| 1 | Energy efficiency in buildings: overview This note provides an overview of the various measures in place in the UK aimed at increasing energy efficiency in buildings (including commercial and residential buildings). | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Environmental law: overview This note provides a summary of the main types of environmental liabilities that a company or a lender can incur, primarily under the contaminated land, water pollution, environmental permitting, waste and asbestos regimes, as well as civil law. The note is aimed at non-environmental specialists who need to understand, at a very high level, what environmental issues may arise in a transaction. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Changes to EPC regulations in January 2013 A summary of the changes to the energy performance certificate (EPC) and display energy certificate (DEC) regimes brought in by the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3118), which come into force on 9 January 2013. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Climate change issues for investors, shareholders and ... A practice note on climate change issues for institutional investors, shareholders and insurers. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Contaminated land regime: overview This practice note provides an overview of the contaminated land regime set out in Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990). The regime is also known as the Part IIA regime. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: impact on corporate ... This practice note explains how the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) applies to different types of corporate structures. You should read this note if you need to determine whether, and if so how, your corporate group is affected by the CRC. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: in a nutshell This note provides a brief summary of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: issues for the construction ... A note on the impact of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme on the construction and engineering industry. Note: we no longer maintain this note. For an overview of the CRC, see Practice note, CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: overview. | Practice notes | 01-Apr-2010 |
| 9 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: overview This practice note provides a detailed overview of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC), which is a mandatory emissions trading scheme for large businesses and public sector organisations in the UK. The scheme came into force in April 2010. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: PLC glossary and ... This note contains a glossary of the terms defined in the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 (SI 2010/768), the CRC User Guide and other guidance published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Environment Agency. It also contains a list of commonly used abbreviations relating to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Provisional publishing ... This note explains what materials we have published recently on the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) and what additional materials we are planning to produce. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Eco-towns The Government has chosen an initial "first wave" of sites in England for the construction of new eco-towns, which will help address the chronic shortage of affordable housing, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings.The new towns are to be designed and built to a high "green" specification to achieve target standards of sustainable living. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Energy Act 2008: environmental implications A practice note on the provisions in the Energy Act 2008 that are likely to have an environmental impact, including provisions in respect of the Renewables Obligation (RO), feed-in tarrifs (FITs), financial incentives for renewable heat (RHI), nuclear power plants and carbon capture and storage (CCS). | Practice notes | 24-Mar-2011 |
| 14 | Energy performance certificates (EPC) This note explains the regime of energy performance certificates (EPCs), display energy certificates (DECs) and compulsory air-conditioning inspections introduced by the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. It also summarises the effect of Council Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast). For a consideration of the provisions of sale contracts, leases and leasehold management documents that may be negotiated to deal with EPCs for commercial properties, see Practice note, Energy performance certificates: negotiation issues. NOTE ADDED (20.12.2012): The government announced changes to the EPC, DEC and air conditioning inspections regime, on 19 December 2012. This note is being updated to reflect the changes, which came into force on 9 January 2013. For more information, see Practice note, Changes to EPC regulations in January 2013 and Legal update, EPC regulations: destination table for 2012 regulations. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010 This note summarises the key provisions of the EPB Directive 2010 (Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast)) and how these have been implemented in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 16 | Habitats and wildlife: overview This note provides an overview of the legislation relating to nature conservation, the habitats and wildlife protection regimes and key regulators for England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 17 | Planning Act 2008: environmental implications This practice note explains the aspects of the Planning Act 2008 that are most relevant to environmental lawyers, including the system for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) and National Policy Statements (NPSs). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 18 | Planning Act 2008: planning applications for nationally ... A note on the regime introduced by the Planning Act 2008 for dealing with applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 19 | Proposals for new nuclear power stations This note provides a summary of the government's proposals for new nuclear power stations. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 20 | Renewable Energy Directive 2009 This note provides a summary of the Renewable Energy Directive 2009 and explains how the UK plans to meet the targets under the Directive. The full title of the Directive is Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC. The Directive is also known as RED. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 21 | Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) A note on site waste management plans (SWMPs), the Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/314) (SWMP Regulations 2008) and the effect of those regulations have on contractors and construction and engineering clients. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 22 | Strategy for Sustainable Construction: environmental issues This note summarises the key environmental issues in the Strategy for Sustainable Construction, which was published by the government in association with the construction industry in June 2008. | Practice notes | 17-Jul-2012 |
| 23 | The Green Deal This note explains the Green Deal, which is the government's flagship initiative for improving the energy efficiency of buildings in Great Britain. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 24 | Tree root damage A practice note on liability for damage caused by tree roots. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 25 | Zero carbon buildings This note summarises the government's targets and proposals for zero carbon homes and other buildings in England and Wales. | Practice notes | Maintained |