The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail: impact for operators
This note considers the key changes for operators in the UK rail market arising from the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail and the associated risks and opportunities
04 October 2021
The importance of rail freight to the decarbonisation of transport
The Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Rail Environment Policy Statement set ambitious plans for a greener transport network. We examine the role that rail freight has to play in reducing emissions
21 October 2021
Highly Automated Road Passenger Services: Law Commissions analyse consultation responses
Widespread support points to the eventual creation of a new regulated mode of public transport by automated vehicles in the concept of HARPS
21 May 2020
Low carbon transport: renewable and development fuel opportunities in the UK
The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) was amended on 15 April 2018. Our briefing explains some of the main RTFO amendments and explores the opportunities they create.
17 April 2018
Connected and autonomous vehicles: Protecting data and machine learning innovations
Burges Salmon and Withers & Rogers LLP take a look at the legal and regulatory issues involved in protecting data and innovations in CAVs
06 January 2021
Transport trends in 2017 and beyond
Dispute Resolution Festive Forecast: today, we look at future developments in transport.
08 December 2016
Three Bills on pensions
Three Bills in the next session of Parliament affect pensions. The Pensions Bill and the Lifetime Savings Bill have yet to be published. Work on the Finance Bill began before the recess.
29 June 2016
Law Commissions publish responses to automated vehicles consultation
The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have now published responses to their consultation on self-driving vehicles
05 July 2019
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society case: VAT recovery by charities
The case of The Yorkshire Agricultural Society provides useful guidance of the circumstances in which taxpayers and charities can reclaim VAT.
09 January 2018
Update on rail ticket market regulatory review
The next stage of the ORR's rail ticket market review has now taken place with a workshop of stakeholders held on 8 May 2014 at the ORR's offices in London.
27 May 2014
The works of Eva Cassidy – copyright and a distribution dispute
What are the implications of Straw & Anors v Jennings, the High Court distribution and copyright dispute concerning the late vocalist, Eva Cassidy?
18 November 2013
The website using my copyright is hosted overseas – am I powerless?
Globalisation and technology have made English law on copyright infringement increasingly complex and difficult to navigate. We look at the case of Omnibill v EGPSXXX Ltd. and R. A. Carter.
12 December 2014