Louise Smail has extensive experience in the field of risk management with a wide range of organisations, including local government, police, manufacturing and many train operating companies. Louise has worked as a principle consultant and director of two international consulting groups. She works on high profile projects looking at business risk evaluation and performance at board level, as well as the impact of changes in legislation in both the UK and Europe. Louise is a co-author of The Law of Renewable Energy and HSE and Environment Agency Prosecution: The New Climate, both published by Bloomsbury Professional.

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• Table of Statutes Table of Statutory Instruments Table of EC Materials and International Conventions Table of Cases 1 What is Environmental Law? 2 Key Concepts of Environmental Law 3 UK Environment Act 2021 4 Principles of Environmental Regime 5 Water Industry Overview 6 Controlled Waters, Impounding and Abstraction 7 Flooding and Drainage 8 Water Offences 9 Waste 10 Transporting Waste 11 Waste Permits and Exemptions 12 Waste Offences 13 Wildlife and Habitat Conservation 14 Regulatory Authorities and Enforcement 15 Sentencing for Environmental Offences 16 Environmental Sanctions and Prosecutions 17 Environmental Liabilities Cases Appendix I Abbreviations Appendix II Cases Index