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Chemicals regulation after Brexit: The blueprints for the BPR, CLP and PIC regimes

Draft regulations have been laid before Parliament to ensure that regimes governing biocidal products, hazardous chemicals and chemical classification can continue to operate after Brexit.
31 January 2019

REACH enforcement in 2019: Is your business prepared?

If your company manufactures products or imports substances into the EU, REACH compliance will no doubt be part of your 2019 strategy. If not, it should be.
30 January 2019

Chemicals regulation: government reveals blueprint for UK REACH

Most plausible Brexit roads end up with a separate UK REACH for the regulation of chemicals on the UK market. Planning should start now.

14 January 2019

Electronics and product compliance: the perils of complex supply chains

Our product stewardship team advised a global electronics business on the UK product compliance regime and interaction with the new UK regulator, the Office of Product Safety and Standards.

20 December 2018

From CRC to SECR: emissions and energy reporting obligations for UK companies

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme comes to an end in 2019. From April, UK companies will be required to report on emissions and energy efficiency through Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR).
27 November 2018

A new permitting regime for medium combustion plants: what does it mean for operators?

From 20 December, combustion plants below 50MW thermal will be subject to the new environmental permitting regime in England & Wales. What do operators of generating plant need to know? 
26 November 2018

UK-EU Political Declaration: can the UK stay in the European Chemicals Agency?

The draft UK-EU Political Declaration leaves open the door for discussion on the UK’s participation in the European Chemicals Agency.
23 November 2018

North Sea oil and gas: reaping the benefits of discipline?

This article explores the positive transformations made in the UK Continental Shelf in recent years while noting the need for renewed exploration and investment.
20 November 2018

Who is protected on insolvency: the environment or the creditors?

Recent decisions in Scotland consider the balance between environmental clean-ups and creditor claims. Are the English cases which prioritised the creditors ripe for revision?
13 November 2018

Increased burden for carbon reporting on large companies from 2019

An update on UK carbon reporting requirements after closure of the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme and inclusion of carbon reporting in directors’ reports at Companies House.
03 August 2018

Press release

Burges Salmon wins European Chemicals Agency appeal

Burges Salmon has successfully challenged a decision of the European Chemicals Agency, saving a chemical consortium hundreds of thousands of Euros.
16 July 2018

Court of Appeal holds landowner liable for spread of Japanese Knotweed

The Court of Appeal has upheld a damages claim despite no physical damage to property, on the grounds that spread of Japanese Knotweed to neighbouring land impacts amenity value of real estate.
06 July 2018

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