ARCHIVED : This archived Practice Note sets out the pensions impact of the General Election 2024, including the pensions pledges and policy statements from the Labour Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats in advance of the General Election on 4 July 2024. It is not maintained and is for background information only. Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, requested and received permission from the King to dissolve Parliament and called for a General Election to be held on 4 July 2024. Parliament was therefore prorogued on 24 May 2024, and dissolved on 30 May 2024. The parliamentary process timeline was as follows: Date Event 22 May PM requested the King to exercise prerogative power to dissolve Parliament 22 May King Charles agreed to request and announcement of General Election is made to the country 23 May ‘Wash-up’ period begins 24 May Parliament is prorogued 25 May Pre-election period of sensitivity begins (formerly referred to as ‘purdah’) 30 May Parliament is dissolved 30 May Pre-election period begins 4 July General

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 18 October 2017 to modify certain commitments following the 2015 conditional clearance; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation into General Electric’s proposed acquisition of Alstom’s Thermal Power, Renewable Power & Grid Business (Case M.7278). The transaction involves horizontal overlaps in the markets for heavy duty gas turbines. Latest development On 18 October 2017, the Commission accepted GE’s request to modify certain commitments to the Commission’s decision of 8 September 2015. These included GE’s request for (i) a change in the list of key personnel (ii) modifications as regards the Pipeline Projects that relate exclusively to the business retained by GE and (iii) modifications as regards the trademarks to be licensed back to GE. Parties General Electric (GE) is a US based multi-national conglomerate company which operates through the following business departments: power and water, oil and gas, energy management, aviation, healthcare, transportation and

CASE HUB ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 8 April 2019; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline, commentary and related cases. Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation under Article 14(1) into incorrect or misleading information provided by General Electric during the Commission’s 2017 investigation into General Electric’s acquisition of LM Wind. Latest developments On 8 April 2019, the Commission issued its infringement decision, finding that General Electric provided incorrect information to the Commission during the 2017 merger investigation into the acquisition of LM Wind. The Commission imposed a fine of €52m on General Electric. Parties General Electric (GE) is a US based group, operating in a number of sectors, including aviation, digital, energy connections, global research, healthcare, lighting, oil and gas, power, renewable energy, and transportation. LM Wind Power Holding (LM Wind) is one of the leading manufacturers of rotor blades for the wind industry. Background The General Electric/LM Wind investigation On 11 October 2016, GE agreed to acquire LM Wind for

General Licence INT/2025/5635701, relating to the wind-down of activities with Russian oil majors, has expired as of 05:01 on 27 February 2025. The licence was previously granted under regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and allowed the winding down or divestment from any transactions involving Gazprom Neft and PJSC Surgutneftegas, or any related subsidiary. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its collection of expired general licences accordingly.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note provides a guide to General Medical Council (GMC) fitness to practice (FtP) proceedings, investigations, and applications to be restored to the Register. It should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Common principles in fitness to practice proceedings and Criminal proceedings and convictions in healthcare regulatory proceedings. The GMC regulates registered doctors in the UK. The term ‘Registrant’ is used to refer to the regulated professional who is subject to FtP proceedings. For further reading in relation to the other FtP regimes, see Practice Notes: • General Dental Council—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] • General Optical Council—fitness to practise proceedings [Archived] • General Pharmaceutical Council—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] • Health and Care Professions Council—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] • Nursing and Midwifery Council Proceedings—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] • General Osteopathic Council—fitness to practise proceedings [Archived] • General Chiropractic Council—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] • Social Work England—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] Who are

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Who is the General Optical Council (GOC) The General Optical Council (GOC) is a body corporate created by the Opticians Act 1989 (OA 1989) to have the general function of promoting high standards of professional education, conduct and performance with an over-arching objective of the protection of the public. The GOC role is to protect, promote and maintain: • the health, safety and well-being of the public • public confidence in the professions they regulate • professional standards and conduct for Registrants and prospective Registrants, and • proper standards and conduct for business Registrants This Practice Note provides a guide to GOC fitness to practise proceedings, investigations, and applications to be restored to the Register. The GOC regulates registered Optometrists as well as Dispensing Opticians. In this Practice Note, a ‘Registrant’ is: • a registered Optometrist • dispensing Optician • student Optometrists, or • a Registered Business This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Common principles

Who is the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)? The General Osteophatchic Council (GOsC) is a body corporate created by the Osteopaths Act 1993 (OA 1993)to have the general function of developing and regulating the profession osteopathy with an over-arching objective of the protection of the public by: •  protecting, promoting and maintaining the health, safety and well-being of the public • promoting and maintaining public confidence in the profession of osteopathy, and • promoting and maintaining proper professional standards and conduct for members of the profession This Practice Note provides a guide to GOsC fitness to practise proceedings, investigations and applications to be restored to the Register. It is a criminal offence to use the title of ‘osteopath’ without being registered with the GOsC. This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Common principles in fitness to practice proceedings and Criminal proceedings and convictions in healthcare regulatory proceedings and the specific Practice Note for each of the other healthcare regulators below: • General Medical Council—fitness to practice proceedings [Archived] • General

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note provides a guide to General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) fitness to practise proceedings, investigations, and applications to be restored to the Register. Who is the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) The Pharmacy Order 2010, SI 2010/231 established the GPhC as an independent statutory regulator. The GPhC carries out important prosecutorial and enforcement actions as well as conducting fitness to practise proceedings in respect of individual professionals. The Health Act 1999 (amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2008) was the parent legislation creating the power for the Pharmacy Order 2010 to be made. Several rules have been issued under the Order. The key rules referred to within this Practice Note are: • General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc Rules) Order of Council 2010, SI 2010/1615 • General Pharmaceutical Council (Appeals Committee Rules) Order of Council 2010, SI 2010/1614 A number of other activities are also governed by the Medicines Act 1968 and related regulations. The

The Code is based upon six General Principles, essentially statements of standards of commercial behaviour. These General Principles are the same as the general principles set out in Article 3 of the Takeover Directive. They are expressed in broad general terms and the Code does not define the precise extent of, or the limitations on, their application. They are applied in accordance with their spirit in order to achieve their underlying purpose.

Scope of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 The General Product Safety Regulations 2005, SI 2005/1803 (GPSR 2005), provide the legal basis for ensuring that consumer products are safe to use in Great Britain. It contains the requirements and obligations for placing consumer products on the market in Great Britain. In particular, GPSR 2005, SI 2005/1803: • specifies that products placed on the market or supplied by producers and distributors must be safe • defines what a safe product is • imposes obligations on producers and distributors consistent with marketing safe products • creates a presumption of conformity for products which comply with UK national safety standards, and • requires and empowers enforcement authorities to take action necessary to protect consumers from unsafe products Separate legislation applies to the placing on the market of consumer products in Northern Ireland and in the EU. For information on EU consumer protection laws, see: Regulation of products (EU Law)—overview and in particular, Practice Note: The EU General Product Safety Regulation. GPSR 2005, SI 2005/1803 applies to

A register of Scottish land deeds, including descriptions of properties, dating back to 1617.

Local Government analysis: The court found that a general abatement order under section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990) was the appropriate remedy for noise nuisance arising from a skate park and multi-use games area (MUGA). It was not necessary to prescribe the manner of abatement where not all the emanating noise amounted to a nuisance. Written by Vivienne Sedgley, barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.