On 1 April 2010 a mandatory emissions trading scheme known as
Carbon Reduction Commitment comes into force. The CRC is designed to encourage
businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. Sarah Webb reports. Read more >
A
significant land contamination case was concluded recently, when the former
owner and the developer of a site in Hertfordshire lost their appeal against an
environmental remediation notice. The Secretary of State ruled that they must
both start paying to clean up the site. Read more >
We have reported previously on a case in which the courts applied a remedy known as proprietary estoppel. This is a means by which property rights may be affected or created. Simply put, it allows courts to interfere in cases where they feel that to apply strict legal rights would be unfair or unjust. The same principle arose recently in a dispute over the inheritance of a family farm.
A recent Court of Appeal decision is a reminder of the legal principle of ‘derogation from grant’. This is a legal term for the rule of common honesty meaning someone cannot give with one hand and take with the other.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) came into effect in October 2006. It applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales, including common parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation. Nick Richardson reports. Read more >
