HARDWICK NEWS
What are the outcomes of the COP 23 climate conference?
Sebastien Korwin, an international environmental lawyer and senior legal and policy advisor for Climate Law and Policy (CLP), reports on the outcomes of the 23rd meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...
The Autumn 2017 Budget—infrastructure and housebuilding announcements
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond delivered his first Autumn Budget on 22 November 2017, after annual Budget announcements moved to publication in Autumn, rather than Spring. The LexisPSL Planning and Construction teams bring together the most important...
Court upholds refusal of planning permission over air quality concerns
In Gladman v SCLG, the court dismissed a challenge to an inspector’s decision to dismiss plans for up to 330 homes in Kent over air quality concerns, where an adverse effect on an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) was demonstrated. The inspector had made clear that...
Uniting for the climate — COP 23 Bonn kicks off
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) begins on 6 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. This post explores the context, agenda and hopes for COP 23. Context The United States’ intended withdrawal from the Paris...
What is environmental localism?
In the first of a special series on environmental localism, Sarah-Jane Denton, consultant in the environment and climate change team at Simmons & Simmons LLP, examines the rise in environmental localism and discusses some of the recent trends. This Analysis was...
Adverse ground conditions in the UAE—what you need to know
While UAE law generally recognises the parties’ freedom to contract as they see fit, there are mandatory provisions of the UAE Civil Code that will override any agreed risk allocation for adverse ground conditions. Bill Smith, Partner, and Alistair Price,...
