RSA Liable for GM Asbestos Costs A Michigan court has ruled that Royal & SunAlliance is liable for up to $1b to pay for General Motors asbestos defence costs, firm says ruling is 'meaningless' as liability has passed to Arrowpoint, subsidiary bought by management 30.04.07 Telegraph, Asbestos, Insurance

Closing Drive Away Parking Loophole Traffic Management Act will end the need for traffic wardens to place parking tickets on the vehicle at the time of the offence, requirement confirmed by High Ct in Simeon Ademolake, TMA will allow other evidence and tickets through the post 04.04.07 What Car?, Road Traffic

DTI to Investigate TVR Sale DTI is inquire into circumstance under which previous owner, Nikolai Smolenski, was allowed to buy back insolvent sports car business TVR 03.04.07 Times, Insolvency

Brown and Cameron Go Green Blair and Brown to announce Climate Change Bill today, legal limits on carbond emissions to be set every five years Guardian Targeting short-haul aviation will be effective tax on second-home owners Telegraph Brown and Cameron, speech to speech 13.03.07 Daily Mail, Brown Speech, Cameron Speech, Aviation, Climate Change, Emissions Trading Scheme, Environment Law

Impact of Contaminated Petrol Trading Standards investigation centres on Geenergy, which supplies supermarkets, and Essex refinery run by Vopak, traces of silicon, oxygen sensors may be causes, ABI says motorists with comprehensive cover should be compensated for repair bills, costs running at £1k average 02.03.07 BBC, Retail Law, Trading Standards

Tesco Fuel Causing Breakdowns Supermarkets deny that their petrol is causing large numbers of breakdowns, trading standards officials launch inquiry into 'contaminated fuel' 01.03.07 BBC, Retail Law, Trading Standards

No One Buys Clean Cars Carmakers concerned that new EU laws proscribing carbon emissions will increase cost of a car by e3k, claim available low-emission models are not popular 08.02.07 BBC, Climate Change, EU Law

EU to Force Lower Car Emissions European plans to scrap voluntary arrangement with carmakers, will impose legal target on CO2 emissions, plan for cuts of 25%, with new automotive technology accounting for cuts of 185 BBC Green crimes will be backed by heavy fines and prison 07.02.07 Financial Times, Climate Change, EU Law, Environment Law

CO2 Rules Will Re-Shape Car Industry European carmakers produce lowest-emission vehicles in the world, but still face greatest impact from emission regulations, BMW likely to be hardest hit 01.02.07 BBC, Climate Change

EU Low-Carbon Plan Is Hot Air EU plans to legislate to force car-makers to turn out low-emission vehicles has fallen into disarray two weeks after high-profile launch, claims that targets would close down major firms, including DaimlerChrysler, Audi, BMW 25.01.07 Guardian, Climate Change, EU Law