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Energy and Utilities

EU's new RED III legislation significantly raises renewable energy targets for 2030

RED III has provisions for industry, transport, building and permits and must be transposed to national law by mid-2025
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | December 2023

Greenwashing, SDR, sustainability finance framework, fund disclosure rules and more
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

How UK and EU regulators plan to hold financial service providers accountable for greenwashing

What can providers do to mitigate the risk of accusations of greenwashing as regulatory focus on ESG-related claims tightens?
Financial Services

UK's FCA lays down rules for sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels

What will the new regime look like and what steps should firms consider taking at this stage?
Artificial intelligence

UKIPO updates patent examination guidance after High Court AI patentability decision

Examiners should not object to inventions involving artificial neural networks under the computer program exclusion
Energy and Utilities

The Energy Transition | ESO targets go live date of 1 January 2025 for transmission system reforms

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Employment and pensions

UK Employment Law Coffee Break: 'Heat of the moment' resignations, redundancy consultation and our latest employment update webinar

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments for UK employers.
Tax

Autumn Statement 2023 confirms UK's Construction Industry Scheme reforms

The government is to implement changes to the deduction scheme from April 2024
Corporate

English High Court criticises and clarifies the 'shareholder principle' of privilege

A ruling has cast doubt on the justification for a long-standing principle of the law of privilege against shareholders
Commercial

Insurance broker negligence: what do brokers in the UK need to ask their clients?

A recent ruling explored how far a broker is liable to its client if it failed to advise on the