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  • UK: COMAH 1

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    The DETR has published a guidance note on the Interpretation of Major Accident to the Environment for the Purposes of the COMAH Regulations. The COMAH Regulations 1999 implement the Seveso II Directive...
  • UK: Highways works and trees

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    A survey of London tree officers showed that most damage to street trees resulted from local authorities’ own works on highways, damage being caused by road resurfacing, kerb repair work or gritting...
  • UK: Chemical exposure

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    A consultative document on proposed changes to the approved list of occupational exposure limits and biological monitoring guidance values has been published by HSC. The guidance is aimed at helping employers...
  • UK: Energy regulation

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, OFGEM, has published its draft price proposals for the 14 regional electricity distribution businesses of the Public Electricity Suppliers in the UK. The proposals...
  • UK: Landfill tax

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    “The Landfill Tax (Site Restoration and Quarries) Order 1999 (SI 1999 No. 2075) came into force on 1 October 1999, exempting around 400 inert waste landfills from the Landfill Tax. The Order also...
  • UK: Consumer products

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    The DETR has published the responses to its October 1998 consultation paper, “Consumer Products and the Environment”. The paper invited views on how policy on consumer products and the environment...
  • Recovery of overpayment to member 1

    United Kingdom 26.11.1999
    Reference: H00718 In a case where there had been an overpayment to a member, an offer had been made to allow the member to repay the overpayment over 8 years, amounting to about GBP 100 a year. The Ombudsman...
  • Requirements For Application For Leave To Appeal From Arbitration Award And For Application To Have Award Set Aside On Grounds Of Serious Irregularity

    United Kingdom 25.11.1999
    CommentaryDecisionBackgroundEgmatra AG v Marco Trading Corp (QBD (Comm CT)), NLD November 25 1998 Commentary The decision is a welcome confirmation of the court's reluctance to interfere with arbitration...
  • Jurisdiction Under The Brussels Convention To Hear Applications For Interim Relief In Aid Of Arbitration Proceedings

    United Kingdom 25.11.1999
    Van Uden Maritime BV (trading as Van Uden Africa Line) v Kommanditgesellschaft in Firma Deco-Line and Another (Case C-391/95) (ECJ), [1998] All ER (D) 591 Commentary The decision brings a useful clarification...
  • Implied Request to Appoint Arbitrator Sufficient to Commence Arbitration

    United Kingdom 25.11.1999
    CommentaryDecisionBackgroundAllianz Versicherungs AG and Others v Fortuna Co Inc (QBD (CommCt)) [1998] AllER (D) 505 Charles M Willie & Co (Shipping) Ltd v Ocean Laser Shipping Ltd and G Roussos Sons...