“Green groups and opposition politicians rounded on the government yesterday for not imposing tighter limits on carbon emissions in its amendment to the climate change bill – and claimed that airlines and shipping firms, two of the biggest polluters, had been let off the hook.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Permit required for intermediate treatment
United Utilities Water plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales
House of Lords
“The requirement for a permit in order to operate waste water plants, where the treatment resulted in nonhazardous waste being discarded, applied to installations where intermediate treatment took place prior to transportation to another site for final treatment and disposal.”
The Times, 26th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“Proposals to force through major developments such as airports or nuclear power stations by limiting the scope for public objections are likely to be ruled illegal, lawyers have warned the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
United Utilities Water plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales [2007] UKHL 41
“The requirement for a permit to operate waste water treatment plants which disposed of non-hazardous water waste applied to plants where intermediate treatment took place prior to its transportation to another installation for further treatment and disposal. The House of Lords so held in dismissing an appeal by United Utilities Water plc against the decision of the Court of Appeal (Sir Anthony Clarke, MR, Laws and Smith LJJ) [2006] EWCA Civ 633 upholding an order of Nelson J that United Utilities required a permit from the Environment Agency for England and Wales for sludge treatment plants at Bolton, Davyhulme and Widnes.”
WLR Daily, 17th October 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“A clampdown on fake and exaggerated ‘green’ claims has been launched by Britain’s advertising watchdog after a flurry of complaints about unsubstantiated environmental boasts by some of the world’s best-known companies.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The government is likely to put forward legislation within three months to cut carbon emissions by at least 60 percent in the fight against global warming, environmentalists said on Wednesday.”
Reuters, 15th August 2007
Source: www.reuters.com
“The government’s proposals to tackle climate change need to be tougher and legally enforceable, say MPs and peers.”
BBC News, 3rd August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Impact of development
Regina (Tree and Wildlife Action Committee Ltd.) v. Forestry Commissioners and Another
Queen’s Bench Division
“When deciding whether an environmental impact assessment was required in relation to a proposed development involving deforestation, the Forestry Commissioners should have considered the effect of the development as well as the effect of the deforestation.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Waste Directive does not cover old lubricating oil used as fuel
R (OSS Group Ltd) v. Environment Agency
Court of Appeal
“Lubricating oil collected after use and processed into fuel oil for burning could cease to be waste before it was burnt.”
The Times, 6th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“Setting a legally binding cut in carbon dioxide will strengthen the Government’s resolve to achieve the target and provide much-needed investor confidence, an all-party group of MPs said.
The Guardian, 4th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A much-delayed law that makes British producers and importers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their products has come into force.”
BBC News, 1st July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (National Grid Gas plc) v. Environment Agency
“A private company which had taken over the assets and liabilities of the state-owned British Gas Corporation in 1986 was not liable under legislation enacted in 1995 for the cost of removing contamination from land at a former gasworks which had been sold for housing in 1965.”
WLR Daily, 27th June 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Successor to polluter not liable under later law
Regina (National Grid Gas plc) v Environment Agency
House of Lords
“A private company which had succeeded the state-owned British Gas in 1986 was not liable under legislation enacted in 1995 for the cost of removing contamination from land at a former gasworks which had been sold for housing in 1965.”
The Times, 28th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“Utility companies and their shareholders breathed more easily on Wednesday when Britain’s top court ruled that they were not liable for certain environmental liabilities – including site clean-up costs – of their predecessor entities.”
Financial Times, 27th June 2007
Source: www.ft.com
“International crime syndicates are making fortunes out of environmental and wildlife crime, a watchdog group claims.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“One of Britain’s best-selling authors is facing a £2,000 fine after he grabbed some pebbles from a South Coast beach.”
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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