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Ian Rees Phillips secures injunction restraining advertisement of winding up petition on the basis of novel prospective legislation relating to COVID-19 and the impact of coronavirus.

The trial of a 17-year old charged with murder is underway at Maidstone Crown Court.

Oliver Saxby QC and Nina Ellin have been instructed in the prosecution of Thomas Hughes and Emma Tustin over the death of a six year old child.

A 27 year old woman was sentenced after pleading guilty to persistently calling the emergency services, and unlawfully wounding a police officer.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider the effectiveness of the Bathing Water Directive, the UK Citizens Climate Assembly's efforts to explore how the UK can achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and further caselaw on Aarhus costs capping orders in judicial review.

This article by Anthony Connerty looks at two areas of dispute and asks whether adjudication can assist in resolving such disputes.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider mustard gas dumped in a Nottinghamshire lake, a challenge to the Department for Transport’s ‘Road Investment Strategy 2’ and COVID-19 waste in the seas and on the beaches.

Anthony Connerty has been appointed to the Arbitration and Mediation Pools of the Court of Arbitration for Art.

On Friday 19th June, Six Pump Court will host a webinar entitled Heritage Assessment and Design in Planning Decisions.

Last year, Angelica Rokad, barrister at Six Pump Court was interviewed by the BBC’s Listening Project.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall and William McBarnet consider whether a green industrial revolution is on the horizon, another case dealing with the treatment of waste material on shipment and a useful report on the economic regulation of the water industry in England and Wales.

How does the 2 metre rule translate to retailers and what does the latest guidance say? In an article on our COVID-19 Blog Nicholas Ostrowski discusses the practical implications for retail operators.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Nicholas Ostrowski and William McBarnet consider development consent orders for nationally significant infrastructure projects, further clarification of the circumstances in which an Environmental Impact Assessment (‘EIA’) will be required and the practical ability of the water industry to react to supply shortages.

On Thursday 4th June, Six Pump Court and Women in Planning will host a joint webinar entitled Heritage Assessment and Design in Planning Decisions.

This article addresses what steps businesses should take to control the COVID-19 virus through air conditioning and ventilation systems as they reopen.

The Covid-19 Guidance Tracker is our new resource to enable businesses and legal professionals to more easily navigate to the applicable Covid-19 guidance most relevant to their area of work.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider a Court of Appeal case on the meaning of exempt waste operations, a new report on financing energy efficient buildings and the impact of coronavirus on the aqueous environment.

This month the Podcast partners with the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA), to bring you a COVID-19 special where we hear from environmental regulators on how the pandemic is affecting operations.

Robert Griffiths QC & Nicola Strachan have been instructed by Le Beaujolais, (the oldest French wine bar in London) in relation to their Business Interruption Insurance policy.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Christopher Badger and Natasha Hausdorff consider interpretations by the courts of s108 powers, how the lockdown has shaped environmental mindsets and another 'fishy' decision.