Our Environmental, Safety & Health team is pleased to share with you the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, frESH Law Horizons: Key Developments in UK & EU Environment, Safety and Health Law and Procedure; providing bite-size updates on EU and UK law, procedure and policy.
The updates covered in this month’s edition include:
Increased Regulatory Exemptions for Smaller Businesses Announced by the Government.
Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) Reaffirms That Legal Privilege Does Not Act Retrospectively.
Sentencing Council to Consult on its Totality Guidance.
Chocolate Manufacturer Fined £800,000 for Injury to a Factory Worker.
Large “Budget” Retailer Convicted and Fined for Asbestos Management Failures.
Group Companies Fined for Exposing Workers to Excessive Radiation.
European Commission (EC) Proposes Package of Measures to Tackle Asbestos.
Food Standards Agency (FSA) Launches Consultation on Proposed Food Law Code of Practice (England) (Code) in Relation to a New Food Standards Delivery Model.
FSA Publishes Response to Proposed Amendment to Edible Insects Legislation.
FSA Publishes Food Safety Charter.
Local Authorities Can Prosecute Consumer Rights Act Offences Committed Outside Their Local Area.
New Oil and Gas Fields Could Lead to UK Failing To Meet Its Carbon Budget for 2023-2037.
Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) Bans Bank’s Adverts for Misleading Green Claims.
Water Company Fined Over £1.2 Million for Pollution Incidents.
UK Government Proposes Thousand-fold Increase in Fines for Water Companies.
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Publishes Its Fifth Status Report.
Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Publishes Reported Aimed at Supporting Companies With Their Non-financial Disclosures.
Climate Change Committee (CCC) Publishes Its Report on Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) and Offsetting.
Delays Expected to Scottish Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) as Group Launches Judicial Review.
New Prime Minister Reinstates Fracking Ban.
Waste Holder Fined for Failing to Keep and Serve Waste Transfer Notes.
UK Government Drops Appeal Against High Court Loss on Net-Zero Strategy.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) Consults on Increasing Charges for Environmental Licences and Permits.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Updates Two Pieces of Guidance on Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).
HSE Publishes Members of the UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Independent Scientific Expert Pool (RISEP).
ASA Publishes Research on Consumer Understanding of Environmental Claims.
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) revisions leaked from the Commission.
European Commission Identifies Safe and Sustainable by Design Research Needs in Research and Innovation Plan.
European Commission Adopts Its Work Programme for 2023.
European Chemicals Agency Report on Chemical Export Notifications Shows an Increase in Exports.
Commission Consults on Upcoming Rules for Materials in Contact With Food.
Commission Presents Legislative Package to Address Air and Water Pollution.
