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Decarbonisation

International Court of Justice issues landmark opinion on state obligations in respect of climate change

Failure to take action on climate change risks legal accountability

21/08/2025

Read time 10m

Public law

The first tender for access to the grid is announced for eight nodes of the transmission grid and 3,681 MW of capacity

The Resolution of 11 July 2025, of the Secretariat of Energy, announcing the first tender for demand access capacity to...

18/07/2025

Read time 3m

Public law

CNMC publishes a new guide to improve the preparation and design of Spain's public tenders

This is the third volume of the Spanish competition authority's guidance for public procurement

30/06/2025

Read time 4m

Public law

Spain's Supreme Court lays down new criterion for the filing of special procurement appeals

This new criterion may entail practical complications in public procurement procedures

25/04/2025

Read time 4m

Energy and Energy Transition

What the Belgian and Flemish coalition agreements could mean for projects to 2029

The different coalition agreements contain notable measures for construction and energy projects

03/03/2025

Read time 2m

Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks...

17/01/2025

Read time 14m

Real estate

The Legal 500 | Real Estate Guide: An overview of Real Estate laws and regulations in France

This Real Estate guide will help you navigate the French regulatory landscape related to the real estate sector.

14/01/2025

Read time 1m

Regulatory and compliance

Are you prepared for the forthcoming changes on prompt payment terms for public tendering in the UK?

Failure to comply with measures will mean companies cannot participate in central government procurements over £5 million

19/11/2024

Read time 2m

Public law

Taking the pulse of public procurement in Spain

We examine two crucial issues in Spanish public procurement according to the annual report of the Independent Office for Regulation...

27/09/2024

Read time 4m

The Built Environment

Is Belgian real estate ready for the new rules for electric vehicles from 2025?

Obligations are changing for the installation of charging stations and infrastructure in Belgium

01/07/2024

Read time 3m

Public law

The CJEU gives wings to compensation claims for illegal exclusion in tender procedures

Although such claims were already a reality in the Spanish legal system, the CJEU's judgement may encourage an increase in...

27/06/2024

Read time 2m

Energy and Energy Transition

Italian court decision on renewables: final measure must be adopted within the deadlines set by the Consolidated Environment Act

Case may be of assistance to businesses struggling with administrative delay in approving renewable energy source plants

10/06/2024

Read time 3m

Public law

The European Court of Justice establishes a new criterion that limits administrative appeals against negotiated procedures without prior publication

The General Court of the European Union, through its judgment dated February 21, 2024, has established a groundbreaking doctrine according...

27/03/2024

Read time 4m

Regulated public procurement

The Catalan Competition Authority updates guide for detecting collusion in public procurement

The update is a crucial step for market transparency in public procurement and addresses strategies to identify collusion

26/02/2024

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Regulated procurement | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

New procurement regime to go live | Provider Selection Regime comes into force | April 2024 marks the next milestone...

11/01/2024

Read time 4m

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Decarbonisation

International Court of Justice issues landmark opinion on state obligations in respect of climate change

Failure to take action on climate change risks legal accountability

21/08/2025

Read time 10m

Public law

The first tender for access to the grid is announced for eight nodes of the transmission grid and 3,681 MW of capacity

The Resolution of 11 July 2025, of the Secretariat of Energy, announcing the first tender for demand access capacity to...

18/07/2025

Read time 3m

Public law

CNMC publishes a new guide to improve the preparation and design of Spain's public tenders

This is the third volume of the Spanish competition authority's guidance for public procurement

30/06/2025

Read time 4m

Public law

Spain's Supreme Court lays down new criterion for the filing of special procurement appeals

This new criterion may entail practical complications in public procurement procedures

25/04/2025

Read time 4m

Energy and Energy Transition

What the Belgian and Flemish coalition agreements could mean for projects to 2029

The different coalition agreements contain notable measures for construction and energy projects

03/03/2025

Read time 2m

Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks...

17/01/2025

Read time 14m

Real estate

The Legal 500 | Real Estate Guide: An overview of Real Estate laws and regulations in France

This Real Estate guide will help you navigate the French regulatory landscape related to the real estate sector.

14/01/2025

Read time 1m

Regulatory and compliance

Are you prepared for the forthcoming changes on prompt payment terms for public tendering in the UK?

Failure to comply with measures will mean companies cannot participate in central government procurements over £5 million

19/11/2024

Read time 2m

Public law

Taking the pulse of public procurement in Spain

We examine two crucial issues in Spanish public procurement according to the annual report of the Independent Office for Regulation...

27/09/2024

Read time 4m

The Built Environment

Is Belgian real estate ready for the new rules for electric vehicles from 2025?

Obligations are changing for the installation of charging stations and infrastructure in Belgium

01/07/2024

Read time 3m

Public law

The CJEU gives wings to compensation claims for illegal exclusion in tender procedures

Although such claims were already a reality in the Spanish legal system, the CJEU's judgement may encourage an increase in...

27/06/2024

Read time 2m

Energy and Energy Transition

Italian court decision on renewables: final measure must be adopted within the deadlines set by the Consolidated Environment Act

Case may be of assistance to businesses struggling with administrative delay in approving renewable energy source plants

10/06/2024

Read time 3m

Public law

The European Court of Justice establishes a new criterion that limits administrative appeals against negotiated procedures without prior publication

The General Court of the European Union, through its judgment dated February 21, 2024, has established a groundbreaking doctrine according...

27/03/2024

Read time 4m

Regulated public procurement

The Catalan Competition Authority updates guide for detecting collusion in public procurement

The update is a crucial step for market transparency in public procurement and addresses strategies to identify collusion

26/02/2024

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Regulated procurement | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

New procurement regime to go live | Provider Selection Regime comes into force | April 2024 marks the next milestone...

11/01/2024

Read time 4m

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