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UK Offshore Wind: Converting Record-breaking Auction Success Into Physical Delivery

The UK's seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, Allocation Round 7 (AR7) cleared record-breaking offshore wind capacity, but obstacles lie ahead in translating this into physically delivered projects.

United Kingdom Energy

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A&O Shearman

Oil & Gas In 2026: International Arbitration

Several significant international arbitration decisions were handed down for the oil & gas industry through 2025, with the most notable cases concerning joint operating agreements...

United Kingdom Energy

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Nailing It? Further Proposed Improvements To The EU CBAM Regulation – Downstream Extension, Anti-avoidance And Electricity

One of the main goals of the EU CBAM is to ensure that the EU's climate policies are not undermined by carbon leakage...

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Updated Energy NPS: Impacts On Planning, Financing And Transactions

Updates to the National Planning Policy on Energy for new energy infrastructure projects – reflecting the Government's current energy priorities - came into force on 6 January 2026.

United Kingdom Energy

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Hydrogen And Ammonia In Europe – From Hype To Maturity In 2026?

United Kingdom Energy

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Mayer Brown

New Build Conveyancing: Your Guide To Buying A New Build Home

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Rothera Bray

The New Decent Homes Standard: What Landlords And Tenants Need To Know

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

The DRC's Cobalt Conundrum: Balancing Strategic Resources, ESG Demands And Supply Chain Transparency

United Kingdom Energy

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IR Global

What Does The Warm Homes Plan Mean For The UK's Energy And Infrastructure Sector?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

Shedding Its Image: Logistics Sector Seeks To Deliver Sustainability

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Jones Day

The Warm Homes Plan: Clarity At Last For Residential Landlords

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Travers Smith LLP

How Immigration Can Fill Gaps In The UK's Green Energy Sector

United Kingdom Energy

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WestBridge Business Immigration

UK's Planning And Infrastructure Act 2025: Infrastructure Aspects

United Kingdom Real Estate

JD

Jones Day

FCA Fines Oil Rig Consultant £309,843 For Insider Dealing

United Kingdom Energy

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Update January 2026 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

The Concept Of 'Overall Impression' In UK And EU Registered Design Law (Podcast)

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Employer Compliance Essentials: Navigating The UK Right To Work Check Scheme (Podcast)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Mayer Brown

S6:E6 – The Surprising Science Behind Teamwork, Trust & Engagement | Di Gates, Connection Heroes (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Square One

What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Supreme Court Allows Appeal In Landmark Energy Commission Case: Expert Tooling And Automation Ltd v Engie Power Ltd

On 9 January 2026, the Supreme Court took a decisive step in relation to commission payments in the energy supply market by granting permission to appeal the Court of Appeal...

United Kingdom Energy

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Gowling WLG

The CATO Regime - Developments To Watch For In 2026

This article outlines recent developments in the Competitively Appointed Transmission Owner (CATO) regime, which introduces competitive tendering for onshore electricity transmission assets...

United Kingdom Energy

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

CBAM-Boozled? Navigating The UK CBAM Policy Updates

The UK CBAM has been under development since the UK Government announced its intention to introduce a CBAM in December 2023.

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Powering The UK's Energy Transition: Practical Insights From The NPM UK Development & Finance Forum 2025

The UK's energy sector is at a turning point. As the nation accelerates towards net zero, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers are grappling with new challenges and opportunities...

United Kingdom Energy

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Gowling WLG

Insights From Our Future Of Data Centres Series

Worldwide Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

The Leadership Reset: The Identity Shift Your Firm Needs In 2026

United Kingdom Energy

IG

IR Global

Proposed GB Capacity Market Reforms To Integrate Low Carbon Technologies And Enhance Delivery Assurance: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

DRC And Zambia Set To Dominate Global Copper Production

United Kingdom Energy

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IR Global

Joint Ventures In The Clean Energy Sector: Resolving Deadlocks (Part 2) – Terminating The Joint Venture

United Kingdom Energy

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

UK ETS Free Allocation Largely Maintained Following Consultation

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What A Difference A Letter Makes: UK Government Consults On Changing Renewable Subsidy Inflation From RPI To CPI

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Election Requires Reflection: Waiver Of A Contractual Right To Terminate Requires Knowledge Of The Right

United Kingdom Energy

AO

A&O Shearman

Levelling-up Solar Power

United Kingdom Energy

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK Emissions Trading Scheme Expands Scope To Energy-From-Waste

United Kingdom Environment

JD

Jones Day

What A Difference A Letter Makes: UK Government Consults On Changing Renewable Subsidy Inflation From RPI To CPI

The UK Government is consulting on a proposed change to the inflation indexation measure underpinning two of its cornerstone renewable energy relief schemes: the Renewables Obligation ("RO") and the Feed-in Tariff ("FiT").

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Election Requires Reflection: Waiver Of A Contractual Right To Terminate Requires Knowledge Of The Right

The Court of Appeal has said that a party will not waive an express contractual right to terminate merely by continuing to perform after the trigger event unless, at the time, it knew of that right.

United Kingdom Energy

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A&O Shearman

Levelling-up Solar Power

In recent years, solar power has become a key part of the transition to a green economy, and to decarbonising the energy that we each rely on every day.

United Kingdom Energy

MC

Marks & Clerk

UK Emissions Trading Scheme Expands Scope To Energy-From-Waste

In July 2025, the UK government (along with the Scottish government, the Welsh government, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland...

United Kingdom Environment

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Jones Day

AI Growth Zones In The UK To Promote AI Data Centre Investment

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

S6:E2 – The Entrepreneur Revolutionising Home Heating In The UK: Amy Mooney (Video)

In this episode, host Gill Hunter sits down with Amy Mooney, founder of Mutha Cuva – a pioneering clean-heat company leading the shift from gas heating to renewable home energy.

United Kingdom Energy

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Square One

COP30: What Were The Key Outcomes?

This briefing explores the outcomes of COP30, and in particular discussions on a roadmap away from fossil fuels and agreements on implementation, finance and the natural world.

Worldwide Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

Energy Security – The Weaponisation Of Energy And Resources

On 11 November 2025, HSF Kramer and CIBC hosted a roundtable discussion on energy security – the weaponisation of energy and resources.

United Kingdom Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Nuclear NPS (EN-7)and Its Interface With The Electricity Network

The new National Policy Statement (NPS) for Nuclear Energy Generation (EN-7) published recently expands the types of nuclear power projects that can be consented under the DCO...

United Kingdom Energy

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The GBE Scheme And The Evolution Of UK Offshore Wind Subsidies & Funding

United Kingdom Energy

SO

Square One

From Office Thermostats To Planetary Impact: A Cambridge Quest For Greener Cooling

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Infrastructure And Energy Spotlight – Autumn/Winter 2025

United Kingdom Energy

TS

Travers Smith LLP

COP30: What You Need To Know

Worldwide Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Marine Energy Task Force Enters Phase 2

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

Fuelling The Future: Unlocking The UK's Biofuels Potential For Net Zero

United Kingdom Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

European Court Of Human Rights Adds To Growing Body Of Climate Change Caselaw

Worldwide Environment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Revenue Certainty Mechanism Explained

United Kingdom Transport

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Gowling WLG

Capacity: Delivering The Pipeline

United Kingdom Real Estate

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KPMG

What To Expect At COP30

United Kingdom Environment

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Travers Smith LLP

A World Of Opportunity

United Kingdom Finance

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

TotalEnergies Fined For Greenwashing In Its Advertising In French Ruling

United Kingdom Energy

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Withers LLP

Russian Oil Sanctions: What It Means For Petroleum Joint Ventures

European Union International

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Gowling WLG

M&C In The News: Why Intellectual Property Must Help Power The UK's Green Jobs Revolution

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

EU Adopts 19th Sanctions Package – LNG Imports From Russia To Be Banned

European Union International

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Energy And Infrastructure - Electric Vehicles (Video)

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Travers Smith LLP

ESG And The Energy Transition (Video)

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Mitigating, Managing And Quantifying Earthquake Risks (Video)

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WTW

The Impact Of The EU Green Deal On Value Chains (Video)

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McDermott Will & Emery

How Companies Are Addressing Emissions Management | Energy Transition Series Part 2

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Alvarez & Marsal

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