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Milsom Hotels Limited v The Environment Agency

La apelación se desestimó: el Tribunal confirmó el Enforcement Notice porque la empresa seguía siendo una “large undertaking” bajo las ESOS Regulations 2014.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Enforcement notice
  • Qualification as large undertaking
  • Two-year rule
  • Notification of compliance
  • Enforcement-notice
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Azenta UK Limited v Environment Agency

Tribunal upheld an ESOS civil penalty against Azenta UK Limited but reduced it slightly, finding the earlier notices were sufficiently served and the penalty only partly unreasonable.

  • Civil penalty notice
  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Energy audit
  • Service of notices
  • Reasonableness of penalty
  • New entrant to scheme
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Environmental law

Lees Cleaning Contractors LLP v Environment Agency

The tribunal found that the appellant met the definition of a relevant undertaking based on employee numbers at the relevant time, that the Environment Agency followed proper procedures and issued the enforcement notice reasonably and lawfully, and that the notice was not based on an error of fact or law.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Enforcement notice
  • Definition of relevant undertaking
  • Employee status for compliance
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Safeguard World International Holdings Limited v Environment Agency

The Environment Agency's decision to impose and quantify the penalty was rational, principled, and consistent with its published policy. The penalty amount was within the appropriate range, and no error of fact, law, or unreasonableness was established. The appeal is dismissed.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Civil penalties
  • Statutory interpretation
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Elizabeth Arden (UK) Ltd v The Environment Agency

Service of the Penalty Notice was ineffective because it was not served by post to the registered office nor to an email address provided in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Regulations. Therefore, the Penalty Notice was wrong in law and must be cancelled.

  • Service of documents
  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Civil penalties
  • Covid-19 impact on compliance
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Environmental law

Marlborough Sterling Investment Group Limited v Environment Agency

The penalty imposed was not reasonable as there was no justification for departing from the penalty starting point of ÂŁ1,000; the appellant's breach was negligent but not aggravated, and the civil penalty should be reduced accordingly.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Civil penalties
  • Statutory interpretation
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Environmental law

Environment Agency v Elizabeth Arden (UK) Ltd

The Upper Tribunal held that the First-tier Tribunal erred in law on service of ESOS notices, set aside the decision, and remitted the case for rehearing.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Service of notices
  • Civil penalties
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Service-of-notices
  • Civil-penalties
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Environmental law

Teradata Ltd v Environment Agency

The tribunal dismissed Teradata Ltd’s appeal and affirmed an Environment Agency civil penalty for ESOS non-compliance, finding the company negligent and sufficiently on notice by 7 December 2021.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Civil penalty
  • Service of notices
  • Negligence
  • Energy-savings-opportunity-scheme
  • Civil-penalty
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Environmental law

Kaspersky Labs Limited v Environment Agency

The tribunal allowed Kaspersky Labs Limited’s appeal against an ESOS civil penalty, holding the original amount too high and substituting a £28,688 penalty.

  • Energy savings opportunity scheme
  • Civil penalties
  • Enforcement policy
  • Mitigating factors
  • Energy-savings-opportunity-scheme
  • Civil-penalties
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