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Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: EU Product Regulation

The European Commission's ambitious plan to simplify environmental product regulations is actually transforming them into a more digital, interconnected, and enforceable framework that could significantly impact investment decisions.

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

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

Where's The Beef? In The Full Life Cycle, Apparently.

Chris Packham is not a man known for backing down from a fight. Whether it's badgers, bird of prey persecution, or the BBC's scheduling decisions, the wildlife presenter has a track...

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Reform Of Finland’s Land Use Legislation – Key Takeaways For Project Developers

Finland's land use planning system is undergoing a major overhaul with the proposed Land Use Act, introducing significant changes to regional plan authority, planning processes, and renewable energy project requirements. The reform aims to streamline administrative procedures while imposing new distance requirements for wind turbines and planning obligations for solar power plants that will fundamentally reshape how developers approach renewable energy projects.

Finland Environment

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

No Right To Anonymity: CJEU Upholds Identification Requirements For Environmental Information Requests

European Union Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

Regulation Amending The Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation Was Published

Turkey Environment

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Moroglu Arseven

Fighting Back: New Byelaws Aim To Prevent Dangerous Wildfires

United Kingdom Environment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

A New EU Framework For Carbon Removals And Carbon Farming

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Strategic TFA Litigation Increases PFAS Pressure In Germany

Germany Environment

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Jones Day

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

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

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

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

Denizlerde 2026 Av Yasağı Başlıyor: Sürdürülebilir Balıkçılık Ve Hukuki Çerçeve

Turkey Environment

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Esenyel Partners

EU Grids Package: Legislative Proposals Before Council And Parliament

Ireland Environment

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Arthur Cox

AI News: Italy Sets The Rules For AI In The Workplace (Podcast)

Italy Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

2026 Hungary Elections: What Comes Next? Insights From A Former US Embassy Diplomat In Budapest (Podcast)

Hungary Government

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

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

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Arbitration And Business Decision (Video)

Ireland Litigation

Aceris Law

AESIA's Specialised Technical Guides To Support Compliance With The European Artificial Intelligence Act (Guides 13 & 14)

Spain Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Environment and Climate Regulation

Environmental Law

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: EU Product Regulation

The European Commission's ambitious plan to simplify environmental product regulations is actually transforming them into a more digital, interconnected, and enforceable framework that could significantly impact investment decisions.

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Project Nutcracker: Why The UK Government Should Be Safeguarding Land For The Great Grid Upgrade

The UK's ambitious Clean Power 2030 strategy and Great Grid Upgrade face a critical planning challenge that threatens to derail progress. As National Grid races to build new transmission lines for renewable energy, local authorities continue granting planning permissions for developments directly on proposed cable routes, forcing costly redesigns and delays.

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

Battery Recycling And Reuse Technologies Drive Patent Growth

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Murgitroyd

Where's The Beef? In The Full Life Cycle, Apparently.

United Kingdom Environment

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Lewis Silkin

Where's The Beef? In The Full Life Cycle, Apparently.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Reform Of Finland’s Land Use Legislation – Key Takeaways For Project Developers

Finland Environment

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

No Right To Anonymity: CJEU Upholds Identification Requirements For Environmental Information Requests

European Union Environment

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McCann Fitzgerald

Ireland’s Renewable Heat Obligation

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William Fry

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Clean Air / Pollution

Strategic TFA Litigation Increases PFAS Pressure In Germany

Deutsche Umwelthilfe has launched multiple legal challenges against German state authorities over alleged failures to control trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) contamination in water systems.

Germany Environment

JD

Jones Day

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction March 2026 - Environment And Planning

The European Council has formally adopted the Directive on updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater.

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

The Emissions Trading System Under Turkish Law

On 9 July 2025, Climate Law No. 7552 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force immediately, establishing Türkiye’s first comprehensive climate legislation...

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Kesikli Law Firm

Chemical M&A In Germany And France: Key Jurisdictional Considerations

Worldwide Environment

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Mayer Brown

Improving Enforcement Of Environmental Sanctions In England And Wales

United Kingdom Environment

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Gowling WLG

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

United Kingdom Energy

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Gowling WLG

'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

2026 Tersane, Tekne İmal ve Çekek Yerleri Hakkında Yönetmelik

Turkey Environment

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Esenyel Partners

The New 2026 SOLAS Container Loss Reporting Framework

Malta Transport

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Ganado Advocates

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Waste Management

Battery Recycling And Reuse Technologies Drive Patent Growth

As set out in the EPO’s recently-released Technology Dashboard 2025 (its annual summary of key figures and trends in patent activity), growth in the field of battery technologies continues unabated, with the number...

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Murgitroyd

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

LS

Lewis Silkin

Batteries In Full Circle

Battery technology advances are driving unprecedented growth in recycling innovation, with patent filings for end-of-life battery processing increasing seven-fold in the last decade. The European Patent Office's latest analysis reveals how the race to create a circular battery economy is accelerating, particularly in chemical transformation processes that could address critical material shortages and mounting waste concerns.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Matheson: In The Works

Ireland Real Estate

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Matheson

Biomethane Production Facilities In Ireland

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William Fry

ÇED Yönetmeliği'nde Köklü Değişiklikler: Başlıca Yenilikler Ve Uygulamaya Yansımaları

Turkey Environment

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LBF Partners

Legal Lens On Industrial Waste In Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Environment

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Unicase Law Firm

Digital Battery Passport For Electric Vehicles: New Regulatory Structure Within The Scope Of The EU Battery Regulation!

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Aydin Law

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Climate Change

Travers Smith's Sustainability Insights: EU Product Regulation

The European Commission's ambitious plan to simplify environmental product regulations is actually transforming them into a more digital, interconnected, and enforceable framework that could significantly impact investment decisions.

United Kingdom Environment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

New Belgian Antitrust Guidelines On Sustainability Agreements: What You Need To Know

The Belgian Competition Authority has issued comprehensive guidelines on sustainability agreements, introducing novel mechanisms for businesses to cooperate on environmental and social objectives while navigating antitrust compliance.

Belgium Anti-trust

AO

A&O Shearman

A New EU Framework For Carbon Removals And Carbon Farming

In December 2024, the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Certification Framework Regulation ("CRCF") (EU 2024/3012) was published, with the aim of establishing a harmonised, voluntary certification system for three main activities...

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Castrén & Snellman’s 2025 Sustainability Report Has Been Published

Finland Commercial

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

Francisco Javier Ramón Analyses The Latest Judicial Setback To Madrid’s Low Emissions Zone

Spain Government

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Toda & Nel-lo

Horizon Scanner: Energy Planning Infrastructure And Construction April 2026 - Environment And Planning

Ireland Environment

AC

Arthur Cox

A European Approach To Natural Catastrophe Risk Management

Malta Insurance

GA

Ganado Advocates

Vermeidung Von Climate-Washing – Merkpunkte Für Die Praxi

Switzerland Environment

KC

Kellerhals Carrard

Éviter Le « Climate Washing » – Conseils Pratiques

Switzerland Environment

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Kellerhals Carrard

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Latest Videos

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

WF

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

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

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Square One

COP28 Insights Mini-Series – Part 1 (Video)

MB

Mayer Brown

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