The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘the Act’) creates a public ‘right of access’ to information held by ‘Public Authorities’ which obliged to: The definition of ‘Public Authorities’ includes Government Departments, Local Authorities, the NHS, and Police Forces. The Act outlines the manner of the presentation of a ‘Freedom of Information’ request and the appropriate […]

Conducting civil litigation proceedings through the civil courts in England and Wales has always been, and remains, a relatively expensive enterprise, to the extent that such costs can often be seen as a barrier to anyone seeking any form of remedy through those courts. There never is, of course, a guarantee of success when seeking […]

A company director and his company have both received substantial fines following a prosecution conducted by The Environment Agency before Worcester Crown Court for offences contrary to Regulation 38(1)(a) and regulation 12(1)(a) of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (‘the Regulations’). Helen Holder of KANGS outlines the circumstances. The Circumstances The company, which […]

In a previous article posted to this site entitled Online Safety Bill we examined The Online Safety Bill (‘the Bill’) designed ‘to make provision for and in connection with the regulation by OFCOM of certain internet services; for and in connection with communications offences; and for connected purposes.’ The Bill has now been approved by […]

New Regulations (‘the new Regulations’), which came into force on 1 October 2023, ban businesses from supplying to the public a wide range of single-use plastic items such as plates, bowls, cutlery, trays, polystyrene cups and food containers. It is estimated that, every year, England uses over two and a half billion items of single-use […]

An Order for Specific Performance is a remedy which may be granted by a court when resolving a contract dispute. The intent behind the granting of Specific Performance is to compel the defaulting party to perform the positive contractual obligations that were promised as part of the contract. Such an Order is discretionary in nature, […]