United Kingdom: Environment

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its landmark Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change, a defining moment in the legal response to the climate crisis.

The United States is advancing discussions toward a strategic minerals partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC

Tourism is a vital sector in the global economy, contributing significantly to the economic strength of a country.

On 27 March 2011 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) laid a report before Parliament on company reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

On 27 March 2012 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) published long awaited proposals to simplify the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), the mandatory UK-wide scheme in respect of carbon emissions.

John Hurdley, Partner at Bircham Dyson Bell LLP believes that The Secretary of State has played a careful hand and taken sensible measures with regard to the plan for managing and harnessing the increasingly scarce but vital resource of water - set out in the Water White Paper.

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its landmark Advisory Opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change, a defining moment in the legal response to the climate crisis.

As climate change increasingly shapes the legal and commercial landscape, solicitors must adapt practices to address the emerging risks.

On 4 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation (the "Delegated Regulation") aimed at streamlining the European Union's Taxonomy Regulation (the "Taxonomy Regulation").

'By embracing sustainability and focusing on lower-carbon steel processes, Kimin Tanoto is boldly reinventing his family's steel production company'.

The latest round of negotiations on the development of the UN Global Plastic Treaty will commence in Geneva, Switzerland, in August, aiming to deliver the first legally binding treaty tackling plastic pollution...

Think breaching a Tree Preservation Order is just a planning issue? Think again.