Burnett-Hall on Environmental Law, 3rd Edition

Burnett-Hall on Environmental Law analyses all the principle areas of environmental law in a single volume. You’ll have a resource which covers the full spectrum of topics in this area, from climate change, EIA and nature conservation, to water, IPPC and air, waste, contaminated land, statutory nuisance and noise, to chemicals, GMOs and nuclear.

• Includes new chapters on marine protection (dealing with the newly extended legislation on marine conservation, in particular marine protection zones), and environmental marketing (covering “green” advertising, eco-labelling, eco-design and information labelling)
• Details the sources of environmental law, including international and EU law
• Contains expanded coverage of the EU chemicals regime under REACH, the Plant Protection Products Regulation, and the proposed EU Biocidal Products Regulation
• Provides fuller treatment of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
• Examines the issues relating to public accountability, looking at public law and access to information
• Considers the complexities of insurance for environmental liability
• Covers prosecution and sentencing for environmental damage
• Looks at environmental regulators and their enforcement powers

How Burnett-Hall on Environmental Law will help you:

• Provides a critical analysis of the relevant law and procedure, clarifying areas of uncertainty and saving research time
• Explains and analyses the relevant law and procedure, and considers environmental issues in a commercial context
• Sets out the relevant law in a clear and concise way, and provides guidance on the procedures involved in regulating this area
• Provides a one-stop reference work on all the  main areas of environmental law and its sources
• Ensures a clear understanding of both the EU and domestic framework within which parties operate
• Ensures practitioners are working with up-to-date information and guidance so they can advise either party when potential breaches of environmental law occur
• Assists practitioners in advising clients in regards to the breach of civil liabilities and potential damages
• Considers all the important issues surrounding this area of law and makes sure they are explained fully, leaving the reader with a sound knowledge of the subject
• Provides information on the need for environmental awareness in commercial transaction and  ensuring breaches of environmental legislation do not occur