Environment

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Navigating the crosscurrents: learning points from the Independent Water Commission’s interim report

Nicola Williams, a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, explains what the interim report could mean for the future of the water sector and the legal professionals working within it

Export-led growth for the UK and UK–EU relations

Following the UK–EU Summit held in London on 19 May 2025, Anthony Woolich, a Partner at Blake Morgan, reviews the approach being taken to reset UK–EU trade relations

How lawyers can translate climate goals into enforceable contracts

Natasha Morgan, Head of Legal Content at The Chancery Lane Project, shares her thoughts on the role of lawyers in implementing climate transition plans

Contracts for difference supporting Clean Power 2030

Ben Brown and Sophie Lowe from Eversheds Sutherland discuss the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s consultation on proposals for further reform of the contracts for difference for allocation round 7

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill heralds a major change in approach for developer impacts on protected sites and species

Richard Broadbent, a Director at Freeths, shares his thoughts on the savage decline in biodiversity and whether the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be the gamechanger needed to address the housing crisis in a way that adequately protects the environment

Redefining the green belt: the rise of grey belt planning

Welcomed by developers but criticised by the House of Lords Select Committee, the Labour government’s new grey belt policy has divided opinion. Partner at Weightmans, John Gregory examines what the policy means in practice, and how it’s faring so far

Don’t bottle it: a once-in-a-generation reset to water regulation

The Water Commission’s review to re-set the way we regulate the water sector could be a template for the reform of other infrastructure intensive sectors, explains Nicola Williams, a Partner at Eversheds Sutherland

Securing a sustainable future and restoring trust in the water sector

Bhikhu Samat, a Legal Director in the energy team at Shakespeare Martineau, shares his thoughts on how the water sector should go about securing a sustainable future and regaining public trust