Electricity Market Reform; first Delivery Plan
The Department of Energy and Climate Change published a draft Delivery Plan on renewable strike prices for the new Feed in Tariff Contracts for Difference and a standard for the Capacity Market.
22 July 2013
Electricity Market Reform (EMR) ; Draft FiT CfD strike prices
The Department of Energy and Climate Change published details on Electricity Market Reform, including draft "strike prices" for the new Feed in Tariff Contracts for Difference for non-fossil fuels.
10 July 2013
Electricity Market Reform: the Capacity Market explained
The Capacity Market is central to the UK’s electricity market reform proposals and is aimed primarily at ensuring security of our electricity supply. James Phillips explains how it works.
06 March 2014
ECHA Grant of Registration successfully challenged
What are the implications of the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency to annul ECHA’s decision to grant REACH registration to a company not part of a joint registration?
04 April 2016
Direct power purchase agreement
Direct power purchase agreements continue to offer greater choice for generators and large electricity consumers. In this Briefing, we provide detail on direct PPA structures being used in the market.
14 June 2016
Director guarantees and the family home; does a spouse have an equity of exoneration?
Directors will often guarantee their companies’ debts but Day v Shaw and another [2014] EWCH 36 queries if a director's spouse can have her "share" of the house protected in the event of a sale.
24 February 2014
CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2013
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme has been in the spotlight since its inception. This briefing focuses on key changes after the government's consultation on proposed amends.
19 July 2013
Direct awards to private non-profit organisations
The Court of Justice of the EU is considering a number of cases which concern when a public authority can legitimately procure services without a competition from other public sector entities.
07 March 2014
Crossing the bridge from 'mind sport' to 'real sport'
James Pheasant explains the significance of the latest High Court ruling on whether bridge should be defined as a sport. This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Public Law in October 2015.
22 October 2015
Current insurance law reform
Many of the harsher features of insurance law are in the process of being reformed. We take a look at proposals of particular interest to businesses purchasing insurance.
31 March 2014
Cyber risk - are you covered?
We look at the financial implications of cyber attacks, the insurance policy options available and the issues surrounding penalties for data loss.
29 September 2014
Daily Mirror fails to justify full defamatory sting of Simpson and Contostavlos article
The Daily Mirror found in Daniel Peter Simpson v MGN Limited that cases decided before the Defamation Act 2013 do not need to justify every word's truth but the 'defamatory stings' in the statement.
18 February 2015