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  14.03.2023

  China

  Chi­na has ac­ce­ded to the Ha­gue Co­n­ve­n­tion of 5 Oc­to­ber 1961 Abo­li­shi­ng the Re­qui­re­me­nt of Le­ga­li­sa­tion for Fo­rei­gn Pu­b­lic Do­cu­me­n­ts

  On 8 March 2023, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has (finally!) acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Convention").The Convention between the PRC, as the acceding state, and other member states (which will not have raised an objection; see below) will enter into force as of 7 November 2023.This constitutes a long-awaited and very positive development.Please click here to read the full article.

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  10.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  Oil & Gas: Court of Ap­peal di­s­mi­s­ses cha­l­le­n­ge to LNG Pro­je­ct fu­n­di­ng

  In R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Limited v (1) The Secretary of State for International Trade / UK Export Finance (UKEF) (2) Chancellor of the Exchequer; interested parties (1) TotalEnergies E&P Mozambique Area 1 Limitada; (2) MOZ LNG1 Financing Company Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 14, the Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed Friends of the Earth’s challenge to a decision of UK Export Finance (“UKEF”) to provide up to USD 1.15 billion export credit support in relation to a USD 20 billion Area 1 liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) facility in Mozambique.In...

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  08.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  The Ta­te Mo­de­rn Vie­wi­ng Ga­l­le­ry Ca­se: Im­p­li­ca­tio­ns for Pla­n­ni­ng

  On 1 February 2023, the Supreme Court handed down their much-awaited judgment in Fearn and others v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery,[1] finding that the impacts of the Tate Modern’s viewing gallery on the privacy of adjacent luxury flat owners constituted an unlawful nuisance.Five owners of luxury flats argued that overlooking by visitors to the viewing platform, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, amounted to a nuisance.[2] The claimants were unsuccessful in the High Court and Court of Appeal. However, the Supreme Court disagreed, in a significant judgment for...

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  07.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  The new era of da­ta re­po­r­ti­ng le­gal re­qui­re­me­n­ts to re­du­ce food wa­s­te for a ci­r­cu­lar eco­no­my

  The emerging duties of data collection and reporting reflect a trend that is expected to be extended to food waste in the drive for sustainability and a circular economy. Although there are numerous individual projects addressing food waste there is currently little composite information on waste disposal within the food waste industry. As initially flagged by the Dimbleby National Food Strategy (NFS), the Westminster government is now addressing measures to gather data to better understand food waste systems and practices. Government is calling on industry to assist in gathering information...

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  07.03.2023

  International

  New glo­bal ag­ree­me­nt on the pro­te­c­tion and su­s­tai­na­b­le use of re­sou­r­ces and bio­di­ve­r­si­ty in the hi­gh seas

  On 4 March 2023, at an inter-governmental conference in New York, negotiations between the representatives of more than 100 countries culminated in the adoption of an international agreement on the conservation and the sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also referred to as the UN Treaty of the High Seas (the “Treaty”). The unedited draft is available on the UN website.BackgroundThe Treaty takes the form of a new implementing agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”). UNCLOS is the main...

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  06.03.2023

  Polonia

  Gree­n­wa­shi­ng - new gui­de­li­nes and fi­r­st pro­cee­di­n­gs

  GB PL

  Promoting products or services using slogans related to their positive environmental impact is becoming an increasingly prominent marketing technique in the public space. International initiatives such as the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and climate neutrality policies are among the reasons for the growing popularity of so-called 'green claims'. More and more consumers also expect businesses to pay attention to their company's environmental impact and are taking these claims into account when making purchasing decisions.New marketing strategies can carry the risk of so-called 'greenwashing',...

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