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Energy and Utilities Update | 17 July 2020

Welcome to our latest update on regulatory and market developments in the energy and utilities sector. In this week's edition

IT and data

Latest European privacy decision adds complexity and uncertainty for cross-border data transfers, particularly to the U.S.

Surprise CJEU judgment leaves intact standard contractual clauses but invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and forces businesses and regulators to work

Dispute resolution

UK sanctions regime diverges from the EU's as government names its first post-Brexit targets

The UK has introduced regulations imposing sanctions on 49 individuals for violations of human rights in the first changes to

Corporate

Covid-19, dissolution due to losses and directors' liability

The extraordinary regulatory provisions published on the companies' dissolution regime in light of the crisis caused by Covid-19 are oriented

IT and data

IT service provider liable for damages caused by ransomware

A ruling of the Dutch Court of Amsterdam has been published in which an IT service provider was liable for

Regulatory and compliance

DOJ and SEC release the Second Edition of the FCPA Resource Guide

The Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "Resource Guide") was originally released in November 2012. The

Energy and Utilities

Energy innovation projects | Overview of key grant funding options

We are seeing a transformative change in how energy is generated, balanced, optimised and consumed. Innovation within the energy sector