18 September 2008
Ross Fairley, co-head of our Environment Team, takes a closer look at the judgment given in Bailey and others v Secretary of State for BERR and Prenergy Power Limited.
03 September 2008
Information about the Environmental Law webinar on new EU REACH chemical regulations.
03 September 2008
A review of developments in the Environment sector.
02 September 2008
Latest updates on environmental law issues.
15 August 2008
Comment from about the government's plans to increase the use of anaerobic digestion to tackle climate change.
21 July 2008
This briefings looks at a recent High Court decision that has important consequences for energy developers facing challenges to their development consents.
01 July 2008
Simon Tilling and Robert Triggs look at the latest environmental legislation which is likely to have an impact on businesses.
02 June 2008
Article published in The In House Lawyer (June 2008) on the Mining Waste Directive.
01 May 2008
Article published in The In House Lawyer (May 2008) on Climate Change Litigation - an update.
28 April 2008
This edition covers the White Paper on Nuclear Power, EU Environment and Energy legislation, recently parliamentary bills and more.
02 April 2008
Article published in The In House Lawyer (April 2008) on Climate Change - what was decided in Bali.
03 March 2008
Article published in The In House Lawyer (March 2008) on the changing landscape of Environmental Permitting.
04 February 2008
Article published in The In House Lawyer (February 2008) on recent developments in the Radioactive Contaminated Land Regime.
01 January 2008
Article published in The In House Lawyer (Jan 2008) on the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order.
21 November 2007
Risks and opportunities resulting from Climate Change
01 November 2007
Updates on environmental law issues.
27 July 2007
Climate change: the government's proposals to meet the energy challenge.
16 July 2007
Carbon Law Newsletter, a bulletin which is intended to keep you informed of key climate change and emissions trading issues.
26 June 2007
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been in the news recently as a result of their association with Home Information Packs (HIPs) for home buyers. EPCs are part of the requirements of a European Directive, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (the "Directive"). This relates to the users of all properties not just residential dwellings. This could have a significant implication for the managers of properties in the rail sector. This briefing explains the main requirements of the Directive and its implementing Regulations in UK law.
31 May 2007
This article looks at the current procedure for the service of statutory notices and appeals against them, and the difficulties that they can cause. It also looks at examples of statutory notices that are appealed in the Magistrates Courts.
31 May 2007
This briefing note provides an immediate reaction, from a legal stand point, to the steps set out in the May 2007 Energy White Paper ("EWP") and the suite of documents that support it. It addresses itself to those aspects of the EWP that deal with the role of new nuclear build in the energy mix.
03 May 2007
The Environmental Liability Directive (2004/35/CE, "ELD") came into force in April 2004 and the UK Government has missed the deadline of 30 April 2007 for transposition of this Directive into UK law. This article summarises some of the key provisions of the ELD, looks at its implications for companies and provides information on the current Government proposals for implementation of the ELD.
01 May 2007
For every residential property being marketed for sale after 1 June 2007 in England and Wales, a Home Information Pack (HIP) will be required to be available for potential buyers. A HIP gives buyers information about a property upfront. The pack will be prepared and paid for by the seller and available for free to potential buyers. It is estimated that 25% of national CO2 emissions comes from domestic energy consumption, therefore improvement in the energy efficiency of properties is crucial for reducing our overall emissions.
30 April 2007
A recent case involving waste recycling and treatment facilities could have significant implications for the future procurement of large-scale waste treatment and disposal plant and for lenders to Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects. The case raises serious questions, albeit that such questions remain unresolved after this case, about the primacy of security arrangements where PFI assets become affixed to land owned by an authority.
02 April 2007
The attached brochure details the services which the Renewable Energy Team undertakes. Burges Salmon renewable energy team brings together experts from various departments of the firm to provide clients with an integrated team, which is familiar with the sector and has practical experience.
30 March 2007
Our review of recent regulatory developments and legislative change on issues relating to Energy and Power, Climate change and sustanability, waste and contaminated land and others.
19 March 2007
Many companies that have previously not been involved in the nuclear market are now being attracted to it by the likely prospect of new nuclear facilities being built and the opening of the decommissioning market following the establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
09 March 2007
In this important judicial review case won by Greenpeace,Mr Justice Sullivan ruled that the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry had failed to give “the fullest public consultation” as promised before deciding to announce in the July 2006 Energy Review as a foregone conclusion that government policy had changed and now favoured nuclear new build. As a result the Court declared that policy statement unlawful.