The Changing Law and You

The Changing Law & You 2010

The Changing Law and You will cover potential future changes including the EU Soil Framework Directive. If this long-awaited directive is approved it could dramatically affect the national land regime

While acceptance has stalled due to concerns in those EU member states where soil protection policies are more mature, the current Spanish Presidency is keen to push it ahead, and Janez Potocnik, Commissioner-designate for Environment has stressed the directive will be of EU interest with subsidiarity no excuse for inaction. Professor Andrew Hursthouse from the University of West Scotland's Environmental Initiatives Research Group will provide an overview of where the SFD sits and what its implementation might lead to.

Presentations Include:

• Part 2A guidance: Context and discussion
• The implementation of the Waste Framework Directive: Where are we heading?
• Developments in the Water Framework and Groundwater Directives
• The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act: How it will work in practice and potential routes for challenging regulatory decisions
• The Environmental Damage Regulations and their implications 
• Changes in Contract Law in relation to environmental matters
• The Environment: Planning and Public Law
• Proving causation in environmental poisoning cases - The Challenges
• Case study: The St Leonard's Court Part 2A appeal
• Case study: Corby Remediation Litigation case  

Who should attend?

• Consultants
• Contractors
• Regulators and Local Authorities
• Environmental scientists
• Lawyers
• Problem holders and end users

New prices for 2010!

Book a place now from £149 + VAT

Saving over £100 off our 2009 prices!

If you have any problems booking online, please email us or phone 0208 969 1008