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 and 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 edition include:
- Government publishes guidance on UK Sustainability Disclosure Standards
- Publication of UK Single Use Plastics Ban
- Water company fined for taking too much water from the environment
- United Nations’ (UN) “Zero Draft” text of Global Plastics Treaty published
- Government issues consultation on regulations for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
- ClientEarth refused permission to proceed with Shell climate case
- Environmental collective claim issued against water company for allegedly underreporting polluting discharges and overcharging consumers
- Removing cap on environmental civil penalties: DEFRA issues response to consultation
- Amendments to the Levelling up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23
- DEFRA responds to POPs proposal consultation
- The post-Brexit Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) in Great Britain
- Food NGO seeks permission for judicial review of UK free trade agreement with Australia on climate grounds
- Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) consulting on general review of product safety laws in the UK
- Government announces indefinite extension to use of CE marks on many products
- HMRC launches consultation on Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) and mass balance approach for chemically recycled plastic
- Largest fine of its nature given to Network Rail for health and safety failings
