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In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation, licensing and taxation Networks and network connections Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Nuclear energy Oil and gas International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Key developments and materials DESNZ announces 100 schools now have Great British Energy solar panels DESNZ confirmed that Great British Energy solar arrays are now fitted at 100 schools and colleges nationwide. By summer 2026, roughly 250 institutions will benefit through a focused deployment that gives precedence to deprived communities in the North East, West Midlands and North West, and guarantees a minimum of ten schools in each English region. Across their lifespan, these installations are expected to deliver around £220m in cumulative savings for the 250 schools and colleges, allowing funds to be redirected into teaching spaces. See:...

The team behind arbitrateAD The registry Kristin Campbell-Wilson has now taken up the role of executive director at the newly established Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre. Bringing more than twenty years’ international arbitration expertise, she most recently served at the SCC Arbitration Institute, first as deputy secretary general and subsequently as secretary general. Her selection clearly underscores arbitrateAD’s strong focus on streamlined case administration in practice. It likewise marks a positive step for gender balance within the sector. The court The arbitrateAD Court (the Court) exercises oversight of arbitrations conducted under the arbitrateAD Rules. Under the arbitrateAD Rules, the Court is charged with appointing arbitrators, deciding challenges to arbitrators, and scrutinising arbitral awards, among other duties and responsibilities. The Court comprises 15 leading international arbitration practitioners, with women accounting for nearly half. This varied bench has wide geographic reach, with members based across 11 jurisdictions. They include five figures from the Middle East region, four originating from the UAE, plus ten others spanning Africa, Europe, Asia...

Antitrust CMA updates register and publishes warning and advisory letter maps sent to nation or region The CMA has unveiled maps showing where in the UK it sent 586 letters, both warning and advisory, on competition law concerns, covering the period from 2018 to 2024. When it has information that certain trading practices might be damaging competition, the CMA may, at times, issue advisory or warning letters to companies, while deciding not to launch a formal investigation on grounds of priority. It uses these letters to caution businesses that it is worried they could be breaching competition law and to encourage them to comply fully with...

This month has seen multiple merger control milestones: in Aruba, a new competition law featuring a merger control regime commenced; the Australian government published proposals to amend its merger regime; Belarus announced that revised thresholds will take effect on 7 July 2024; Egypt issued implementing regulations for its newly established pre-merger regime; and the UK adopted a new phase 2 merger review process. Aruba—new competition law enters into effect In Aruba, the Competition Regulation is now in force. It spans the three principal pillars of competition law, including merger control, and establishes a mandatory filing system. A deal must be notified where: the parties’ aggregate annual turnover is at least Afl 125m (approximately €64m/US$69.3m); and at least two parties each generate turnover of Afl 15m (approximately €7.7m/US$8.3m). There is also a duty to report where the participants hold a market share of 30% or more in one or more relevant markets in Aruba. At this stage, notifications are required for information-gathering...

This Practice Note addresses only arbitrations conducted under the CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2024 (CIETAC Rules). In general, these govern cases accepted by CIETAC on or after 1 January 2024, or where the parties have expressly chosen the 2024 Rules (CIETAC, art 88). The 2015 rules continue to apply to arbitrations accepted by CIETAC between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2023. The Note concerns international or foreign-related disputes, as well as matters connected to Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, or the Taiwan region (CIETAC, art 3.2). Separate provisions exist for summary arbitration—see Practice Note: CIETAC (2024)—summary procedure (and early dismissal)—and for domestic arbitration; neither is covered here. There are also distinct provisions for cases administered by the CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Centre (CIETAC, art 76), which likewise fall outside the scope of this Note. Under the CIETAC Rules, proceedings begin when the claimant lodges a Request for Arbitration (the Request)—see Practice Note: CIETAC (2024)—starting an arbitration. Provided the formal requirements are met, CIETAC will accept the Request and...

Loan market and developments As the financial centre of the Asia Pacific region and a key channel for Chinese offshore borrowing, Hong Kong stands among the biggest and most active syndicated loan hubs in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan), often contributing more than 20% of the region’s total syndicated volumes. A sustained spell of low interest rates and plentiful liquidity across Hong Kong’s banking system has kept funding widely accessible to borrowers. Bloomberg indicates that, in the sustainability-linked loan arena, Hong Kong led the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan), delivering a record 31.4% share of overall issuance. This strong demand has also boosted HKD-denominated activity, making HKD the second most utilised currency in the sustainability-linked loan market for H1 2024... Please provide a brief overview of forthcoming changes to the law or other matters that may affect the loan markets or the responses to the questions

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Before the Employment Tribunal at [ [Insert region] ] Case No: [ Insert case number ] Between: [ INSERT NAME OF CLAIMANT ] (Claimant) and [ INSERT NAME OF RESPONDENT ] (Respondent) [ CLAIMANT’S OR RESPONDENT’S OR AGREED ] List of Issues Jurisdictional issues Was the claim issued within the six-month qualifying time period, taking account of the ‘stop the clock’ provisions associated with early conciliation? (Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), ss 129, 140B) The Claimant contends this is [ a standard OR a stable work OR a concealment OR an incapacity OR a concealment and an incapacity ] case. Is the Claimant an employee or a holder of a personal or public office, or were they formerly in such a position or role? (EqA 2010, s 64(1), 83(2)) Equal pay comparator Whom does the Claimant cite as the comparator of the opposite sex undertaking equal work? (EqA 2010, s 79(2)) The Claimant relies on [...

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