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R (Greyhound Board of Great Britain Ltd) v Welsh Ministers [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin) What are the practical implications of this case? The ruling reinforces the constitutional divide between the courts and the legislature. It explains that the scheme and framework of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (GWA 2006) embody that separation of powers, and that any judicial attempt to recognise and enforce a common law obligation on Welsh Ministers to consult prior to introducing legislation in the Senedd would trespass upon that boundary. This is not a departure from established principle; case law has already upheld comparable rules for lawmakers in Scotland and at Westminster. However, this is the first express confirmation of the position for Welsh lawmakers, and the first time this dimension of the GWA 2006 has been analysed in such depth. The court examined earlier
The solution arrived through the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), a quasi‑judicial body handling mass claims, created under UN Security Council Resolution 687. By addressing environmental harm—most notably via its ‘F4’ claim class—the UNCC set a seminal benchmark shaping how international law and contemporary arbitral panels allocate financial responsibility for wartime ecological devastation. With present-day wars in areas such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East bringing dam breaches, strikes on chemical facilities, and the burning of farmland, the UNCC’s legacy endures as an essential reference point for states, global investors, and companies engaged in post‑conflict arbitration. The F4 claims: Quantifying the unquantifiable Prior to the 1990s, mechanisms in international law for war reparations overwhelmingly favoured property loss, foregone earnings, and bodily injury. The natural world was commonly treated as a mute, non-compensable victim of armed hostilities...
Understanding the farming business as a business Many farms still use long-standing structures that arose by habit, not strategy. Sole traders, informal partnerships and outdated partnership deeds are common. While once effective, such setups can cause major issues around succession, tax planning and involving the next generation. A corporate team can take a fresh, business-led view of the farm, asking: Who owns the land and other critical assets? Who manages daily operations? Who carries the risk and who enjoys the return? What is the enduring plan for succession? From this review, the team can confirm whether the current setup is fit for purpose or if an alternative — for example an updated partnership agreement, a company, a limited liability partnership, or a blended model — would better meet the family’s aims. Tax efficiency through joined-up advice Tax sits at the centre of most
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In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem launches dual Calls for Input on ' Consumer Outcomes' and a review of supplier GSo P Ofgem has launched two connected Calls for Input on: (1) proposals for a new suite of cross-cutting ' Consumer Outcomes' to steer an outcomes-based regulatory model; and (2) a root-and-branch review of the supplier Guaranteed Standards of Performance ( GSo P). Both remain open until 22 January 2026, aiming to create a simpler regime that safeguards consumers while enabling innovation. See: LNB News 10/11/2025 8. Electricity Code Modifications Information on every live change to the Connection and Use of System Code ( CUSC), the Grid Code ( GC), the System Owner—...
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In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and grid connections Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and system flexibility Air emissions, efficiency and climate change International energy Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing DESNZ has opened a consultation to strengthen Energy Ombudsman ( EO) powers. It will concentrate on complaints from domestic energy suppliers, small enterprise complaints against non-domestic suppliers, and heat network complaints. Electricity and gas networks and third-party intermediaries will instead be consulted on separately. The plans include shortening the escalation period for complaints from eight to four weeks, allowing automatic compensation where EO decisions are not put into effect promptly, and granting the EO a statutory...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Oil and gas International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy resources on Lexis+® Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem consults on licence modifications to implement RESP Ofgem has opened a consultation on draft licence changes intended to deliver the Regional Energy Strategic Plan ( RESP). It targets four licence categories: the electricity system operator licence, the gas system planner licence, the standard conditions of the electricity distribution licence, and part D of the standard special conditions of the gas transporters licence. The consultation is scheduled to end on 28 November 2025. See: LNB News 16/10/2025 23. Electricity Code Modifications NESO’s Modification Tracker now brings together information on all live changes to the CUSC, the Grid Code (...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Planning issues in energy projects Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing News Analysis: Powering change—key insights from the REMA summer update 2025 Significant shifts are coming for Great Britain’s energy sector after the government released the REMA Summer Update on 10 July 2025. The Update confirms the continuation of a single GB-wide wholesale market and outlines a range of reforms aimed at improving the efficiency of the future power system. Marianne Anton, partner at Clyde & Co, examines the core elements of the announcement and highlights what market...
Alaska Airlines Inc v Virgin Aviation TM Ltd and another company [2025] EWHC 2505 ( Comm) What are the practical implications of this case? The principal outcomes of Mr Justice Foxton’s analysis can be stated as follows: Where an unjust enrichment claim founded on failure of basis is invoked to stop payment of a contractual amount, the correct characterisation is that this engages the defence of circuity of action (para [49]). In that scenario, circuity of action does not mean the debt is never due; rather, it supplies a defence to liability. A broadly drafted no set off clause captures such a defence, so summary judgment can be granted (para [52]). To reach those conclusions, Foxton J reviewed a range of authorities in which no set off provisions were relied upon (see especially para [47]), and he also considered and clarified other...
' Frontier' Clean Energy Industries The Plan spotlights a set of ‘frontier’ Clean Energy Industries that will receive focussed government backing: Wind (onshore, offshore and floating offshore) Nuclear fission Fusion energy Carbon Capture Usage & Storage ( CCUS) Greenhouse gas removals Hydrogen Heat pumps Conspicuously absent from the ‘frontier’ line-up are solar, long duration energy storage ( LDES), bioenergy, heat networks, and smart grid technologies. These are characterised as ‘vital’, with an assurance that government will continue to support their deployment, yet they are largely unmentioned for the remainder of the Plan. The Plan’s ten-year programme confirms long-term deployment plans for the frontier technologies. It seeks to drive investment by providing greater certainty to industry. Across the document, two principal levers for delivery are emphasised: delivering targeted catalytic public investment and breaking down barriers to investment. Although not the focus of this blog, the Plan also outlines how government intends to ensure a...
The REMA Summer Update signals a decisive moment in the energy transition journey. For players across the renewable energy sector, grasping the ramifications of these shifts—and the next key developments to monitor closely—has never been more vital. Marianne Anton, a partner at Clyde & Co, sets out the headline elements of the latest REMA Summer Update and the priorities market participants should focus on now in particular. The road to the REMA summer update 2025 REMA began in July 2022 to examine the optimal route to a fair, affordable and secure power system. Though initiated under the former government, it still aligns with the current government’s mission to make GB a clean energy superpower and deliver clean power by 2030......
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Renewable energy Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem opens consultation on ED3 price control methodology for electricity distribution Ofgem has opened a consultation on the approach to the third electricity distribution price control ( ED3). The regime will govern Great Britain’s distribution networks from 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2033. Building on the ED3 Framework Decision, the proposals define methods for cost evaluation, financing and climate resilience across the five-year control period. The consultation runs until 3 December 2025. See: LNB News 08/10/2025 34......
GGR Business Model and related policy On 27 August 2025, DESNZ released a suite of documents setting out its proposed GGR Business Model and associated policy. The package includes: GGR Business Model Summary Draft GGR Front End Agreement Draft GGR Standard Terms and Conditions, which together constitute the ‘ GGR Contract’ Draft GGR Grant Offer Letter Draft GGR Grant Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions The GGR Grant Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions are intended to be incorporated as a schedule to the final version of the GGR Grant Offer Letter. The GGR Grant Offer Letter, along with its schedules (including the GGR Grant Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions), is referred to as the ‘ Grant Funding Agreement’. The GGR Business Model aims to stimulate private capital in GGR technologies in the UK, with particular emphasis on engineered removals of...
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In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Planning issues in energy projects Energy disputes Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Key developments and materials Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Ofgem consults on extending ongoing fit and proper requirements across all licences Ofgem has opened a consultation proposing that the continuing fit and proper person obligations should apply to every licence holder. These obligations, which for now cover only gas and electricity suppliers and carbon dioxide transport and storage licence holders, would be broadened so that all Ofgem licensees must ensure senior staff remain appropriate for their posts beyond the initial licence grant. The move...
In this issue: Key developments and materials Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Nuclear energy International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy law titles Daily and weekly news alerts Key developments and materials DESNZ publishes statement of strategic priorities for Great British Energy DESNZ has released a statement of strategic priorities for Great British Energy ( GBE). It sets out the Secretary of State’s overarching direction and priorities for the state-owned company under section 5 of the Great British Energy Act 2025, and explains how it will accelerate clean power roll-out across the UK. The statement highlights three central areas of focus: (1) investing in and advancing both new and proven technologies and assets required for Clean Power 2030 and...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility Oil and gas Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy New and updated content Latest Q& As Dates for your diary Trackers Energy law titles Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Electricity Code Modifications NESO’s Modification Tracker now centralises all current changes to the Connection and Use of System Code ( CUSC), the Grid Code ( GC), the System Owner— Transmission Owner Code ( STC) and the Security and Quality Supply Standard ( SQSS). It outlines each modification’s aim, the stakeholders affected, Panel views on prioritisation, and its stage within the review pathway. For further details, see: Codes. Networks and network connections Ofgem consults on heat networks consumer protection guidance Ofgem has opened a consultation on draft guidance for heat networks consumer protection. The draft guidance sets out the rules and...
Short-duration storage—market and regulatory developments The Roadmap sets out a blueprint to expand short-duration flexibility across the energy system, blending active consumer involvement with focused network investment. Central to the consumer side is the Marketwide Half- Hourly Settlement ( MHHS) programme, unlocking dynamic, time-of-use tariffs and enabling innovative retail offerings that mirror real-time system conditions; Ofgem envisages delivery by 2030 at the latest. Complementary retail reforms aim to deliver tariff transparency, boost uptake of flexible appliances via smart functionality standards, and strip out disincentives, in the form of final consumption levies, on electricity exported from domestic storage and electric vehicles ( EVs). Under today’s arrangements, these levies are charged on electricity drawn into home and EV batteries and are not reimbursed when that power is sent back into the grid, thereby discouraging participation in consumer-led flexibility ( CLF). By 2050, EVs are expected to supply the...
Peter Dunn v Kostas Kazolides [2025] EWHC 2212 ( Ch) Mr Dunn, a former chartered accountant and insolvency practitioner, brought a claim for almost £9m against Mr Kazolides. The High Court held that Mr Kazolides (represented at trial by Dov Ohrenstein of Radcliffe Chambers and Canfields Law Solicitors) had given a guarantee in relation to a Cypriot company that owed substantial sums to Mr Dunn, yet the claim was dismissed. How could Mr Kazolides nevertheless prevail in his defence and avoid any liability to pay under the guarantee? By way of background, under a joint venture agreement, Mr Dunn advanced funds to the company to finance the development and sale of seven villas in Cyprus. The agreement stipulated that the loan became repayable upon ‘the insolvency of the company’ and, as the judge found, it also contained a guarantee from Mr...
In this issue: Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Networks and network connections Nuclear energy Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change International energy New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Energy law titles Daily and weekly news alerts Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing Electricity Code Modifications All current changes to the Connection and Use of System Code ( CUSC), the Grid Code ( GC), the System Owner— Transmission Owner Code ( STC) and the Security and Quality Supply Standard ( SQSS) are collated on NESO’s Modification Tracker. It clarifies each change’s purpose, highlights affected stakeholders, captures Panel views on prioritisation, and indicates its present position in the review process. For further information, see: Codes. Networks and network connections NESO announces closure of ' Gate 2 to Whole Queue' evidence submission...
Woodhouse Investment Pte Ltd and West Cumbria Mining ( Holdings) Ltd v UK, before the High Court of England and Wales, marks a genuinely pivotal point in the UK’s engagement with investment treaty arbitration. This development highlights a wider truth: treaty safeguards no longer belong only to investors in developing economies. Even mature rule‑of‑law states may now have to justify highly contentious policy choices before international arbitral panels. Background of the dispute The arbitration arises from the proposed Woodhouse Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria—the first deep coal mine in the UK for decades. Backed by West Cumbria Mining and reportedly majority‑owned by Singapore‑based Woodhouse Investment, the scheme aimed to supply metallurgical coal for steelmaking. The proposal swiftly proved divisive. Following years of consultation, government consent was issued in 2022. Two years later, the High Court in Friends of the Earth Ltd v Secretary of State for...
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