by Hardwick Legal | Feb 12, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>What new obligations and responsibilities does the Environment Agency (EA) have following the end of the Brexit implementation period? And what are the wider implications of Brexit on environmental regulation? </strong></p><p>Prior to Brexit implementation period completion day on 31 December 2020, a series of statutory instruments were made to transfer responsibilities that previously fell to European regulators to the EA. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to be established by the Environment Bill, will also be granted enforcement powers in order to fill the hole left by the removal of the supe</p>
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What are the Environment Agency’s obligations post-Brexit?
by Hardwick Legal | Feb 8, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>What is the remit of the newly established Interim Environmental Governance Secretariat (IEGS) and what powers does it have to investigate complaints against public authorities? </strong></p><p>On 19 November 2020, the government announced the establishment of the IEGS, a temporary body designed to provide interim environmental governance from 1 January 2021 until the permanent Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) becomes operational. </p><p><a href="https://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/people/cvdetails/angus-evers" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutab href="https://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/people/cvdetails/angus-evers" target="_blank"></a href="https://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/people/cvdetails/angus-evers" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutab></p>
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What is the role of the Interim Environmental Governance Secretariat?
by Hardwick Legal | Feb 4, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p>We have published a new Practice Note on the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol on environmental law, see: <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/what-does-the-northern-ireland-protocol-mean-for-the-application-of-environmental-law">What does the Northern Ireland Protocol mean for the application of environmental law?</a></p><p>The new Practice Note looks at the Northern Ireland Protocol, an integral part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, and outlines those environmental regimes and relevant European legislation that will continue to apply in Northern Ireland following implementation period completion day. In particular, it provides details on chemicals, pesticides and biocides, waste, energy </p>
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Environmental law and the Northern Ireland Protocol
by Hardwick Legal | Jan 21, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>Following the end of the Brexit implementation period, energy trading between the EU and UK will now be governed by the provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). </strong></p><p>This agreement, which came at the eleventh hour of Brexit negotiations, avoided the imposition of customs or tariffs and provides for the facilitation of trade and investment between the parties to the TCA. </p><p>In the latest news analysis for LexisPSL, Silke Goldberg, partner at H</p>
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What is the impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the energy market?
by Hardwick Legal | Jan 14, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<p><strong>The Energy White Paper published at the end of last year, which set out the government’s plans for transitioning to net zero, has opened the gates to a plethora of policy activity in the coming year (and beyond!). </strong></p><p>So, what are the key policy documents energy and climate change lawyers can expect to see published over the course of 2021?</p><p>Ruth Jaun, a Professional Support Lawyer in the LexisPSL Energy team, has reviewed the Energy White Paper and collated some of the key expected developments, ordered thematically and by reference to anticipated delivery dates. </p><p>Click here to read the full article: <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/2021-a-year-of-intense-regulatory-activity-on-net-zero-policy">2021—</a><a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/2021-a-year-of-intense-regulatory-activity-on-net-zero-policy">a year of intense regulatory activity on net zero policy</a>. </p><p>For a more detailed review of the Energy White Paper, see our previous<span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span>article: <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/news/the-energy-white-paper-powering-our-net-zero-future">The Energy White Paper—powering our net zero future</a>. </p><p> </p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>More information on energy can be found <a data-sf-ec-immutable="" href="https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/energy-law">here</a>.</strong></p><p style="text-align:center;"><strong></strong><strong>Non-subscribers: please fill in the form below to take a free trial of LexisPSL.</strong><br></p>
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What is on the horizon for net zero energy policy in 2021?
by Hardwick Legal | Jan 5, 2021 | Purpose Built (LexisNexis)
<article><section><p>The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) agreed between the EU and the UK contains some ambitious language on climate change, but the effect of the broader provisions on environmental protection remains uncertain. The preamble to the TCA acknowledges the parties’ commitment to high environmental standards and the fight against climate change. Provisions concerning environmental matters are scattered, but the underlying principle is that the parties remain free to determine their own domestic regulation on environment and climate change. Vanessa Jakovich, partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, comments on the agreement, noting that there is room for optimism in terms of future co-operation on environmental regulation after the Brexit transition period ends at 11 pm on 31 December 2020 (IP completion day).</p><h2>Original news </h2><p>On 24 December 2020, the UK Government and the European Commission announced a deal in principle on the legal terms of the future UK-EU relationship. A copy of the draft EU-UK TCA, agreed at negotiator level (to be ratified) has been published, along with a number of associated declarations and agreements including a separate Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and an Agreement on Security Procedures for Exchanging and Protecting Classified Information. For background reading, see: Brexit Bulletin—draft EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement published, <a href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/environment/docfromresult/d-wa-a-dcz-dcz-msswywz-uua-uzeyaauuw-u-u-auuu-u-u-u-azawvbwbdc-azauuabadc-bueubvuwv-auuu-u/34/linkhandler.faces?psldocinfo=comment_eu_uk_trade_and_cooperation_agreement_impact_on_environmental_law&ps=null&bct=a&homecsi=281955& href=""></a href="https://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/lexispsl/environment/docfromresult/d-wa-a-dcz-dcz-msswywz-uua-uzeyaauuw-u-u-auuu-u-u-u-azawvbwbdc-azauuabadc-bueubvuwv-auuu-u/34/linkhandler.faces?psldocinfo=comment_eu_uk_trade_and_cooperation_agreement_impact_on_environmental_law&ps=null&bct=a&homecsi=281955&></p></section></article>
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Comment—EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement impact on environmental law
