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
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European Commission Publishes Food and Feed Safety Simplification Omnibus
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.
Changes to How Waste Tyres Are Regulated in the UK
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
EPA Initiates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rollback – A New Battle Begins
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
District Court Strikes Down FDA’s LDT Rule, Opens the Door for Challenges to FDA’s Regulation of Other “Services” as Medical Devices
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,
California Prop 65’s Short-form Warnings Will No Longer Be Short – Summary of Amendments to Short-form Warnings under California Proposition 65 – Effective January 1, 2025 with Three-Year Grace Period
After what has amounted to a multi-year rulemaking process, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) finalized amendments to the short-form warnings under Proposition 65 on December 6, 2024. The amendments (outlined in full here) require
Trump Administration: Major Changes May Be Coming in the Federal Government’s Posture Toward Electric Vehicles (EV’s)
Automotive manufacturers, regulators and consumers face considerable uncertainty on how the incoming Trump Administration will attempt to reshape the automotive industry when President Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, 2025. Significant changes are on the horizon,
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Announces Final Vessel Incidental Discharge Rule
As evidenced by the Department of Justice’s recent announcement of a US$2 million criminal fine assessed against the owners of the tanker P/S Dream as part of a guilty plea, violations of federal environmental laws governing vessel discharge can carry
ESG Due Diligence Update: First Lessons from Recent Rulings in the EU
As the EU intensifies its focus on ESG, the new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) is poised to enforce stricter environmental accountability across corporate operations. This directive, along with recent EU court rulings, underscores the critical need for companies
U.S. Supreme Court’s Jarkesy Ruling Shifts Power for Federal Enforcement
Keith Bradly, Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Partner and Co-Chair of the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, authored an article for Bloomberg Law discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in SEC v. Jarkesy. The Court found that when the