Published: Friday, April 04, 2008
Author: Aidan Thomson
Published in: Insurance Day
Subject: Environment

The Environmental Liability Directive is designed to harmonise environmental liability law across the EU. In this article, we look at the second public consultation on the implementation measures for England and Wales, which include draft implementing regulations and draft guidance and paves the way for implementation before the end of 2008. The article also summarises the regime set out in the draft regulations and highlights the additional liability risk that the regime presents for operators and insurers if it becomes law as proposed.