Miscellaneous: Environment
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| 1 | Jurisdiction: an overview This note considers the jurisdictional issues which arise when litigation has a foreign element. It sets out the rules which determine whether the English court will have jurisdiction, both under the common law and the European regime, in particular under the Brussels Regulation. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Business interruption: pandemics and other civil emergencies A practice note giving organisations an overview of some of the legal and practical issues arising from the threat of disruption by pandemic influenza and other civil emergencies. Practical Law is grateful to Alexis Roberts, a partner in the Insurance & Reinsurance Group of Pinsent Masons LLP, for his assistance with aspects of this note. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 3 | Managing communications and documents This note considers the legal, regulatory and reputational risks arising from communications and all forms of document management, including: Monitoring and review. Storage and disposal of documents. Document retention periods. | Practice notes | 05-Apr-2012 |
| 4 | Preventing health and safety issues This note provides a summary of the business costs of health and safety risks and an overview of the various EU directives that impact on the health and safety environment. | Practice notes | 15-May-2013 |
| 5 | Seeking a reference to the ECJ This note explains what the Court of Justice of the European Union (formerly known as the European Court of Justice (ECJ)) is, why a reference would be made to it and who can make a reference. The note gives examples of questions which might be referred to the ECJ and sets out a brief summary of the procedure to be followed and the effect of a ruling by the ECJ on the question referred. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | The European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon This Practice note examines the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on the decision-making procedures and substantive policies of the European Union. | Practice notes | Maintained |