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Court puts stop to unlawful development green lights! Rosebank & Jackdaw oilfields ruling
February 2025On 29 January 2025, the Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland handed down its decision on two judicial reviews brought by environmental campaigners Greenpeace and anti-fossil fuel group Uplift. They had challenged the offshore oil and gas development licences granted by the Secretary of State and the Oil and Gas Authority (the… Read More >
Rebuilding Ukraine: EU’s Call for Expressions of Interest and proposals for Ukraine’s reconstruction by 1 March 2025
February 2025Call for investment At the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference in November 2024 in Warsaw, Poland, the European Union (EU) launched a Call for Expressions of Interest (the Call) for private EU investment to support Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts. The Call encourages EU businesses, joint ventures, and groupings involving EU and Ukrainian companies to submit project proposals for… Read More >
The Procurement Act 2023
February 2025Navigating a Buyer’s Market: What Rights Do Suppliers Have? The Procurement Act 2023 comes in to force today, 24 February 2025, bringing the most significant reforms to UK public procurement in decades. Designed to enhance transparency, competition and accountability, the Act introduces new rules that businesses and public sector bodies must navigate. Here we bring… Read More >
Navigating the Procurement Act 2023: 5 Key Changes You Need to Know
February 2025The Procurement Act 2023 takes effect on 24 February 2025, introducing the most significant overhaul of UK public procurement in decades. Designed to streamline procedures, enhance transparency, and strengthen supplier accountability, the Act replaces the previous EU-based framework with a more flexible, UK-focused approach. For businesses and contracting authorities, these changes bring new opportunities—but also… Read More >
The Year Ahead in Construction – 2025
February 2025Sheena Sood previews what 2025 will hold for the construction industry from a legal point of view. This article was first published in Building Magazine. Please click on the link below to read the full article. The Year Ahead in Construction – 2025
Rebuilding Ukraine – construction opportunities on the horizon
February 2025Introduction Ukraine’s construction industry has been significantly impacted over recent years for many reasons; the conflict with Russia, the Covid-19 pandemic, material shortages, price increases, and other political and economic global developments. However, with the latest press reports indicating potential peace developments in Ukraine, the focus has swiftly shifted back to the prospects of reconstructing… Read More >
Don’t pay, can’t play – cabinet Office publishes new Procurement Policy Notes on approaches to supplier payment processes when procuring major government contracts
February 2025On 3 December 2024, the Cabinet Office published Procurement Policy Notes 015 and 018 (the “PPNs”), which set out how in-scope organisations can consider a supplier’s approach to payment when procuring major government contracts. The PPNs apply to all central government departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies when awarding public contracts for goods,… Read More >
AI and Copyright: US Copyright Office’s recent report and implications for UK law
February 2025In January 2025, the US Copyright Office released its second report on artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright, following its initial study on digital replicas. Part 2, titled the Copyrightability Report, explores whether AI-generated outputs qualify for copyright protection under US law and assesses the threshold of human involvement required to establish authorship. The findings reaffirm… Read More >
Biodiversity Net Gain: celebrating one year of the landmark environmental policy for new developments in England
February 202512 February 2024 saw the introduction of the landmark mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy for developers in England, which situates improving biodiversity at the forefront of new developments. We recognise its first anniversary by looking back at the policy’s inception, the main questions which have arisen and what we consider our clients should have… Read More >
“Is there enough interest?” Substantial remedies and contracting out of statutory interest rates under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act
February 2025Introduction Two 2024 Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) decisions have brought ‘substantial remedies’ under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (the “Late Payment Act”) back into the spotlight for the construction industry. In the first case, the question as to what extent parties can contract-out of the statutory interest rate under the… Read More >