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PFAS Regulation And Enforcement Accelerate In Germany

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") regulation in Germany is accelerating, with authorities increasingly relying on existing waste, water, and environmental criminal law, rather than waiting for new PFAS-specific statutes. Parallel EU measures are reinforcing this trend.

Germany Environment

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Jones Day

EU Court Clarifies Rules On Anonymous Environmental Requests

The CJEU held that Member States may require prior identification to ensure proper functioning of procedures.

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

The Octopus Organisation – A New Paradigm For Transformation

I was deeply inspired by Peter Godfrey-Smith's Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness and hearing stories of a creature so utterly different from us...

Poland Environment

GGI Global Alliance

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Environment And Planning

As noted in our December Horizon Scanner update, the European Commission proposed a suite of measures on 10 December 2025 to simplify environmental legislation.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

"Smash And Grab" Adjudication Dismissed By High Court

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Consultation On End-of-Waste Criteria For Plastics In The EU

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

New EU Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) | Less Than A Year Before Entry Into Application

European Union Environment

SB

Simont Braun

Prohibited Commercial Practices And Environmental Characteristics: SHEIN Receives Historic Fine

France Environment

UA

UGGC Avocats

Resilience - Resilience Event Playbook

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Environmental Law 2025

Luxembourg Environment

EH

ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme

2025 In Review: Significant Year For Planning & Environmental Decisions

Ireland Environment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction December 2025 - Environment & Planning

European Union Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Environmental Law 2025 - Netherlands

Netherlands Environment

LL

Loyens & Loeff

ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – ΔΕΝΤΡΟΦΥΤΕΥΣΗ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΘΕΡΑΠΟΝΤΑ / Announcement – Tree Planting In Ayios Therapon

Cyprus Environment

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

Malta Announces Updated Social Security Contribution Rates For 2026

Malta Employment

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CSB Group

The Italian Market: Gaming & Regulation (Podcast)

Italy Media & IT

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WH Partners

Lex Inside – Exclusive Distribution Agreements (Video)

France Anti-trust

UA

UGGC Avocats

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

SFDR 2.0 – What Changes ? | Eyes On ESG (Video)

European Union Commercial

AM

Arendt & Medernach

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Environment and Climate Regulation

Environmental Law

PFAS Regulation And Enforcement Accelerate In Germany

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") regulation in Germany is accelerating, with authorities increasingly relying on existing waste, water, and environmental criminal law, rather than waiting for new PFAS-specific statutes. Parallel EU measures are reinforcing this trend.

Germany Environment

JD

Jones Day

Germany To Reset Government Support For Renewables: Can CfDs Restore Investor Confidence In Its Offshore Wind Market?

Germany's proposed reset of its renewable energy support framework aims to promote a more appealing investment environment in 2026...

AO

A&O Shearman

EU Court Clarifies Rules On Anonymous Environmental Requests

The CJEU held that Member States may require prior identification to ensure proper functioning of procedures.

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

European Critical Minerals Initiatives: Legal And Strategic Perspectives

European Union Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Octopus Organisation – A New Paradigm For Transformation

Poland Environment

GGI Global Alliance

French Competition Authority's New Thinking On How The Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence And Energy Could Impact Competition

France Anti-trust

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Beyond The Headlines: What The 'Accelerating Infrastructure Report And Action Plan' Means For Infrastructure Delivery In Ireland.

Ireland Government

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Changing Times: A New Infrastructure Plan To Fundamentally Reshape The Delivery Of Infrastructure In Ireland?

Ireland Government

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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Waste Management

PFAS Regulation And Enforcement Accelerate In Germany

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") regulation in Germany is accelerating, with authorities increasingly relying on existing waste, water, and environmental criminal law, rather than waiting for new PFAS-specific statutes. Parallel EU measures are reinforcing this trend.

Germany Environment

JD

Jones Day

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction January 2026 - Environment And Planning

As noted in our December Horizon Scanner update, the European Commission proposed a suite of measures on 10 December 2025 to simplify environmental legislation.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

"Smash And Grab" Adjudication Dismissed By High Court

In Tenderbids Limited t/a Bastion v Electrical Waste Management Limited [2026] IEHC 5, the High Court (Court) rejected that "smash and grab" adjudication applies under the Construction Contracts Act 2013...

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

High Court Rejects 'Smash And Grab' Adjudications Under Construction Contracts Act 2013

Ireland Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Consultation On End-of-Waste Criteria For Plastics In The EU

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

New EU Packaging And Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) | Less Than A Year Before Entry Into Application

European Union Environment

SB

Simont Braun

Data Centers : Nouvelles Obligations De Reporting Environnemental Entrées En Vigueur Le 1er Octobre 2025

RM

Reinhart Marville Torre

Prohibited Commercial Practices And Environmental Characteristics: SHEIN Receives Historic Fine

France Environment

UA

UGGC Avocats

Environmental Law 2025

Luxembourg Environment

EH

ELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme

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Climate Change

Current Trends In Climate Change Litigation: A Snapshot Of Risk And Insurance Considerations

In recent years, climate change litigation has begun to impact an increasingly diverse range of businesses and their directors and officers. This trend has been highlighted in The Grantham Research Institute's 2025 Report...

France Litigation

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K&L Gates LLP

Resilience - Resilience Event Playbook

Today's complex and technologically dependent operating environment, combined with geopolitical uncertainty and environmental and climate changes, is creating new challenges for organisations.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

The Omnibus Saga Comes To An End (For Now): How The Final Omnibus Reshapes The CSRD And CSDDD

On 16 December, the EU Parliament formally adopted the Omnibus I text, amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

European Union Commercial

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Provisional Agreement On Omnibus Amendments To CSRD And CSDDD

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Latest Developments On The EU Taxonomy Regulation

European Union Energy

JD

Jones Day

From Regulatory Uncertainty To Rollback – What's Next For ESG In The EU?

European Union Commercial

F

Fieldfisher

'What Not To Miss' | Agosto - Septiembre 2025

Spain Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

ESG Litigation Trend Report: Climate Change Litigation - From General Duties To Specific Obligations

Luxembourg Commercial

LL

Loyens & Loeff

Denmark's Largest Bank Maintains Climate Commitment And Divests From Over 1700 Fossil Fuel Companies

Denmark Environment

M

Mintz

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Clean Air / Pollution

The New 2026 SOLAS Container Loss Reporting Framework

The shipping industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the international, global carriage of goods by container vessels.

Malta Transport

GA

Ganado Advocates

Environment & Planning - Horizon Scanner Infrastructure, Construction, Energy: May 2025

he European Water Resilience Strategy will develop a cross-sectoral plan for water and aquatic ecosystems...

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

ESG (Eenvironmental, Social, And Corporate Governance) In Real Estate

The threat posed by climate change, degradation of natural environment and intensive consumption of natural resources (fossil fuels, water) becomes more and more noticeableperceptible.

Poland Real Estate

KB

KBiW Kurpiejewski Budzewski i Wspólnicy

New Carbon Removal Certification Framework In Europe

European Union Environment

JD

Jones Day

The New European Regulation On The Voluntary Carbon Market

European Union Environment

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PLMJ

A Guide To The International Maritime Organization (IMO) & The International Labour Organization (ILO)

Cyprus Transport

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

Environment & Planning - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, October 2024

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

Commission Delegated Regulation On Sustainability Disclosures For STS Securitisations Enters Into Force

Luxembourg Finance

CL

CMS Luxembourg

Bodembescherming Onder De Omgevingswet

Netherlands Environment

Wijn & Stael Advocaten N.V.

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Latest Videos

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Ep2 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

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William Fry

Ocean Vision Legal: Saving The Ocean Through Law (Ocean Litigation And Ocean Rights) (Video)

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Ocean Vision Legal

Climate Transition Planning: The Why And How (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

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