About us
Patrons
Lord Justice Carnwath, UKELA President
Professor Sir Francis Jacobs
Baroness Young of Old Scone
Professor Richard Macrory
Tom Burke
The UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) is the UK forum which aims to make the law work for a better environment and to improve understanding and awareness of environmental law.
It is a registered charity (299498)and a limited company (2133283). Its charitable objects include promoting, for the benefit of the public generally, the enhancement and conservation of the environment in the UK and advancing the education of the public in all matters relating to the development, teaching, application and practice of law relating to the environment. This work includes encouraging collaboration between those interested in environmental law, collecting and disseminating information and identifying, advising and commenting on relevant issues.
UKELA's Council
The Council of UKELA is the body responsible for the management of the association. It normally comprises around twenty people, over half of whom are required by the Association's Memorandum and Articles to be qualified lawyers. Elections are held annually. As UKELA is a registered charity, members of Council are its trustees.
- complying with the law on keeping financial records, including in relation to annual statements of account, the audit of accounts, annual report and annual return
- complying with the requirements of the Association's memorandum and articles
- keeping proper records of all meetings and any professional advice obtained
- ensuring legal compliance,for example,with regards to Health and Safety and employment law (or employing contractors)
- ensuring all UKELA’s activities come within its charitable objects
- ensuring other accountability as required by the law (eg the Charity Commission, Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise, Registrar of Companies)
Council's other roles
- determining the charity's mission and purpose
- guarding UKELA's ethos and values
- strategic planning
- policy making
- financial management, including producing ideas for generating income
- public and media relations
- reviewing its own performance
To do these things, the Council must set clear aims and objectives, establish priorities and ensure the charity's assets are being used for proper purposes. It meets quarterly.
UKELA's registered address is One Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS. The postal address is PO Box 487, Dorking, RH4 9BH.