The Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced plans to establish a new dedicated national centre, aimed at promoting the retrofit of traditional buildings to improve energy efficiency and achieve national net zero targets. The HES has received £1m in funding from the UK Research and Innovation Arts and Humanities Research Council to develop this new hub, which will prioritise heritage science and research in developing best practice for the retrofit of traditional buildings. The Retrofit lab will support the development of bespoke solutions required for the decarbonisation of the historic environment. This announcement follows a recent survey by HES that revealed strong support for the retrofitting of traditional buildings.

Highly Enriched Uranium: Uranium that has been modified by increasing the concentration of the fissionable isotope U-235, containing 20% or more of the isotope uranium-235. A quantity of HEU can be described in terms of either the total mass of all the uranium isotopes, kg U, or as the mass of the fissile isotope uranium-235, kg U 235. For example, 100kg U of 70% enriched HEU could also be described as 70kg U 235.

Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride, a by-product of the uranium enrichment process (part of the nuclear fuel cycle).

TMT analysis: The past few years have seen the government introduce new rules which seek to restrict the promotion, placement and advertising of food and drinks that are high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS). They seek to tackle the issue of childhood obesity and prioritise children's health by reducing children's exposure to HFSS products in physical stores, on TV and online. Some of these new restrictions are now in force but others have been delayed because of factors including rising food prices and cost of living pressures. In this article, Simon Jupp and Emma Sims of Taylor Wessing provide an overview of the new rules and their status as of September 2025.

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 8 August 2023; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline. Case facts Outline Appeals by HgCapital, Cinven and Mercury Pharmaceuticals (and others) against the CMA’s decision in its Chapter II investigation into excessive and unfair pricing for liothyronine tablets which found an abuse of dominance and imposed fines totalling over £101.4m. Latest development On 8 August 2023, the CAT issued its judgment in which it: (i) dismissed the appellants’ appeals against the CMA’s decision; but (ii) reduced Cinven’s fine from £51.9m to £37.1m and HgCapital’s fine from £8.6m to £6.2m. Parties Appellants:• HG Capital LLP (HgCapital)• Cinven (Luxco 1) S.a.r.l. and others (Cinven)• Mercury Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Advanz Pharma Services (UK) Ltd and others (Advanz Pharma—formerly trading as Concordia)Respondent in all cases:• Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).Cinven and HgCapital are private equity businesses which were previous owners of entities

These training materials contain template PowerPoint slides and associated notes for use by a trainer when providing an introduction to the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (HGCRA 1996) (also known as the ‘Construction Act’), to trainee solicitors or others who are new to construction. Topics covered include: When does the HGCRA 1996 apply?, construction contracts excluded from the HGCRA 1996, the Scheme for Construction Contracts, payment under the HGCRA 1996 and adjudication under the HGCRA 1996. The materials are available in both PowerPoint and Word formats and are fully customisable. Click the link below to download the presentation: Contents • What is the HGCRA 1996 and when does it apply? ◦ HGCRA 1996 key dates ◦ When does the HGCRA 1996 apply? ◦ Exclusions • The Scheme for Construction Contracts • HGCRA 1996—payment ◦ Payment—ss 109–110B ◦ Pay less notices (withholding)—s 111 ◦ Payment process example

This Practice Note lists key cases concerning the construction contract payment provisions of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (HGCRA 1996) as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. For further guidance, see Practice Notes: Interim payments in construction contracts and Interim payments in construction contracts. In relation to interim payments, see also Practice Note: Interim payments in construction contracts. CAUTION: From December 2014 (when judgment was handed down in ISG v Seevic) up until February 2018 (when judgment was handed down by the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in Grove v S&T), payment cases proceeded on the basis that, where a paying party failed to give a payment or pay less notice in relation to an interim payment, it was deemed to have agreed to the amount stated in the payee’s payment application/default payment notice. Accordingly, in relation to the relevant interim payment, the paying party could not then challenge the ‘true value’ of the works in adjudication (or otherwise). Following Grove v S&T, which has

On 27 October 2022, His Honour Judge Hess (HHJ Hess) (lead judge for the London Financial Remedies Court (FRC)) published a message on the likely imminent future mandation of the contested cases financial remedies portal. The message applies specifically to the London FRC, although similar messages may be sent out by other FRC lead judges in other zones.

Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) (specified by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute)/BRAN) in the 5 GHz IMS Band with a bandwidth up to 50 Mbit/s. HiperLAN2 is compatible with 3G WLAN (wireless local area network) systems for sending and receiving data, images, and voice communications.

Hazard Identification and Risk Evaluation: the process of the identification of hazards and their evaluation required by regulation 4 of REPPIR.

The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) have published the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Annual Monitoring Report for Health and Social Care 2024–25, examining the implementation of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in Wales. The report highlights systemic failures in the operation of the safeguards, including persistent delays in allocating and completing assessments and authorisations, which result in many cases not being processed within statutory timeframes. It also identifies that urgent authorisations frequently expire before assessments are undertaken, leaving individuals without lawful safeguards, and notes that ongoing capacity pressures across local authorities and health boards continue to affect performance. The report concludes that, without reform, these systemic issues are likely to persist, undermining the effective protection of individuals’ rights.

ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained. CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical guidance and/or changes to their usual procedures and ways of working. Registrar Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre 38/F, 2 Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place HKSAR China Fax: +852 2524 2171 Email: arbitration@hkiac.org [insert date] Dear [HKIAC], Answer