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:
Logistics company fined for exposing staff to asbestos.
Two companies fined after worker is crushed.
Public owner of residential flats could be liable for up to £20 million in fire remediation costs.
UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA): Government shows flexibility on product marking rules.
Bill of Rights will resume its passage through Parliament.
Energy company receives fine for anti-bribery and corruption offences.
The concept of "piercing the corporate veil" not relevant to individuals sentenced for conniving in the commission of a corporate offence.
Individuals under investigation should be anonymised in the sentencing of a company.
Environment Agency (EA) enforcement undertakings and civil sanctions update.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) delays publication of new targets under Environment Act 2021.
Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill passes through the House of Lords committee stage.
DEFRA releases guidance on restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) exemptions.
EA published 2021 data on regulated businesses in England.
UK Environment Secretary’s ambition for UK to end plastic pollution by 2040.
DEFRA announces 3 year extension to UK REACH deadlines for transitional registrations.
HSE approves first chemical authorisation application wholly made under UK REACH.
Key outcomes of COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on plastic waste proposes ban on export.
DEFRA publishes legislation for data submission requirements under extended producer responsibility (EPR) reforms.
Government requests information as it considers listings and exemptions for three chemical substances proposed as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
Two national investigations opened into potential water industry permit breaches.
Climate task forces publish disclosure frameworks for consultation.
Impact assessment for the "Brexit Freedoms Bill" is “not fit for purpose”, and government provides details of retained EU law dashboard.
Recommendations for net-zero commitments published by the United Nations (“UN”) in report.
European Parliament votes to adopt proposal for Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting.
ECHA launches enforcement project on imported substances.
EU Court annuls Commission’s classification and labelling of titanium dioxide as a carcinogenic.
Revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) leaked from the Commission (again).
Commission’s framework for bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics.
