
New guidance has been published that seeks to ensure places are designed to be equitable to everyone, including women and girls.
The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), supported...

Planning professionals have welcomed the measures in the first King's Speech under the new Labour government, and the intent it suggests to get homes built and infrastructure provided, whilst quest...

Peter O’Hare, a Director and employee of Peter O’Hare Limited, has been sentenced and fined after an employee sustained serious injuries.
On 12 November 2022, a male employee wa...

Daisy Ning Bai, Director of BW Recycling Limited, has been sentenced to 160 hours of unpaid work and a 12-month community order after pleading guilty to breaching the Health and...

This summer will see the completion of the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic games! Amongst the on-field excitement, it is easy to forget how much work goes on behind-the-scenes to organise the g...

On 25 July 2024 the European Union's Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDD Directive) (Directive (EU) 2024/1760...

Today (24 July) is Samaritans Awareness Day - because the Samaritans are here to listen 24/7 for anyone who is going through a difficult time or is struggling to cope.
Today and throughout...

Yesterday (Wednesday 17 July) King Charles delivered the Labour government's first King's Speech in the House of Lords.
Part of the State Opening of Parliament ceremony, the speech marks th...

Three solar projects have been granted development consent by the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) this week, in what the Secretary Ed Miliband has descr...

Last week, Directive (EU) 2024/1799, on common rules promoting the repair of goods, was officially published in the Official Journal.
The Directi...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is under investigation by the environmental watchdog after a bee-killing pesticide, that was banned by the EU,...

Climate expert Chris Stark has been newly appointed to lead the UK clean energy taskforce.
He is expected to lead a "mission control centre" on clean energy, which will work with energy com...

In R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) v Surrey County Council, the central issue was the correct application of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) p...

This week (8-14 July) is Bees' Needs Week, which is an annual event co-ordinated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), working alongside a host...

The new Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Steve Reed, has outlined his five core priorities.
In a video message shared fro...