It has been a busy start to the new year for water law and policy with various developments published in the last couple of weeks. Following the release in December 2025 of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), which lists a number of commitments on water, Defra published a long awaited Water White Paper this week … Continue Reading
The consultation was launched on 2 October, and is open until 24 December 2025. This consultation applies to England, Northern Ireland (NI) and Wales, and the FSA is seeking views on a proposed ban on the use of: in FCMs (i.e. materials and articles that are intended to be, or can reasonably be expected to … Continue Reading
Following the launch and review of their fourth annual consultation, the Sentencing Council for England and Wales has now published an amended version of its Sentencing Guidance, that came into force on the 1st of June 2025. The Sentencing Council recognised concerns that current guidance did not provide sufficient clarity on sentencing Very Large Organisations … Continue Reading
