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No time to waste III - Parliament and Council reached provisional agreement on PPWR

Recently, the Parliament and the Council, under the leadership of the Belgian Council Presidency, have been able to reach a provisional agreement on a final text for a new Packaging and...

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Highlights of new SEC rules on climate-related disclosures

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted its highly anticipated rules requiring climate-related disclosures.

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New Genomic Techniques: EU proposal both promising and controversial

New Genomic Techniques (NGT) plant technology is hailed as a promising tool to precisely and efficiently alter the genomic material of plants to ensure they are climate resilient, pest...

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Crackdown on Environmental Crime: new Economic Crime Unit and water bonus ban

The Environment Agency has launched a new Economic Crime Unit to enhance its fight against financial crimes in the waste management sector. This move aims to bolster the agency's...

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New SFO Director promises a bolder, more pragmatic approach to the fight against economic crime

On 13 February 2024, Nick Ephgrave gave his first public speech as Director of the Serious Fraud Office, to a packed room of white collar lawyers and press at the Royal United Services ...

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Update: EU Industrial Emissions Directive Revision: Final compromise agreed

On December 15, 2023, the Permanent Representatives Committee gave its final approval to the compromise text of the revised Industrial Emissions Directive (“IED”). As of now,...

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No time to waste II – Parliament and Council bring reform of EU packaging regime onto home straight

At the end of 2023, the EU Parliament and the EU Council each adopted their positions on the EU Commission's proposal for a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The...

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No time to waste II – Parliament and Council bring reform of EU packaging regime onto home straight

At the end of 2023, the EU Parliament and the EU Council each adopted their positions on the EU Commission's proposal for a new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The...

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UK Supreme Court rules that uncontroverted expert evidence should normally be accepted by the judge

In a judgment dated 29 November 2023, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has overturned the decision of the majority of the Court of Appeal and allowed Griffiths’ appeal in TUI...

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