Retail water market – less than one month to go
The retail water market opens on 1 April 2017 and will arguably mark the biggest change in the water industry since privatisation.
10 March 2017
Raising the Stakes part 4 - Accelerated Payment Notices 2
This fourth briefing note deals in more detail with the accelerated payment notice provisions which are in Part 4, Chapter 3 of the Finance (No.2) Bill.
01 July 2014
Raising the stakes part 3 – accelerated payment notices
In its 12 August 2013 consultation Raising the Stakes on Tax Avoidance, HMRC mooted the possibility of issuing accelerated payment notices (APNs), but only in the context of follower notices.
06 June 2014
Consumer Rights - progress
The Consumer Rights Bill consolidates the majority of UK consumer law. We examine the detail.
16 December 2014
Repowering wind farm sites – issues to be considered
The repowering of wind farm sites is moving up the UK energy agenda. It is tempting to think that it would be relatively easy to repower existing sites, but that is not necessarily the case.
15 January 2019
Construction adjudication: "Everybody has won and all must have prizes"
Dispute Resolution Festive Forecast: the right to adjudicate construction disputes has now been enshrined in law for 20 years. What has changed?
15 December 2016
'Connecting people: a strategic vision for rail' – DfT’s rail policy
We consider three key changes in DfT’s latest report on the rail industry.
06 December 2017
Raising the stakes
Parts 4 and 5 of the Finance (No.2) Bill include the legislation on which HMRC has consulted over the last 6 or 12 months in relation to tackling tax avoidance.
28 May 2014
Rail ticket marketing regulatory review
The 'Office of Rail Regulation' ORR is currently conducting a market review of the rail ticket market.
06 March 2014
Rent and company administrations – Game over?
Landlords will be relieved that the Court of Appeal has closed a legal loophole in a test case arising out of the administration of the Game group of Companies.
25 February 2014
Renewables participation in the Capacity Market: BEIS call for evidence
BEIS has published its capacity market call for evidence. This is widely seen as the first step towards the government permitting subsidy free renewables to compete in future capacity market auctions.
14 August 2018
Putting the discretion back in Part 36
Most lawyers involved in litigation will all be acutely alive to the additional value of Part 36 offers being made after 1 April 2013.
18 October 2013