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Standing of environmental NGOs: new measures to fast-track proceedings

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 5 2013

The landmark ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Trianel (case C- 11509) significantly increased the legal standing of environmental

Liability rules for connection of offshore wind installations reformed

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
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  • December 19 2012

Draft legislation regulating liability for delays and disruption in connecting offshore wind farms to the onshore electricity grid is expected to

European Commission to sue Germany over water services costs

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • November 7 2012

The European Commission is involved in a dispute with Germany over the correct tariff to be charged for water use

Access to information on the environment: clarification from the ECJ

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • April 17 2012

The European Court of Justice has provided guidance on the extent to which authorities, acting in a legislative capacity, can refuse a request for access to environmental information under Directive 20034EC

Constitutional Court specifies requirements for privatisation of forensic mental health services

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
  • -
  • March 1 2012

The Federal Constitutional Court has recently ruled that the so-called 'Hessian Model of a formal privatisation of forensic mental health services is constitutional

Standing of environmental NGOs: recent developments

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • February 24 2012

Following a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling last year, the German Federal Ministry of the Environment is shortly expected to publish draft legislation for a revision to the German Environmental Appeals Act (Umweltrechtsbehelfsgesetz

ECJ reinforces land-use planning requirements under the Seveso II Directive

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • November 28 2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Germany's implementation of the Seveso II Directive partly violates EU law

Environment, planning and regulatory news

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
  • -
  • European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 21 2011

Following the publication of the Commission's new energy efficiency plan (EEP) in March, it has now published a proposal for a directive on energy efficiency

German cabinet adopts draft CCS Act

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany
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  • June 29 2011

The German government's decision to accelerate plans to phase out nuclear power has brought the need to fit carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to new and existing coal-fired power plants back to its attention

Nuclear power policy re-assessed in wake of Japanese earthquake

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • Germany, Japan
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  • April 18 2011

After a fierce political debate, in October last year the German government agreed to extend the operating lifetime of Germany's 17 nuclear plants by an average of 12 years