The new Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals Directive (REACH) is due to come into force in the first half of 2007. Although twelve months away, REACH has been hailed as the largest and most complex piece of legislation to be introduce...

Environmental liability makes the causer of environmental damage (the polluter) pay for remedying the damage that he has caused. Liability is only effective where polluters can be identified, damage is quantifiable and a causal connection can be shown. It is the...