2010
Burges Salmon to advise on the impact of the new Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) on the UK water industry.
15 February 2010
From the beginning of 2010 local authorities will have new powers to ensure that private water supplies provide wholesome water. The main headline for landowners is that failure to comply with notices served by local authorities to undertake work to improve the quality of supply is now a criminal offence.
24 November 2009
Early in October the Government released its long awaited response on the now re-titled 'Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme' (CRC EE). The Response has made some significant changes to the scheme, providing clarity on some issues and further confusion on others. Click on the link to read more.
24 November 2009
EU Member States government and Members of the European Parliament reached political agreement on 17 November on revisions to the 2002 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive that will have the result of forcing all new buildings constructed after 2020 to consume "near-zero-energy".
24 November 2009
Changes to the Water Act 2003 were due to be implemented from 1 October 2009, but Defra has indicated that they will now be postponed to an undisclosed date.
24 November 2009
The government and Environment Agency want to move to a position where all water abstraction licences are time limited.
24 November 2009
These key elements of Environment Agency Management and control of local water resources were submitted on 22 September 2009 to the Secretary of State for approval.
24 November 2009
New regulations are published in draft which will give effect to the revised Groundwater Directive of 2006.
07 October 2009
The Government has now published its response to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) consultation that closed in June 2009, which announces some fundamental changes to the proposed structure of the CRC scheme.
13 July 2009
Our Environment Team recently broadcast a webinar, jointly with PWC, on environmental liabilities and insolvency.