United Kingdom: Environmental Law

The UK Government has published its updated Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), outlining the steps it intends to take in order to improve the natural environment...

The UK Government is consulting on a proposed change to the inflation indexation measure underpinning two of its cornerstone renewable energy relief schemes: the Renewables Obligation ("RO") and the Feed-in Tariff ("FiT").

The European Union has reached a pivotal milestone in its sustainability agenda. After an intense month of trilogue negotiations...

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The English High Court has found BHP Group (UK) Limited (the English parent company of global mining group BHP)...

Corporates that are subject to investigations increasingly face civil litigation based on the same or similar issues under investigation.

On 13 October 2025, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted to approve significant changes to the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

Researchers aiming to move towards a plastic-free future have highlighted that the buildup and inadequate handling of plastic fibres and particles are causing severe problems for human health and environmental sustainability.

The long anticipated amendments to the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have now been introduced to the House of Representatives. Government had indicated an ambitious timetable to have the amendments pass both houses by the end of this year.