On 26 August 2025, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched a consultation to reform how industrial activities are regulated in England. DEFRA is also working alongside Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, so similar changes are likely to take place in those administrations. The consultation excludes waste operations, mining waste operations, radioactive
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual on work-related fatal injury statistics. In the period April 2024 to March 2025, there were a total of 124 worker deaths, down 14 from the previous year. The most common causes of work-related fatal injury were fall from height, being struck by a moving object
The tyre waste exemption regime is changing in the UK, and it may impact your existing environmental permit. For example, if you have an exemption on a permitted site you may need to vary your permit, or you may lose an exemption if you benefited from more than one. You will certainly need to keep
On 16 September 2025, the European Commission published its Simplification Omnibus for Food and Feed Safety, proposing amendments to several pieces of EU legislation. The initiative aims to streamline procedures, enhance clarity and support innovation across the agri-food sector.
Despite its title, the new omnibus package is relevant not only to the agri-food sector
The summer of 2025 has seen the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implement a significant shift in U.S. federal climate policy envisioned by the Trump Administration.
First, on June 17, 2025, EPA proposed a rule, entitled Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units, which would repeal Obama and Biden
On 21 May 2025, the European Commission published the Omnibus IV simplification package, aimed at simplify EU rules and reduce bureaucracy across the Single Market. It was accompanied by a press release and factsheet.
The Omnibus IV contains several proposals, notably the following:
Administrative agencies are in an era of reform. Since the US Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, the scope of agency authority under the law has been uncertain. Simultaneously, the Trump administration has been pushing for increased efficiency within administrative agencies, issuing directives for streamlined decision making to promote the expansion of American industry. Perhaps surprising
On June 5, 2025, the FDA issued draft guidance addressing frequently asked questions regarding the transfer or sale of a 510(k) clearance from one 510(k) holder to another. As transfer of 510(k)s is a common issue during transactions involving medical devices, this guidance, if finalized as written, will provide helpful insight regarding the FDA’s position
Following the launch and review of their fourth annual consultation, the Sentencing Council for England and Wales has now published an amended version of its Sentencing Guidance, that came into force on the 1st of June 2025.
The Sentencing Council recognised concerns that current guidance did not provide sufficient clarity on sentencing Very Large
On Monday, March 31, a court in the Eastern District of Texas found unlawful and vacated the Food and Drug Administration’s 2024 Rule regulating as “devices” under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act FDCA, certain laboratory-developed tests used to diagnose, monitor, or determine treatment for diseases and conditions. The decision, American Clinical Laboratory Assoc. v. FDA, No.