Environmental Protection

7Oct2022

Environment Agency to issue £250 million civil penalties to polluting water companies

7th October 2022

Environmental Protection, News, News & Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman, Tom McNeill

Following the Environment Secretary’s announcement at the Conservative Party Conference this week that he will bring forward proposals for the Environment Agency (EA) to have the power to issue significantly higher civil penalties of up to £250 million to water companies that pollute the environment, BCL’s Richard Reichman and Tom McNeill analyse the wider implications for this proposal.

13Oct2021

VIDEO: Richard Reichman discusses what Greenwashing regulations mean for businesses

13th October 2021

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Environmental Protection, Insights, News & Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman

BCL partner, Richard Reichman is interviewed on why regulators are beginning to take greenwashing seriously and what it could mean for businesses that make such unsubstantiated claims.

3Mar2021

Thames Water fined £2.3m for environmental offence

3rd March 2021

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Environmental Protection, Insights, News & Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman

Thames Water was fined £2.3 million at Aylesbury Crown Court on 26 February 2021, following a guilty plea in relation to a pollution incident in Henley-on-Thames. The company was also ordered to pay the Environment Agency’s significant costs of nearly £90,000.

11Mar2020

VIDEO: Richard Reichman on the shifting landscape of corporate crime and regulation

11th March 2020

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Environmental Protection, Fire Safety, Food Safety & Hygiene, Health and Safety, Insights, Regulatory, Richard Reichman, Videos

BCL partner Richard Reichman discusses the current legal landscape of corporate crime and regulation.

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Environmental Protection

Environment Agency to issue £250 million civil penalties to polluting water companies

VIDEO: Richard Reichman discusses what Greenwashing regulations mean for businesses

Thames Water fined £2.3m for environmental offence

VIDEO: Richard Reichman on the shifting landscape of corporate crime and regulation

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