In Holmes v Poeton Holdings Ltd, an employer appealed against a finding that it was liable to its former employee for his contracted Parkinson's disease.
The employee alleged that...
The Welsh Ministers have published legislation that will create new requirements relating to waste separation for collection and the ultimate disposal...
The UK government has unveiled its Battery Strategy, which is a pivotal roadmap to enhance domestic supply chains for electric...
According to a survey of small and medium-sized builders, the planning system is the main barrier holding back the delivery of new homes.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) annual poll...
A cider manufacturer has been fined £1.4 million after a grandad was killed on his 65th birthday.
The man was driving for H Weston and Sons Limited, the manufacturer of Henry Westons...
According to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the government missed its new homes target by more than 65,000 last year.
In 2021-22, 234,460...
Solar Energy UK has voiced its support for the government's recent announcement regarding the broadening of permitted development rights for rooftop solar panels.
Currently, the installatio...
A group of mayors representing the world's largest cities, including New York, London, Paris, Beijing and Cape Town, has called on the leaders from nearly 200 countries attending this year's UN Con...
This week, the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) published a new standard which aims to support the transition to carbon neutrality.
The ISO 14068:2023 family of st...
A record £1 million donation has been paid by Yorkshire Water, following a pollution incident at a watercourse in Harrogate.
On 31 August 2016, the Environment Age...
As Christmas and 2024 quickly approach us, we thought we would provide you with a summary of what has been happening here at Barbour Consolidated in 2023!
Of course 2023 isn't over just yet...
Wandsworth Council has rejected plans by the All England Lawn Tennis Club to build a new 8,000-seat stadium and 38 further tennis courts on a Grade II*-listed park in Wimbledon.
The plans w...
An application seeking outline planning permission for a new development consisting of 70 houses in Sevenoakes, Kent, has been rejected on appeal. The original proposal would have seen the creation...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published their latest statistics for the 2022/2023 reporting period.
The HSE use a series of data...
On 20 November 2023, a landmark ruling following a judicial review over the management of Costa Beck River found that the UK Government and the Environment Agency have faile...
