The CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, Dr Richard Benwell (until recently Special Adviser to Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove, and currently Liberal Democrat candidate for Wantage), has warned that the Environment Bill contains discretionary powers for the Secretary of State to vary, water down or even remove long established chemical standards for controlled waters set by the Water Framework Directive.

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, wrote a highly critical foreword in July 2019 to the 2018 report on the environmental performance of the 9 water and sewerage companies operating in England.

William Wilson has prepared an updated briefing note to reflect the commitments made by the Labour Party

Halsbury’s Laws of England have now updated and republished volumes 100 and 101 in the series, on WATER AND WATERWAYS.

On 18 July 2017, China advised the WTO that with effect from 1 January 2018 it would ban the import for recycling of 24 categories of “yang laji” or “foreign garbage”, including many forms of plastic.  

William Wilson participated in a lawyers’ meeting at Fishmonger’s Hall, London on 22 February 2018 to review key aspects of the expected Fisheries White Paper.

Brexit legislation, and in particular the transfer of European Union law to national law by means of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will have major impacts upon EU and UK water law and regulation.

William Wilson has been appointed Consultant Editor for the next revision of Halsbury’s Laws of England volumes on Water and Waterways, due to be published in 2018.