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What does Inspection mean? In litigation, inspection is the step after disclosure or discovery that lets the opposing party see and take copies of documents that have been disclosed. It covers hard‑copy and electronic documents (including ESI) and is usually satisfied by providing copies or access within a reasonable time and, where appropriate, in a usable electronic format. The right to inspect is subject to recognised exemptions, including legal professional privilege (advice and litigation privilege), without‑prejudice material, public interest immunity, confidentiality (often managed by redaction or confidentiality rings), irrelevance and proportionality. A party withholding inspection must state the grounds; unjustified refusal risks court orders,...

Air Conditioning Systems over 12 kW: Inspection Duties, Reports, Enforcement and 2024 Data Sharing Changes under the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations (England and Wales)

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Where do the Requirements for air conditioning inspECtions come from?

Part 4 (regs 17–21) of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, SI 2012/3118 (EPC Regulations 2012) specifies the duty to have an air conditioning system inspected by an accredited air conditioning energy assessor. The EPC Regulations 2012 gave effect to the requirements contained in the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU (the recast EPBD directive). Before the EPC Regulations 2012, the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, SI 2007/991 implemented the original Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2002/91/EC (the original EPBD directive). The recast EPBD directive was prepared after the European Council determined that clearer, more targeted measures were needed to achieve energy savings in buildings across all Member States; see Practice Note: EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU—snapshot. Directive (EU) 2018/844 of 30 May 2018 (the revised EPBD directive) modifies the recast EPBD directive. It was published in June 2018 and took effect on 9 July 2018. See: LNB News 19/06/2018 45. Member States were afforded until 10 March 2020 to transpose its provisions into their national law...

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