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Ofgem has closed its investigation into OVO Energy, finding that the supplier breached rules designed to protect vulnerable prepayment meter (PPM)...
The Welsh Government has published a technical note providing guidance to owners of premises with on-site renewable electricity generation and battery...
Ofgem has opened a consultation seeking views on its draft Supply Chain Security Guidance for the Downstream Gas and Electricity (DGE) sector. The...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published its proposed level for the Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7), setting a limit of 535...
An introduction to EU law and competition law issues for take-or-pay clauses in energy contractsThis Practice Note introduces take-or-pay clauses in...
Production Sharing ContractsIntroductionA production sharing contract (PSC) is a contractual relationship between a host government and a private...
The Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regimeWhat are OFTOs?Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs) are the owners of offshore transmission assets which...
Power purchase agreements (PPAs)—key terms and issuesWhat is a power purchase agreement?A power purchase agreement (PPA) is a contract between an...
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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