UK Department for Transport awards £9 million to fund innovative rail...
The UK Department for Transport and Innovate UK have announced the winners of their annual “First of a Kind” funding competition. The 30 winning organisations each receive a share of £9 million in...
View ArticlePreparing for a public inquiry Practical steps that you can take now
On 12th May this year, Boris Johnson made the much anticipated announcement that a statutory public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis will be established. The terms of...
View ArticleData and Competition Law: Regulators enhance collaboration efforts as data...
This is the fourth article in our Data & Competition law Series. To access and read other articles in the Series, please click here. With the UK government providing ever more rhetori...
View ArticleLawbite: When is a door a landlords fixture?
Marlborough Knightsbridge Management Ltd v Fivaz [2021] EWCA Civ 989 The Court of Appeal recently found that the entrance doors to two flats formed part of the structure of the flats and were...
View ArticleOfcom consult on mobile boosters
Introduction On 19 May 2021 Ofcom published a consultation paper on extending the range of mobile phone repeaters that can be used without a licence and the measures to improve information for...
View ArticleReal estate transfers in CEE - Common mistakes, invitation to webinar
In the course of providing services to clients in the field of real estate transfers, we encounter various issues. A failure to comply with the formal conditions set by law often occurs, which involve...
View ArticleOfgem consults on changes to the way enforcement cases may be settled and...
Ofgem is reviewing aspects of its enforcement work which in practice may see a shift towards an increase in formal enforcement action. It has published a consultation, proposing a number of changes to...
View ArticleThe New Subsidy Control Bill: A welcome move to more flexibility or just...
The new Subsidy Control Bill was introduced to Parliament on 30 June 2021 (“the Bill”) in line with the obligations agreed by the UK Government in the Trade and Co - Operation Agreement between the EU...
View ArticleGovernment responds to two workplace consultations: on health and sexual...
With the Government’s time and resources having been focused on managing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, various consultations affecting the workplace have been delayed. However it seems...
View ArticleUK Government unveils plan to decarbonise transport system key rail sector...
On 14 July 2021, the UK Government published its plan to decarbonise the entire transport system entitled “Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain” (the “Plan”). ...
View ArticleUK: Call for Evidence: Large-scale and long-duration electricity storage
On 20 July 2021 the UK Government’s department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) published a call for evidence in relation to the role of large-scale, long-duration energy...
View ArticleHeads of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill published
On 27 July, the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, announced the publication of the new Heads of Bill to give effect to a new Individual Accountability Framework, including the Senior Executive...
View ArticleNew EU rules on the horizon for distribution agreements: Have your say
A new Verticals Block Exemption Regulation fit for the digital economy? The Commission publishes its draft revised Regulation and Guidelines on vertical agreements After various rounds of...
View ArticleCSSF brings to an end IFMs COVID-19 reporting obligations
On 16 July 2021, the Luxembourg Financial Supervisory Authority (the “CSSF”) published a communique “CSSF COVID-19 reportings relating to investment fund managers end on 30 July 2021” bringi...
View ArticleLooking to the future focus on fraud in the 2021/22 FCA Business Plan
The pandemic, Brexit, technology and the drive towards a greener economy, have transformed the landscape for financial services. The pandemic, in particular, has created new opportunities, but also...
View ArticleDiversity and inclusion in financial services: the regulators outline their...
Is diversity and inclusion a regulatory issue? The UK financial services regulators, the FCA, the PRA and the Bank of England, certainly think so, but until recently, there has been little by way of...
View ArticleBreathing Space Moratorium 3 months on
The Regulations[1] relating to the Debt Respite (Breathing Space) Scheme came into force in England and Wales on 4 May 20...
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