'Green' unity talks

Lawyers discussed current European Commission proposals to establish a unified system of liability for environmental damage at the Law Society's Solicitors European Group on Thursday. Stephen Tromans, partner and head of environment law at Simmons & Simmons, spoke about the 1993 green paper and David Perchard, a partner at Perchards in St Albans, reviewed development of legislation in Europe which holds manufacturers responsible for recycling and disposal of their products after they have been used.