The Court said that on a proper interpretation this meant financial loss or distress caused by the contravention.

In a victory for environmental groups, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling this week with far-reaching consequences for energy projects on federal lands and...

The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"), in a 3-1 decision, held that an employee's display on their work uniform of "BLM," an acronym for Black Lives Matter...

Tahir Karim, a Director of Long Life Spares, a former car salvage company operating from Graddfa Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, entered guilty pleas to four offences that contravened section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.

On 26 October 2021 the Office for National Statistics released the latest data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Celine Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust – recent High Court ruling considering the question of double recovery in care claims where there was already statutory funding in place.

Over the last six days the High Court reconvened to hear the judicial review of Gardner v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) and Public Health England.

Yesterday the Justice Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly released its report following detailed scrutiny of the legislation designed to re-set the personal injury discount rate (PIDR).

One in Four: this was the startling statistic of the UK population, aged between 16-75, said to be affected by chronic pain, the BBC reported.

The claimant pursued a claim following what she considered to be the negligent actions of a maxillofacial surgeon during an extraction procedure performed under general anaesthetic.

In Ali v Luton Borough Council [2022] EWHC 132 (QB) it was found that Luton Borough Council was not vicariously liable for a breach of the claimant's data protection rights by one of its employees.

Yesterday, on 10 May 2022, Prince Charles (on behalf of the Queen) delivered up the Queens Speech which brings back into focus the Renter's Reform Bill.

On November 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a long-anticipated report on federal oil and gas leases.

On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that state offices will solicit feedback from the public this week on proposed oil and gas lease sales to be held in early 2022...

Santa visits us once a year, but sadly this time of year can also be an opportune time for other types of visitors. Whilst the Christmas/New Year window is usually a restful and rejoiceful time of year,...

As discussed in last week's issue of WilmerHale's Infrastructure Series, the Trump Administration's Infrastructure Plan outlines a number of legislative reforms intended to streamline the permitting...

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, "Unleashing American Energy," which requires all agencies to

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently lifted a preliminary injunction in Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, et al. v. U.S. Dep't of Interior.

The battle for control over the regulation of oil and gas activities, particularly fracking, between state and local governments has played out in courtrooms and legislatures across the country in recent months.

The Bureau of Land Management recently published a revised set of proposed regulations pertaining to hydraulic fracturing on Federal and Indian lands.