Practical Law

The recent Solar Century case gives an important warning to in-house lawyers about the government’s ability to change policy at short notice, despite potentially devastating effects on a particular sector.

The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regime regulates chemicals in the EU. Under REACH, the burden of proof is on industry to demonstrate that the use of a chemical on its own, in preparations or in articles, does not pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment. As a result, compliance … Continue reading Focus on Environmental Law compliance: substances of very high concern (SVHC) →