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Commercial Court considers the construction and interpretation of jurisdiction clauses (Axis Corporate Capital v ABSA Group)

Commercial Court considers the construction and interpretation of jurisdiction clauses (Axis Corporate Capital v ABSA Group)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Commercial Court considers the construction and interpretation of jurisdiction clauses (Axis Corporate Capital v ABSA Group)

Road to COP26—what is it and why is it important?

Road to COP26—what is it and why is it important?

The following Energy news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Road to COP26—what is it and why is it important?

Energy weekly highlights—22 April 2021

Energy weekly highlights—22 April 2021

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UK accession to Lugano Convention—Is the door closing?

UK accession to Lugano Convention—Is the door closing?

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liability

ContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by two or more of those parties. Any such promise...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent...

The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime

The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime

What are OFTOs?Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs) are the owners of offshore transmission assets which connect offshore wind farms to the onshore...

A company’s constitution

A company’s constitution

What is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including:•the company’s articles of...

Practice notes

Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Supplier of last resort—key features

What is the ‘supplier of last resort’?When the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) revokes a supply licence (usually because of insolvency),...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Collinson of Igloo Energy 12th Jan
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Model ADR clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners considering the use of ADR as it may...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Overview of the EU legal system

Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
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Produced in partnership with Laura Bolado 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Investment treaty arbitration—an introduction

STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is being reviewed in light of the 5 May 2020 agreement by most EU Member States to terminate their intra-EU bilateral...
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Produced in partnership with Joe Tirado, Partner of Garrigues UK LLP and Elisa Vicente, Senior Associate of J&A Garrigues, S. L. P. 12th Jan
Practice notes

Applicable law clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Decommissioning—decommissioning security agreement

Decommissioning security agreementsOil and gas companies are expected to return the seabed to its original state (subject to certain exceptions) by...
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Produced in partnership with Isla Stewart of Matheson 12th Jan
Precedents

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Wind Turbine Supply Agreement

What is a Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA)?The Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) is a critical component of the contractual framework for a wind farm. This...
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Produced in partnership with James Bruce of Gowling WLG and Aniela Foster-Turner of Siemens Gamesa 12th Jan

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Practice notes

The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018

This Practice Note provides an overview of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), SI 2018/506 which implemented the...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Competition law and energy

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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Produced in partnership with Jamie Dunne of Brodies LLP 8th Apr
Practice notes

Licensing of Electricity Interconnectors

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it had entered an implementation period during which it...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

Licensing of GB Electricity Transmission

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

Energy storage—the evolving regulatory regime and renewable subsidy position

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

The EU third energy package—unbundling

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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8th Apr
Practice notes

Great Britain electricity interconnectors

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Goodfellow of Addleshaw Goddard 8th Apr
Practice notes

Grid connection—key rules

What is a grid connection?A grid connection allows a user to connect to the local network or ‘grid’ so they can receive or produce electricity. A...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Collinson of Igloo Energy 29th Mar
Practice notes

Introduction to utilities contracts procurement

Brexit impact—public and utilities procurementThe UK public and utilities procurement regime derives from EU public procurement laws, and was...
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Produced in partnership with Katherine Calder of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 19th Mar
Practice notes

The Energy White Paper—an overview

Introduction to the Energy White PaperOn 14 December 2020, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published details of...
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Produced in partnership with Michelle Davies, Jean Pascal Boutin and Simon Davies of Eversheds Sutherland 16th Mar
Practice notes

The Split of National Grid’s Transmission Owner (TO) and System Operator (SO) Roles and Licences

BackgroundFor a full overview of the nature and roles of the various companies in the National Grid plc group, see Practice Note: The role of National...
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15th Mar
Practice notes

Energy sector operators of essential services under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018

IntroductionThe Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), SI 2018/506, (as amended by the Network and Information Systems...
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9th Mar
Practice notes

Capacity Market—key features

Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future CM support were suspended. This came as a result of the General...
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9th Mar
Practice notes

RIIO-2 Energy Network Price Controls—the evolving position

Introduction and backgroundThis Practice Note summarises the position on the ‘RIIO-2’ Great Britain energy network company price controls due to apply...
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9th Mar
Practice notes

The regulation of charging (‘price control’) by Great Britain’s electricity and gas network companies

Brexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU Member State, but it has entered an implementation period during which it...
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Produced in partnership with Lis Blunsdon of Fieldfisher 25th Feb
Q&As

Capacity Market Rule 3.7.3 states that ‘Each Applicant for a New Build CMU that is or will be a Transmission CMU must: (i) confirm that one or more Grid Connection Agreements have been entered into which secure Transmission Entry Capacity for the relevant Delivery Years for the Generating Units...’. In order to qualify as ‘secure’ Transmission Entry Capacity, does this require a firm offer of a Grid Connection Agreement?

The Capacity Market RulesThe Capacity Market (CM) was implemented pursuant to powers in the Energy Act 2013 (EA 2013) to ensure there is sufficient...
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10th Feb

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Forum non conveniens—scope and application

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