End-use Charging meaning

This Checklist outlines the principal steps a creditor should take to secure and execute a charging order against land, with clear pointers to fuller guidance provided at each stage. Preliminary considerations Confirm there is an appropriate judgment debt, verify the debtor holds an interest in land, and also weigh any other practical matters. See Practice Notes: Charging orders and orders for sale—practical considerations Charging orders—what are they and when to use them—CPR 73 Application Decide if the application has to be filed with the Civil National Business Centre. See: Charging orders—is this a CNBC or non-CNBC case?—flowchart...

Antitrust Advocate General suggests Google’s refusal to provide third party access to Android Auto platform may breach Article 102 TFEU Advocate General Laila Medina issued her opinion in Case C- 233/23 Alphabet and Others, a national reference from Italy that seeks guidance and clarification on whether Google’s stance of denying third-party access to Android Auto (a mobile app for Android devices) infringes Article 102 TFEU. For context, Google is the developer of Android OS, an open-source operating system for Android mobile devices. In 2015, Google rolled out Android Auto, an app for mobile devices with an Android operating system that allows motorists to use certain smartphone apps via a car’s integrated display. Independent developers are able to produce iterations of their own apps that work with Android Auto by applying templates supplied by Google. Enel X (part of the Enel Group) delivers electric car charging services. In May 2018, it introduced JuicePass, an app which provides a suite of features for charging electric vehicles. In September 2018, Enel X...

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FEPA FEPA is a landmark statute that, for the first time in US history, criminalises foreign officials who solicit or receive bribes in return for carrying out an official act to secure a commercial benefit. It applies where a foreign official seeks or takes bribes from issuers or domestic concerns, or from any person whilst the official is in the US. Enacted with bipartisan, bicameral backing, the law grants federal prosecutors expansive extraterritorial authority to pursue corrupt foreign officials who demand or accept bribes. For decades, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was the only foreign bribery regime, and it addresses the supply side of misconduct—ie, paying or offering bribes to public officials to gain a business advantage. Yet the FCPA does not authorise prosecutors to charge the other participant in a quid pro quo-style bribery scheme—the bribe-seeking official—and, until FEPA’s arrival, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has resorted to applying other statutes, such as money laundering and wire fraud, when seeking to indict corrupt foreign officials...

What is the Pensions Advice Allowance? Following consultation in 2016/17, the government brought in, from 6 April 2017, the Pensions Advice Allowance. It enables eligible pension scheme members to withdraw a fixed sum from their pension pot tax-free to cover holistic retirement advice. At the member’s instruction, the scheme may therefore reduce the value of the member’s pot by the advice fee and pay the funds straight to the member’s adviser. This measure stemmed from the Financial Advice Market Review, which highlighted an advice gap affecting people who require retirement planning support but cannot meet the cost from net-of-tax income or savings. It is available in addition to other existing advice allowances and payment routes for advice. These include adviser charging, which does not permit pension monies to be used to fund holistic retirement advice. For further details, see Other types of pensions advice measures below. The government’s aim is to help those preparing for retirement to use the Pensions Advice Allowance to fund holistic...

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note offers a practical guide to running and resisting investigations and prosecutions under the UK’s former corruption framework that applied before the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) commenced (the pre‑BA 2010 regime). It addresses: how to frame charges for common law bribery (ie under the relevant statutes), including charge selection for conduct straddling both regimes case law defining a public body the need for a corrupt intent the presumption of corruption and associated human rights ramifications the requirements of secrecy and corruption, and what companies can do to minimise historic exposure to prosecution This Practice Note also considers: the offence of bribery at common law the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 (PBCPA 1889) the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (PCA 1906), and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 (PCA 1916) For details on the operative legal provisions, ongoing liability, territorial reach, and penalties and sentencing...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED This archived case hub sets out the position as at the decision of 8 March 2022; it is no longer being maintained. For further information, see the timeline and commentary. Case facts Outline An inquiry under CA98 Chapters I and II by the CMA into alleged infringements of competition law, relating to long‑term exclusivity in the provision of electric vehicle chargepoints located on or close to motorways. Latest developments On 8 March 2022, the CMA confirmed it would accept undertakings from Gridserve. Those undertakings include the following: ceasing enforcement of exclusive rights in agreements with Extra, MOTO or Roadchef after November 2026, which at present cover about two‑thirds of motorway service areas in the UK as a whole. This means Gridserve will cut the exclusivity duration in its current contracts with MOTO by roughly 2 years and with Roadchef by roughly 4 years (the Extra contract is scheduled to end in 2026) not enforcing exclusive rights at...

HM Land Registry Prescribed Clauses LR1. Lease date [ date ] LR2. The title number(s) LR2.1 Landlord’s title number(s) [ insert the title number(s) from which this Lease is derived (leave blank if the Landlord’s title is not registered) ] LR2.2 Additional title numbers [ all existing title number(s) against which entries for matters mentioned in LR9, LR10, LR11 and LR13 are to be recorded ] LR3. ...

FORTHCOMING CHANGE : Royal Assent for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 was granted on 27 October 2025. For guidance on the Act’s effect on residential tenancies in England, refer to Practice Note: Renters’ Rights Act 2025—key provisions. HM Land Registry—Prescribed Clauses LR1. Date of lease [ date ] LR2. Title number(s) LR2.1 Landlord’s title number(s) [ insert the title number(s) from which this Lease is granted (leave blank if the Landlord’s title is unregistered) ] LR2.2 Other title number(s) [ any existing title number(s) against which entries for matters mentioned in LR9, LR10, LR11 and LR13 are to be recorded ] LR3. Parties to this lease Landlord [ [ OPTION 1—name of Landlord (not an overseas entity) ] [ of OR incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number [ number ]) with its registered office at ] [ address ] OR [ OPTION 2—name of...

Under sections 101 and 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925), a mortgagee in possession is empowered to dispose of the property, usually once possession has been obtained; however, the parties may by agreement contract out of this statutory power. When the power of sale is exercised, the mortgagor’s equitable right to redeem is brought to an end, and the mortgagee holds any surplus sale proceeds on trust for the mortgagor and other interested parties...