Nuclear Law Insights & Articles

Why reviewing your company policies can improve your business sustain success

How does a business sustain success and consistency? What impact can poor policies and bad reputation have on a company’s bottom line? With ESG values edging their way up the business agenda, companies are looking more closely at their social values, their reputation, how they look after their employees and whether they meet the requirements […]

04/10/2022

Fusion for the future – the perennial wait for the commercialisation of nuclear fusion

The news that scientists have made significant developments in the commercialisation of nuclear fusion, allows us to revisit the case for fusion and review the latest developments in the UK and internationally in this promising sector. Our nuclear specialist John Mathieson covers the details. There’s a running joke in the energy community that commercial fusion […]

Thinking of Going Nuclear? Small Modular Reactors Explored

Before deciding whether to pursue the nuclear energy option for energy generation, one of the major decisions a country would need to consider is the choice of Small Modular Reactors (SMR). Our nuclear specialist John Mathieson runs through the key benefits of SMR technology and touches on the current developments in nuclear energy happening across […]

P&O Ferries: A case study for responsible leadership

Increasingly, what defines a company is not corporate success or the awards emblazoned at the end of emails, but corporate responsibility: doing what’s right, even when you don’t want to, or don’t have to. In the case of P&O Ferries, we look at how a lack of empathy towards its employees and irresponsible behaviour has […]

Wholesale Energy Prices: April 2022

Our Energy Economist, Dominic Whittome shares his Energy Highlights Report on oil, natural gas and electricity prices at the start of April 2022. Oil   Crude was driven higher over the first quarter amid rebounding global demand for petroleum fuels, geo-political worries over the technical ability of Middle Eastern producers to ramp up supply and […]

New Global Business Mobility Visas: Five ways your business can operate in the UK

On 11th April 2022, the new Global Business Mobility visa was introduced. This visa route provides five different ways for overseas businesses to expand into or transfer employees to the UK. Our immigration specialist Alice Boyle shares details on the five routes. The five categories of Global Business Mobility Visa cover:   The transfer of […]

Best Practice Terms and Conditions for Mobile Apps

Behind every great service lies a clear terms of use document, and apps are no exception. To avoid leaving yourself open to customer complaints or legal disputes against your app, our corporate and commercial lawyer Oliver Williams has outlined some best practices and important clauses you should consider including in your Terms and Conditions for […]

Employment Law: news and regulatory changes affecting your workplace

Our employment law specialist Philippa Wood comments on some of the recent adjustments to UK workplace regulation affecting employer and worker’s rights. June 2022 Post Covid19 workplace strategy continues: Although the workplace rules were relaxed in April 2022, mandatory guidance still applies to employers in the UK. These include keeping places clean and aired and giving […]

Examples of the Curse of Resources at Work

Nigeria and Egypt are two good examples of countries suffering from the effects of the Curse of Resources. The Curse of Resources in action – Nigeria Since Nigeria achieved independence in 1960 it has experienced a civil war resulting in the death of over one million people, military rule for thirty years, and four failed […]

The Disposal of Nuclear Waste

What’s so difficult about dealing with radioactive waste? This article explores the Disposal of Nuclear Waste in more detail and explains why they may have been discounted in favour of geological disposal. Last month we gave an introduction to the issues of dealing with radioactive waste. We looked at where it came from and gave […]

What is Dutch Disease/the Curse of Resources?

Some years ago I was asked by a client from the oil and gas industry to produce a risk assessment, and security plan for some of its operations in Eastern Europe. A particular focus of attention was an oil-field the size of Cornwall situated in a mountainous area inhabited by traditional, Eastern Orthodox communities. The […]

The Storage of Nuclear Waste

What’s so difficult about dealing with radioactive waste? The short answer is scientifically and technologically it is very well understood, but the societal aspects are seemingly intractable, particularly with respect to the higher activity, more hazardous wastes. Even in the few countries which have managed to find solutions for these difficult wastes, it has taken decades […]

Legal reporting requirements for companies affected by TCFD

On 6 April 2022, the UK became the first G20 country to make mandatory the Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD framework). Edward de la Billiere outlines the types of organisations which are legally bound by the recommendations, and what is required of them with regard to reporting and disclosures. What […]

Environmental Law Updates: UK & US Regulatory Developments

There has been plenty of environment and climate news hitting the headlines in the last few weeks. Our Environmental law specialist William Wilson shares some of the important changes to have been announced in the U.K and U.S affecting businesses, regulation and environmental protection. 1. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission consults on Climate-related Financial Disclosure […]

Energy News Flash: wholesale energy prices at 25th July, 2022

Our economist Dominic Whittome shares the latest wholesale prices for power markets. Forward gas and power markets shrug off weaker oil prices and renewed Russian gas exports to Germany, soaring to new record highs in early trading today. UK power prices hit new record highs at one point early morning trade. The ‘bell-weather’ October Year […]

Energy News Flash: Wholesale energy prices at 22nd August 2022

An update on wholesale energy prices at 22nd August 2022 by our energy economist Dominic Whittome. Annual gas prices hit new records, now over 1,000% higher on last year’s level.   Wholesale gas and power prices hit new record highs today, shrugging off weaker crude prices which have fallen 20% over the past three months. […]