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This is entry number 234, published on 15 April 2011, of a blog on the Planning Act 2008 infrastructure planning and authorisation regime.

Shepherd and Wedderburn, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and signed the Edinburgh Climate Compact.

Sustainability is a major topic for global industry today, directly impacting business decisions around products, packaging, branding and the supply chain.

On 28 November 2023, the High Court ruled in R (Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd) v Environment Agency (the Claim)...

The UK government has introduced a radical new National Planning Policy Framework alongside groundbreaking Nature Restoration Levy Regulations, fundamentally reshaping how development impacts on protected habitats are managed. This policy shift moves away from project-by-project environmental assessments toward strategic-scale nature restoration funded through a developer levy system. Will this new approach successfully balance the urgent need for housing and infrastructure with legal obligations to restore

Carbon farming is a general term for a variety of agricultural methods aimed at sequestering atmospheric carbon into soil, crop roots, wood and leaves.

The Queens speech set out the goals of this parliament, its policies and pledges to improve Planning and the Environment in the UK, some of the key commitments are set out here.

The development of the European Commission's proposals to update the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) may turn out to be one of the worst-kept secrets of recent years.

The concept of a "just transition" refers to the principle that the move away from carbon-intensive activities to combat climate change should not cause or contribute to adverse human rights impacts.

The development of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is gaining momentum due to global clean energy policies, rising investments, and innovation. Increasing patents in this field highlight advancements in BIPV technology, essential for sustainable architecture.

In our recent 3D printing White Paper, we discussed how additive manufacturing has taken off in sectors such as automotive, aerospace and energy, and how the use of 3D-printing to produce on...

Last week we hosted the bi-annual GALA Global Conference in London, bringing together nearly 200 advertising lawyers from across the world.

There was some cautiously welcomed news in the Chancellor's 2023 Spring Budget for those in the agricultural sector with the announcement of a wide ranging consultation on tax in the context of rural land.

The article outlines the challenges in investigating AI decision-making systems, contrasting conventional algorithms with AI algorithms. It highlights the potential failures in conventional algorithms, such as bugs, faulty inputs, and misconfigurations, and emphasizes the complexity of investigating AI algorithms, which may lack full transparency. The article suggests that AI systems' decision-making processes are less predictable, especially with generative AI, which operates on "plausibility"

As part of the strategy to fight COVID-19, the European Commission has proposed a Regulation to facilitate the conduct of clinical trials using medicinal products containing or consisting of...

In this episode, Akin Gump litigation partner Richard Hornshaw and counsel Aimee Smart look at the litigation aspects

The Council of the European Union adopted a revised directive on environmental crime in March that substantially broadens the scope of offences covered by environmental criminal law and increases...