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TRANSBOUNDARY WASTE SHIPMENTS

by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Summaries

Introduction This Summary is intended to provide readable starting-point for understanding those EU and UK laws which concern the transboundary shipments of waste: exports and imports of waste (including the transit of waste to and from third countries). The Summary...

COASTAL EROSION

by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Summaries

COASTAL EROSION Coastal erosion: can property-owners secure protection for their homes? Sudden and dramatic storms around the coast of England and Wales pose serious risks to property-owners in low-lying areas from erosion of the shoreline. Where sea defences have...

POLLUTION OFFENCES; SCHEMES OF PREVENTION AND REMEDIATION

by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Summaries

Pollution offences; schemes of prevention and remediation Summary of contents Pollution offences – waste offences under s.33, Environmental Protection Act 1990 – environmental permitting offences under regulation 38 – anti-pollution works notices under the Water...

Business interruption and Covid-19

by admin | Oct 14, 2020 | Summaries

Business Interruption Covid 19 test case – Commercial Court Financial List – occurrence within a radius of 25 miles – “manifested” – trends clause – Supreme Court appeal Introduction On 15 September 2020 guidance was given on the interpretation of these claims in the...

WASTE SHIPS

by admin | Oct 10, 2020 | Summaries

Introduction This Summary is concerned with the regulation of ships destined for decommissioning / recycling, with an emphasis on the regulatory provisions which may be enforced against the owners of vessels registered in the EU and the UK (including ‘Brexit’...