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In this issue: Brexit highlights Post-Brexit transition guidelines Brexit SIs Constitutional and administrative law Subsidy control and State Aid Judicial review Equality and human rights Other Public law news Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers New and updated content Useful information Brexit highlights EAC sets out recommendations on future of UK-EU data adequacy The House of Lords European Affairs Committee (EAC) has issued a letter to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, summarising the principal conclusions and recommendations from its inquiry into UK‑EU data adequacy. It found that the loss of EU data adequacy in June 2025 would bring substantial costs and added administrative burdens for businesses and organisations, create obstacles to international trade and economic co‑operation, and detrimentally affect Northern Ireland under the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the Windsor Framework Agreement. The EAC therefore advises that the government engage with...

In this issue: Key developments Air emissions and climate change Energy efficiency and buildings Energy for environmental lawyers Environmental disputes and proceedings Environmental enforcement and prosecutions Environmental information ESG and sustainability Hazardous substances and chemicals Nature, biodiversity and habitat protection Waste Waste producer responsibility regimes Water, flooding and drainage New and updated content Key developments Environmental Improvement Plan New Environmental Improvement Plan: the Government have published a fresh Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) under the Environment Act 2021 (EA 2021). This iteration is intended to tackle the weaknesses of the 2023 EIP, yet uncertainty lingers over whether the pace is adequate, whether the route to delivery is sufficiently defined, and whether the resources required to deliver it are in place. Authored by Clare Parry, barrister at Cornerstone Barristers. See News Analysis: Environmental Improvement Plan...

In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Conventional power, waste to energy, biomass, and CHP projects Oil and gas Nuclear energy International energy LexTalk®Energy: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem consults on proposals for outturn performance metrics in RIIO-ED2 Ofgem is inviting feedback on the evaluation measures proposed for the new Distribution System Operation (DSO) incentive within the RIIO-ED2 price control for electricity distribution network operators. Its RIIO-ED2 Final Determinations outlined three elements: a stakeholder survey, a performance panel assessment, and three outturn performance metrics. The current consultation targets the outturn metric proposals. Electricity Distribution Network Operators and their stakeholders are encouraged to respond, as are other stakeholders and the public. The deadline for submissions is 15 March 2024. See: LNB News 16/02/2024 57. Ofgem publishes decision...

This month brings news of a fresh mandatory FDI framework in the UK, interim rules rolled out in China, proposed tweaks to Slovakia’s notification thresholds, Georgia’s launch of a two-phase review process, and the possibility of uncapped fines in Indonesia. UK—new mandatory FDI regime proposed Draft legislation has been published in the UK to establish a compulsory FDI notification system, enabling the government to step into deals on national security grounds. The key elements are: Share acquisitions of 15% will be caught, with even smaller holdings within scope where there is ‘material influence’ Acquisitions of assets are covered, including land, tangible moveable property, and—capturing intellectual property—any idea, information, or technique with industrial, commercial or other economic value Sectors expected to fall under the mandatory regime include: civil nuclear, communications, data infrastructure, defence, energy, transport, AI, autonomous robotics, computing hardware, cryptographic authentication, advanced materials, quantum technologies, engineering biologies, critical suppliers to the government and emergency services, military or dual-use technologies, and satellite and space...