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EU Deforestation Regulation: The European Commission's Simplification Push

The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive package of measures designed to simplify the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), promising to slash annual compliance costs by approximately 75% while...

European Union Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Turbulent Times For Onshore Wind In Scotland

Onshore wind projects are central to Scotland’s renewable energy ambitions, with an installed capacity of over 10.5GW (as of Q4 2025), and 18.1GW in the pipeline.

United Kingdom Energy

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Fighting Back: New Byelaws Aim To Prevent Dangerous Wildfires

For many rural communities in Scotland, fires in moorlands and forests are one of biggest threats they face. And one look at the statistics shows that the problem is becoming even more serious...

United Kingdom Environment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

BNG For NSIPs: Government Response Confirms Go-live On 2 November 2026

Defra's response to its consultation on biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects has introduced genuinely welcome changes recognising the specific nature of NSIPs. Here is our analysis.

United Kingdom Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Batteries In Full Circle

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

What We Learned From The ASA's Guy Parker In Our GALA Keynote (London, April 2026)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

A New EU Framework For Carbon Removals And Carbon Farming

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Linking Carried Interest For Private Fund Managers To Sustainability Outcomes

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Navigating International Waters: Lessons For Marine Energy Testing

United Kingdom Energy

MC

Marks & Clerk

Boohoo And The Future Of ESG Accountability: Lessons From The Latest S.90A FSMA Case Management Decision Introduction

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Energy Performance Reforms: A Tale Of Two Sectors

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Womble Bond Dickinson

United Kingdom IP

B

Boult Wade Tennant

PFAS Under The Spotlight: Regulatory And Litigation Trends For Forever Chemicals

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Chernobyl At 40 – Is Nuclear Energy The Answer To One Of AI’s Problems Or An Accident Waiting To Happen?

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 24 April 2026

Worldwide Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What Is US Trade Dress Law And How Does It Apply To The World Of Fashion? (Podcast)

United Kingdom International

HL

HGF Ltd

From Assistant To Agent: Navigating The Legal And Regulatory Shifts In AI-driven Commerce

United Kingdom Consumer

AO

A&O Shearman

Tech 10 – NRF Reflections: The Future Of Retail Technology (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Spring 2026) (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Nature Risks: What General Counsel And Board Members Need To Know

Nature-related risk has evolved from a specialist environmental concern into a mainstream organisational priority affecting governance, legal compliance, and long-term value.

United Kingdom Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Biodiversity Net Gain: Three Key Policy Updates

On 15 April 2026, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) published three policy updates representing a significant reshaping of the biodiversity net gain (BNG) regime in England.

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

Environmental Outcomes Reports - An Update

In March 2023, the previous Government consulted on how a proposed new system of environmental assessment (Environmental Outcomes Reports or EORs) could work as a replacement to the existing Strategic...

United Kingdom Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Risk #4: Five Guidelines For ESG Disclosures In 2026: Choose Your Words Carefully

Never has this been more true than in disclosures about environmental, social and governance matters.

European Union Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Green Claims Under Scrutiny In Italy: Stricter Rules And Rising Litigation Risks For Businesses

United Kingdom Environment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Our ESG Annual Report 2024-2025 Has Been Published

United Kingdom Commercial

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Rouse

UK Parliamentary Inquiry Into The Environmental Impact Of Data Centres

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

EU Taxonomy Overhaul: Commission Publishes Draft Revisions To Climate And Environmental Delegated Acts

European Union Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EPC C By 2030: What Real Estate Investors Need To Know About The UK's New Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

United Kingdom Environment

JD

Jones Day

Salvaging Sustainability

United Kingdom Environment

HL

Hunters

ESG Circular - Issue 3 - Staying Ahead Of Emerging Risks And Opportunities

United Kingdom Government

TS

Travers Smith LLP

UK Formally Adopts ISSB Sustainability Standards

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Are You Ready To Empower Consumers For The Green Transition?

United Kingdom Environment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Introduction: Global Fragmentation, Energy Security, And The Evolving ESG Agenda

United Kingdom Government

AO

A&O Shearman

ESG Circular - Issue 3 - Staying Ahead Of Emerging Risks And Opportunities

The past few months have proved more than ever that predicting tomorrow's headline is a fool's game. While that illustrates the uncertainty of today's world, it also serves as a timely reminder that short-term, reactive strategies rarely maximise opportunities.

United Kingdom Government

TS

Travers Smith LLP

UK Formally Adopts ISSB Sustainability Standards

On 25 February 2025, the UK Government released its long-awaited Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS).

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Are You Ready To Empower Consumers For The Green Transition?

If you market and sell products to consumers in the EU, you need to be aware of the EU's Empowering Consumers...

United Kingdom Environment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Introduction: Global Fragmentation, Energy Security, And The Evolving ESG Agenda

At the same time, other countries such as Australia, China, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, and Singapore are pressing ahead with new climate or climate-adjacent legislation.

United Kingdom Government

AO

A&O Shearman

UK Biodiversity Net Gain: The Requirements, The Context, And What Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

Improving Enforcement Of Environmental Sanctions In England And Wales

White Papers, consultations, reports, updates – all pointing towards increased accountability, along with guidance on the implementation of sanctions and their enforcement when environment...

United Kingdom Environment

GW

Gowling WLG

Defra's PFAS Plan Includes Addressing PFAS Through Chemical Regulatory Actions

The United Kingdom's (UK) Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced on February 3, 2026, that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a PFAS Plan...

Worldwide Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Super Typhoon Odette And Shell: How Climate Science Is Shaping Litigation Risk

A High Court claim by over 100 Filipino nationals against Shell may be the first to attempt to hold English-domiciled entities liable for climate-related harm suffered overseas.

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

United Kingdom Launches Its First National Strategy To Tackle PFAS

Looking Ahead: The PFAS Plan sets out indicative next steps for each pillar, including detailed descriptions, territorial scope (UK‑wide or devolved), anticipated delivery timelines and responsible bodies.

Worldwide Environment

JD

Jones Day

Water Sector Reforms: Key Measures In The "A New Vision For Water" White Paper

United Kingdom Energy

GW

Gowling WLG

Green Claims Back On The Agenda: CMA Issues New Guidance On Getting Green Claims Right, Across The Supply Chain

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Environmental Advertising In The UK

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

European Commission Adopts New Measures To Stop Unsold Clothes And Shoes Being Destroyed

United Kingdom Environment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Energy – Oil & Gas Comparative Guide

United Kingdom Energy

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Bracewell

PFAS Plan 2026 – Pillars To Curate Change

United Kingdom Environment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Mark Veldon, Co-Head Of EMEA At AlixPartners, Comments On The BoE's Rates Decision

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Updated Energy NPS: Impacts On Planning, Financing And Transactions

United Kingdom Energy

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Ready, Set, Report: The FCA Fires The Starting Gun On UK Sustainability Reporting

United Kingdom Commercial

TS

Travers Smith LLP

The DRC's Cobalt Conundrum: Balancing Strategic Resources, ESG Demands And Supply Chain Transparency

United Kingdom Energy

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IR Global

Green Claims Across The Supply Chain

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government Confirms Switch To CPI Indexation For Renewable Subsidy Schemes From April 2026 But Rules Out A Freeze And Wider Realignment

United Kingdom Commercial

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Threading The Needle: ESG Risk In The Fashion Sector

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

'A New Vision For Water' – What The Government's Overhaul Of The Water Sector In England And Wales Really Means

United Kingdom Energy

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Addleshaw Goddard

Shedding Its Image: Logistics Sector Seeks To Deliver Sustainability

United Kingdom Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

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Mastering TCFD: Your Guide To Ensure Seamless Reporting (Video)

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Let Us Help You Navigate The Future Of Green Claims In The EU (Video)

LS

Lewis Silkin

S4:E11 – Beyond The Blueprint - Creating Places That Matter: 'Fear Less, Do More' With Helen Taylor (Video)

SO

Square One

ESG And The Energy Transition (Video)

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

What Are Property Searches When Buying A House? (Video)

IB

IBB Law

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