Nuclear Law Insights & Articles

The UK’s Free Trade Agreement With New Zealand

The UK has very recently agreed a free trade deal with New Zealand with a view to cutting export costs and opening up New Zealand’s job market to UK lawyers and other professionals. Whilst only a very small proportion of UK trade is done with New Zealand (less than 0.2%), the political significance of this […]

05/10/2021

COP26 Language and Meaning

As I am travelling up to COP26 for the second week, I thought that it might be useful to provide a brief glossary of terms, with suitable meanings, which are being bandied about at the Conference. In particular there are a lot of acronyms which many involved in COP26 take for granted, but which for […]

COP26 Week 1: What Has Been Achieved So Far?

What importance can be placed on the outcomes from the discussions at COP26 Week 1? How confident can we be that they will affect climate change in a positive way? And how will we know the commitments will be adhered to and achieved by the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)? A […]

SMR Development and the Role of Nuclear in a Net Zero Future

At the time of writing, we are more than halfway through COP26 climate conference, so it seems quite apposite for there to have been an announcement by Rolls-Royce on securing the funding for its 470 MW(e) Small Modular Reactor SMR development. The Benefits of SMRs SMRs are, as the name suggests, smaller and cheaper than the conventional, […]

What Is Arbitration and How Does It Work?

In this article our agribusiness and disputes specialist Nina Winter explains the exactly what is Arbitration and how it can work for you. Nina has recently been accepted as a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and is able to act for you in an arbitration or be appointed as an arbitrator. Her […]

The Role of Insurance in the Climate Debate

The Insurance Market and Climate Change On 29th October 2021 the Lloyd’s of London insurance market announced the launch of an action plan to ‘accelerate the transition to net zero’. The press release states that the plan will set out how ‘the insurance industry will partner with critical industries to support and accelerate the transition to a […]

Extreme Flooding: Using Insurance Data to Help Prevent Future Disasters

In his second commentary on the role of the insurance market in the climate debate, our insurance and risk management specialist Mark Tetley shares his view of what more could be done by governments, insurers and emergency services to prevent further damage and loss in the face of extreme flooding. The Environment Agency’s Flood Action […]

40 Years of Data Privacy in the UK. What’s Next?

Challenged and revised through developments in modern online communications, our data privacy rights are continually evolving. What events moulded our current policies, and what can we anticipate in the years ahead? How did we get to where we are now with what’s commonly perceived as the global “gold standard” of regulation with regard to the […]

Wholesale Energy Prices – December Bullet

Very sharp recent price increases have prompted this update from our economist, Dominic Whittome. Prices are up another 30% this month. The financial impact on commercial and industrial buyers will be serious if such price levels are sustained for much longer or as the April Year buying round draws closer. Gas Prices Day-ahead gas prices […]

Data Privacy Regulation: Looking to 2025 and Beyond

The second part in his overview of data privacy then and now, our Data Privacy and Intellectual Property specialist, David McIntosh looks at what is happening now in the UK, US and globally, and what we can see happening in the next few years that will influence our data rights in the future. Hold onto […]

04/10/2021

The Environment Act 2021 – 600 days in the making

On 9th November 2021 the Environment Act 2021 finally completed its passage through Parliament, a tortuous passage that had taken over 600 days in three Parliaments since the time that the first draft was published in 2018. Why is this important? The new Act is very significant, as it represents for England the basic framework for […]

The Benefits of ESG Reporting

ESG is here to stay. With mandatory reporting required for listed companies from April 2022, private businesses should consider the benefits of ESG Reporting, keeping themselves one step ahead by becoming ESG compliant. Our Head of ESG, Dr Jacqueline Faridani shares why. The Importance of ESG In recent years, increasing awareness of the climate crisis […]

On the Road – EV Test Drives

Rory Tait test drives his top three electric vehicles and shares his views.As part of my journey to buying an electric vehicle, I have now undertaken some test drives of a few of the EVs which interest me, to get a feel of how the EV driving experience compares with the driving experience of ICE […]

Energy Prices: Review 2021 and a look to the year ahead

Even by commodity market standards, 2021 was certainly a tumultuous year for the over the counter (O.T.C.) gas and power markets. Their annual supply prices rose by 280% and 240% respectively with the ‘bell-weather’ April Year Electricity contract closing at a record high of £191/MWh. To put things into further perspective, wholesale electricity for industrial […]

FAQs – Sustainable Investing and ESG

The importance of understanding ESG, the guidelines and ESG compliance, is becoming increasingly clear.Here, we define, in a few short paragraphs, some of the key topics relating to ESG. These topics will be the focus of more comprehensive articles in the future. 1. ESG investing versus sustainable investing Due to a lack of standardisation in […]

The Cause of the co2 Supply Shortfall – a Warning?

Scarcity in supply and escalating gas prices in the UK have caused a crisis that threatens the futures of small energy firms, industry and households. Our Senior Commercial Advisor David Ridge breaks down the details of how this gas supply shortage has come to pass, and highlights the importance of good planning and preparation for […]

26/09/2021