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2020: Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals [Archived]

2020: Key dates for restructuring and insolvency professionals [Archived] January 2020 Date Event 31 January 2020 Exit day extension: On 19 October 2019, the UK requested an extension to the Article 50 withdrawal period until 31 January 2020. On 28 October 2019, the EU27 Ambassadors approved an extension until 31 January 2020 (see LNB News 28/10/2019 37). However, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, implements an implementation period / transition period and incorporates several amendments to the EU(W)A 2018 for this purpose, particularly deferring several provisions from exit day to the end of the implementation periodSee: LNB News 24/01/2020 6 February 2020 Date Event 1 February 2020 The UK government had notified the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the UK and Gibraltar’s accession to the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements was suspended until 1 February 2020. Given the Withdrawal Agreement was signed, ratified and approved, before 1 February 2020, the UK has now withdrawn the Instrument of Accession deposited on 28 December...

An Introduction to Electricity Licensing in Great Britain

An Introduction to Electricity Licensing in Great Britain What are the general electricity licensing requirements? Section 4 of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) requires entities undertaking certain activities in the electricity sector to hold a licence. These are set out in more detail in the sections below. EA 1989, s 4(2)provides that it is an offence to undertake licensable activities unless authorised to do so by a licence. EA 1989, s 4(2) provides that a person guilty of such offence will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine. The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) publishes the licences of all licence holders under EA 1989 in its Electronic Public Register. Ofgem also maintains a publicly-available list of the categories of all the electricity (and gas) licences that it oversees, including the conditions that licensees are subject to under those licences. Requirement for a licence—generation Generation refers to the 'generation' of electricity for...

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What permits and consents are required to put an existing gas holder back in use?

What permits and consents are required to put an existing gas holder back in use? This Q&A refers to a large above ground container in which gas is stored. Permits and consents to store gas Hazardous substances consent Owners and operators wishing to hold stocks of specified hazardous chemicals and similar substances on, over or under land above a threshold quantity must obtain a hazardous substance consent from the relevant hazardous substances authority. Hazardous substances consents are regulated by the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 and in England by the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2015 (PHSR 2015), SI 2015/627. The hazardous substances subject to control are set out in PHSR 2015, SI 2015/627, Sch 1 and include natural gas. Consent is required if the specified substance is stored or used at or above the specified controlled quantity set out in PHSR 2015, SI 2015/627, Sch 1. See Practice Notes: Hazardous substance zones and consent and Hazardous substances and planning for more detail around hazardous substance consents. Other planning...

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DESNZ launches consultation on future policy to improve visibility of distributed energy assets

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published a call for evidence seeking views on a range of options for improving the visibility of distributed energy assets (DEAs) connected to electricity networks. These include electric vehicle charge points, solar panel installations, heat pumps and domestic-scale electricity storage batteries. The consultation supports the government’s Clean Energy Superpower Mission and the Clean Flexibility Roadmap published on the same date, and aims to inform future policy and regulatory reform.

Energy weekly highlights—10 July 2025

This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes an update from DESNZ on the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA), confirming the decision to proceed with a reformed national pricing system and not introducing zonal pricing. We have two News Analyses on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)'s new supplementary guidance for assessing the effects of downstream scope 3 emissions on climate from offshore oil and gas projects, and the landmark civil climate change court ruling in Luciano Lliuya v RWE AG (2015) Case No 2 O 285/15. In addition this week, the National Electricity System Operator (NESO) has opened its evidence submission window for the one-off 'Gate 2 to Whole Queue' exercise following the TMO4+ grid connections reforms, and DESNZ has published a new onshore wind strategy. We also cover several announcements from Ofgem, including the sanctioning Octopus Energy to pay approximately £1.5m in redress to former prepayment meter customers for failing to issue final bills within six weeks of a supplier transfer or contract termination,...