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Six Pump Court Chambers is pleased to welcome Przemysław Krzywosz, further enhancing our growing capability in international arbitration.

The first environmental law news podcast of 2020 presented by Christopher Badger and Mark Davies in association with LexisPSL covers predictions for hot topics in environmental law in 2020, Urgenda’s success in the Dutch Supreme Court, and the Upper Tribunal’s decision in the ongoing ‘fluff’ litigation.

Six Pump Court, along with Tuckers Kent and Mason Solicitors will be sponsoring the launch of WLAM in Kent on 5th March.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger considers a new report from the Committee on Climate Change, progress of the Agriculture Bill and a briefing paper from DEFRA putting plastic waste back on the agenda.

Chambers is pleased to welcome Steven Walker QC who will complement and enhance our growing capability in international arbitration.

On 23 January Mrs Justice Elizabeth Laing handed down an important police liability judgment in the High Court in London.

The trial of Lynda Rickard and others began this week at Reading Crown Court.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan and Nicholas Ostrowski consider the launch of a new Waste Crime Task Force, a case upholding the Environment Agency’s charging scheme for vessels and a successful appeal regarding the landfill tax treatment of 'fluff'.

Richard Barraclough QC has been asked to advise on a further prosecution following the death of a consumer who, having taken DNP died in distressing circumstances.

Four county lines drug dealers have been convicted in a case prosecuted by Richard Barraclough QC and Danny Moore.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Gordon Wignall and Mark Davies consider the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill, the Dutch Supreme Court's ruling in the Urgenda litigation and the role of local authorities in climate change and nuisance law.

Can the law of nuisance be used to obtain compensation for the consequences of climate change?

Oliver Saxby QC has been instructed to represent one of three men charged with terrorism offences.

The trial of Ben Field features in tonight’s episode of the Catch A Killer documentary on Channel 4.

A Channel 4 series called 24 Hours in Police Custody is running a two part special on a murder case in which one of the defendants was represented by Richard Barraclough QC

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger and Mark Davies consider predictions for the year ahead, new legal limits on sulphur in shipping fuel and Mark Carney's call for action on climate change disclosures.

Stuart Jessop will be acting in this mock sentencing hearing of a food allergy prosecution organised by Food Allergy Aware in associate with Blake Morgan LLP.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Charles Morgan, Christopher Badger and Gordon Wignall assess our blog predictions made back in January, the progress of the European Green Deal and this year's selection of Christmas songs for environmental lawyers.

In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger, Charles Morgan and Gordon Wignall consider a call for evidence on the sixth climate budget from the Committee on Climate Change, a dramatic increase in the carbon price used for calculating civil penalties, a case considering the effect of arrangements entered into between a local authority and Thames Water relating to water supply and the rise in private law climate change actions in nuisance.

In our final environmental law news podcast of 2019 presented by Christopher Badger and Mark Davies discuss the relationship between requests for disclosure under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and legal professional privilege, the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) most recent call for evidence, and the latest EU developments on green finance.