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In this issue: Transferring property Property management Statutory compliance Property development Easements, rights and covenants Agricultural property Property taxes Key developments and horizon scanning Additional property updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts Trackers New Q&As Transferring property Valid transfer to widow of King of Saudi Arabia The Business and Property Courts in Asturion Fondation v Alibrahim [2023] EWHC 3305 (Ch) dismissed the claimant’s contention that a transfer by its Liechtenstein foundation to the defendant was invalid. The court concluded the individual acting for the claimant executed the transfer within his powers, and it did not conflict with the foundation’s purposes. See: [2024] All ER (D) 43 (Jan). Analysis to follow. Order for sale to satisfy debt—sham trust deed In Al Saud v Gibbs [2023] EWHC 3183 (Ch), the Chancery Division granted the claimant an order for sale of the first defendant’s (D1) property. D1 and the second...

Full statement follows. Due diligence: MEPs endorse rules for companies on human rights and the environment covers EU and non-EU companies and parent companies with turnover above €450m businesses must draw up a transition plan aligned with the Paris Agreement firms can be held liable for harm and face fines if they fail to comply new obligations require companies to stop child labour across their chain of activities On 24 April 2024, Parliament gave final approval to legislation compelling businesses to curb negative impacts on human rights and the environment. The European Parliament backed the new due diligence directive, negotiated with the Council, by 374 votes to 235 with 19 abstentions. It imposes duties on companies and their upstream and downstream partners — spanning supply, production and distribution — to prevent, cease or lessen adverse effects on human rights and the environment. These include slavery, child labour, labour exploitation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and the destruction of natural heritage. Risk-based approach...

In this issue: COP29 Air pollution and climate change Energy efficiency in buildings Energy efficiency of products Energy matters for environmental lawyers Environmental assessment Environmental disputes and litigation Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental permits and consents Environmental taxes, reliefs and incentives ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Key updates and developments Nature, biodiversity and habitat conservation Sources of environmental law (UK, EU, international) Producer responsibility for waste Water, flooding and drainage Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers COP29 COP29 round-up—13 November 2024 (World Leaders Climate Action Summit) On 13 November 2024, the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) carried on within the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). Discussions moved forward on the new collective quantified goal (NCQG) for climate finance, with developing states highlighting the primacy of public funding....

This Practice Note examines UK policy, law and legislation in relation to biodiversity...

Addressing the triple planetary crisis (ie the interlinked challenges of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss) requires producers and purchasers to make and use goods far more sustainably. EU product rules are progressively shaped and updated so that sustainability is embedded across every stage of the product lifecycle. This Practice Note sets out EU measures aimed at securing product sustainability, with a specific emphasis on provisions that enable and promote product ‘repairability’. Core instruments include Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (the EU Ecodesign Regulation), Directive 2011/83/EU (the EU Consumer Rights Directive (EU CRD)), as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/825 (the EU Empowering Consumers Directive), and Directive (EU) 2024/1799 (the EU Right to Repair Directive). Policy context—transition towards a fully circular economy in the EU On 11 March 2020, within the framework of the European Green Deal, the Commission adopted a Circular Economy Action Plan. This plan shifted the EU’s circular economy agenda from a waste-management emphasis to the whole lifecycle of products. Initiatives and laws arising from it address product...

STOP PRESS: On 20 June 2025, the Commission signalled plans to pull its proposal for the EU Green Claims Directive, leading the Council of the EU to call off trilogue talks with the European Parliament that were due to start on 23 June 2025. The Commission has since softened this stance, indicating the move remains open to discussion with the Council and Parliament, including potential exemptions for microenterprises. This Practice Note will be revised in due course, pending any additional statement or confirmation from the Commission. Greenwashing and misleading environmental claims—introduction Amid the triple planetary crisis—namely the overlapping emergencies of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss—shoppers are ever more alert to the environmental footprint of the goods and services they purchase. Businesses therefore have reason to highlight their green credentials. When environmental assertions create a false or deceptive picture of a product’s real environmental effects or advantages—deliberately or not—this is known as ‘greenwashing’. If such claims are not dependable, comparable and capable of verification, consumers and other market...