This Checklist contains factors to consider when selecting a sanctions screening provider. Technology and functionality ​​Factor ​​Result / Comment / Action required If the provider offers data files, what formats are available? Insert result / comment / required action If the provider offers an online search function, is it appropriately flexible? Insert result / comment / required action Can the solution be integrated into your systems, and if so, what range of integration methods are available? Insert result / comment / required action Can the provider's screening rules be calibrated appropriately for the nature of your business and client/customer list? Insert result / comment / required action Breadth of coverage ​​Factor ​​Result

THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO DEFINED BENEFIT OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES Purpose of scheme funding negotiations Funding negotiations usually take place between pension scheme employers and the trustees who manage schemes. Trustees and sponsoring employers are usually required to agree the following funding matters: • the valuation of a defined benefit (DB) scheme’s assets and liabilities on a scheme-specific basis (or to be more accurate, the methods and assumptions to be used in calculating the scheme's ‘technical provisions’) • the statement of funding principles. This is effectively a written statement of the trustees’ policy on how to achieve the statutory funding objective • if the scheme valuation reveals that the statutory funding objective was not met on the effective date (ie that the scheme’s assets are less than its liabilities, as calculated on a scheme-specific funding basis), the recovery plan • the schedule of contributions. In broad terms, this sets out the contributions that the employer will be required to pay to the scheme in the future • for scheme valuations with an effective date

French utility company which held a 40% stake in the NuGeneration Limited nuclear new build project at Moorside in Cumbria (previously called GDF Suez). When Westinghouse entered Chapter 11 insolvency proceedings in the US, Engie exercised a put option under which Toshiba was obliged to buy its stake. The transfer of Engie's shares completed in July 2017 leaving Toshiba as sole owner of NuGeneration Limited.

Law360, London: French electric utility Engie said 25 February 2026 it has agreed to acquire UK Power Networks, a top British electricity distribution operator, for an equity value of £10.5bn and an enterprise value of £15.8bn, which is about US$21.4bn.

A number of different kinds of engineer may be required, and appointed, depending on the nature of a construction project. These may include: • civil engineer • structural engineer • services engineer or mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineer In the FIDIC contracts, the Engineer is a defined role with contract administration and certification responsibilities.

Law360, London: Britain's highest court rejected on 21 May 2025 an attempt by an engineering company to escape a claim from a housing developer disputing to claw back the cost of fixing defects in tower block designs discovered in the wake of the Grenfell blaze.

In an EPC contract, the contractor engineers, procures, constructs and commissions a project from its inception to completion. EPC contracts are also referred to as turnkey contracts because the concept is that once the project is complete and ready to be handed over to the user, it will require only the 'turn of a key' for the user to operate it. This is a form of procurement frequently used for large international infrastructure or power projects, particularly where project financing is involved. For more information, see subtopic: EPC contracts. The most common standard form EPC contract is the FIDIC Silver Book.

Law360: A French engineering company relaunched its fight on 2 May 2024 for a US$10.4m insurance payout to cover damage caused when a ship crashed into an oil platform, arguing on appeal that a lower court misinterpreted the wording of its policy.

Arbitration analysis: In Republic of Korea v Elliott Associates, the Commercial Court considered a jurisdictional challenge to an arbitration award rendered under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (the Treaty). The key issue was whether the acts of certain bodies were ‘measures adopted or maintained’ by Korea under Article 11.1(3) of the Treaty. Foxton LJ carried out an in-depth analysis of the principles governing whether the conduct of a body with separate legal personality may be attributed to a State. He determined that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction over the actions of the National Pension Service (‘NPS’), but did have jurisdiction over the conduct of the-then-Korean president, President Park, the Korean Presidential Office (the Blue House), and the Minister and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW). The award was set aside in part, and issues of causation and relief were remitted to the tribunal. Written by Natasha Peter, partner at Trinity International and barrister at Cornerstone Barristers, and Ben Ainsley Gill, senior associate at Trinity International.

The Department of Health and Social Care has released the third England Rare Diseases Action Plan, following its commitment to publish annual action plans during the lifetime of the UK Rare Diseases Framework, which began in January 2021. The 2024 Action Plan will report on progress against existing 29 actions, as well as, introducing seven new actions to improve the lives of people with rare diseases for 2024.

Arbitration analysis: the key issue in this case turned on a question of statutory construction, namely whether pursuant to section 42 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996), the court has the power to enforce a peremptory order of an arbitration tribunal which grants anti-suit relief. The arbitration tribunal had made a series of peremptory orders following the non-compliance by the appellant with its non-peremptory orders. Dismissing the appeal, the Court of Appeal unsurprisingly held that compliance with an order or direction of the tribunal is necessary for the proper and expeditious conduct of the arbitral proceedings, and such an order includes anti-suit relief. On that basis, under AA 1996, s 41, the tribunal had the power to grant the peremptory orders, and the court could make an order requiring a party to comply with those orders of the tribunal. Written by Daniel Jukes, barrister at Wilberforce Chambers.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Environment cases tracker tool displays key decisions and appeal updates of interest to Environment lawyers from 1 January 2023. The tracker is divided into: • the Upper Tribunal • the High Court of England and Wales • the Court of Appeal • the UK Supreme Court • the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Judgments and appeal updates can be found in the court where the most recent judgment was handed down. Cases are displayed in reverse chronological order with the most recent first. For information on previous key decisions and appeal updates of cases from 2021, see: • Environment cases tracker 2022 [Archived] • Environment cases tracker 2021 [Archived] To track EU cases, see: EU environment cases tracker 2024. Upper tribunal Case Judgment date Key facts/analysis Octagon Green Solutions Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2023] UKUT 268 (TCC) 6 November 2023 The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) allowed the appellant company's appeal against the decision