https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comEnvironmenthttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 5 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id007ac1e5fe111f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250c5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250c5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published a set of biodiversity gain statements for biodiversity net gain (BNG) for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs), on 2 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae250c5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iee949ea05e8a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iee949ea05e8a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 was laid in Parliament, on 2 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iee949ea05e8a11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibafc39d15d9f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibafc39d15d9f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission published Communication C(2026) 3497 final, Roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments, on 1 June 2026. The roadmap sets out 22 concrete actions and over 30 targeted recommendations across three pillars to transition from animal testing to non-animal approaches for 15 legislative domains, including under REACH.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibafc39d15d9f11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id7080e945d8c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id7080e945d8c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published a response to the European Commission's consultation on its revised Environmental and Climate Delegated Acts under the Taxonomy Regulation ((EU) 2020/852).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id7080e945d8c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I743408fe5b5c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I743408fe5b5c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has published the government response to its consultation on a policy framework to grow the market for low carbon industrial products, focusing on steel, cement and concrete, on 28 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I743408fe5b5c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 29 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8a868ab959d311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I689af4e65aa311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I689af4e65aa311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPLC Magazine articles are available online. The June 2026 edition includes articles on corporate criminal liability and supply chain accountability that may be of interest to PL Environment subscribers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I689af4e65aa311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I66385ce059b811f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I66385ce059b811f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA post-implementation review of the Companies (Directors' Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018 has been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I66385ce059b811f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac903ade591311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac903ade591311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 26 May 2026, Regulation (EU) 2026/1165 of 20 May 2026 amending the Biocidal Products Regulation ((EU) 528/2012) as regards the extension of certain data protection periods was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iac903ade591311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0aaaa068584011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0aaaa068584011f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Environment Agency published a national watchlist of high priority waste sites in England causing concern in local communities, on 22 May 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2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie4f1c23455c211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b87626555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b87626555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 20 May 2026, the legislative body of the United Nations passed a resolution urging countries to implement the International Court of Justice's 2025 advisory opinion on states' climate change obligations under international law into their national policy and follow-up action.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b87626555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0809462e540111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0809462e540111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 22 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0809462e540111f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a3913a552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a3913a552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe draft Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 were laid before Parliament on 20 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a3913a552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ifd39f57054f111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ifd39f57054f111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTHM Treasury has published a policy paper, Getting Britain Building: Reforming Judicial Review for Infrastructure, which proposes the introduction of a challenge window mechanism for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) that would restrict judicial review to issues raised during a structured pre-consent window.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ifd39f57054f111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415b69c54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415b69c54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published guidance on compensating for environmental harm caused by offshore wind projects and the statutory hierarchy for environmental compensatory measures, on 21 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415b69c54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982ef68d54ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982ef68d54ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new ESG Outlook Spring-Summer 2026 practitioner insights article.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I982ef68d54ee11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415b3cd54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415b3cd54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has published the government response to its report on the reset of UK-EU relations. The Committee also published a letter from the Committee Chair to the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations concerning the response.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia415b3cd54be11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I87bfa3d9529a11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I87bfa3d9529a11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTHM Revenue & Customs published a consultation on proposals for mandatory certification for mechanically recycled plastic for plastic packaging tax purposes, on 18 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I87bfa3d9529a11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949194e529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949194e529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Environment Agency published its response to its November 2024 consultation on proposed changes to its regulatory charges for certain waste activities, and amended its charging scheme, on 15 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9949194e529a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia37df9044f7e11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia37df9044f7e11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new Practice note, Respect orders dealing with respect orders under the Crime and Policing Act 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia37df9044f7e11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia65a37ab529911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia65a37ab529911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe text of the Planning (Wales) Act 2026 has been published.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia65a37ab529911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I509d1527504611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I509d1527504611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/508) were made, on 8 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I509d1527504611f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5da2a4f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5da2a4f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 15 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5da2a4f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie96ae23b4f8711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie96ae23b4f8711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTHM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) published a technical note on ecosystem services, on 14 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ie96ae23b4f8711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If35d6bed4ee811f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If35d6bed4ee811f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission launched a consultation on a draft Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards the conversion of the carbon price paid in a third country into a corresponding reduction in the number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered, the evidence of payment of that carbon price, the qualifications of the independent person and conditions to ascertain its independence and qualifications, on 13 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If35d6bed4ee811f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ca72bff4ebb11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ca72bff4ebb11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe King's Speech 2026, delivered on 13 May 2026, includes announcements of a Clean Water Bill, a Regulating for Growth Bill, an Energy Independence Bill, a Nuclear Regulation Bill and an Electricity Generator Levy Bill.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2ca72bff4ebb11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29