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Legal challenge over UK oil and gas tax breaks accepted for court hearing

Legal challenge over UK oil and gas tax breaks accepted for court hearing

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Energy weekly highlights—29 July 2021

Energy weekly highlights—29 July 2021

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Road to COP26—exploring the role of private finance

Road to COP26—exploring the role of private finance

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UK accession to Lugano Convention—is the door now closed?

UK accession to Lugano Convention—is the door now closed?

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liabilityContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contractsThis Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It...

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

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

The Split of National Grid’s Transmission Owner (TO) and System Operator (SO) Roles and LicencesBackgroundFor a full overview of the nature and roles...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

Practice notes

Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...
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19th May
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Structure and functions of EU institutions and bodies

Structure and functions of EU institutions and bodiesThe EU’s unique institutional frameworkThe European Union is a supranational polity, and is...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...
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19th May
Practice notes

An introduction to take-or-pay clauses in energy contracts

This Practice Note introduces take-or-pay clauses in the energy sector and considers some of the regulatory and competition law issues regularly...
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Produced in partnership with Phillip Ashley, Judith Aldersey-Williams, David Rutherford, and Leontine Mathew of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP 19th May
Practice notes

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...
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Produced in partnership with Herbert Smith Freehills 19th May
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May
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Precedents

Counterparts clause

1 Counterparts—agreement 1.1 This agreement may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which when...
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19th May
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An introduction to the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) and other key industry codes in the Great Britain electricity market

Legal basisThe primary piece of legislation governing the electricity industry in mainland Great Britain (GB) is the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989)...
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Produced in partnership with Lis Blunsdon of Fieldfisher 19th May
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 19th May
Practice notes

Operating under a nuclear site licence

Requirement for a nuclear site licenceA nuclear site licence (licence) is required under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (NuIA 1965) to use any...
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Produced in partnership with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Subcontracting

SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
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19th May
Practice notes

Energy and Brexit—Euratom and the UK Nuclear Sector

Energy and Brexit—Euratom and the UK Nuclear SectorWhat is Euratom?The Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (‘the Euratom Treaty’)...
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Produced in partnership with Ian Truman of Burges Salmon 19th May
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Practice notes

Offshore Oil and Gas Directive 2013/30/EU—snapshot

Offshore Oil and Gas Directive 2013/30/EU—snapshotTitleDirective 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of...
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Produced in partnership with Laura Bolado of Andes Legal Consulting Ltd 19th May

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Where a company has applied for a generation licence and after submission of the application (but prior to licence award) the applicant company undergoes a change in control, how will this impact the licence application?

Where a company has applied for a generation licence and after submission of the application (but prior to licence award) the applicant company...
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31st Jul
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The Energy White Paper—an overview

The Energy White Paper—an overviewIntroduction to the Energy White PaperOn 14 December 2020, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial...
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Produced in partnership with Michelle Davies, Jean Pascal Boutin and Simon Davies of Eversheds Sutherland 31st Jul
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Energy storage—the evolving regulatory regime and renewable subsidy position

Energy storage—the evolving regulatory regime and renewable subsidy positionBrexit impactAs of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no longer an EU...
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31st Jul
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Great Britain electricity generation, distribution and supply licensing and exemptions regime

Great Britain electricity generation, distribution and supply licensing and exemptions regimeThe requirement for a licence or exemptionIt is an...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Collinson of Igloo Energy 30th Jul
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Licensing of GB electricity generation and storage

Licensing of GB electricity generation and storageThe physical infrastructure of the GB electricity marketIn broad terms, the physical infrastructure...
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30th Jul

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Contract variation

Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can be varied in writing, orally or by conduct, and also considers unilateral variation, waiver and sustained minor breach. It sets out

Skeleton arguments

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Skeleton argumentsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and application of the relevant provisions of the CPR. Depending on the court in which your matter is proceeding, you may also need to be mindful of additional provisions—see further below.Note: this Practice Note does not

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