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On the horns of a trilemma

Energy Yearbook 2024

As energy transition, security and affordability become ever-more urgent, the market is surging like never before. Alex Ryan asks power pundits for their views on whether the purple patch can last.

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On the horns of a trilemma

Energy Yearbook 2024

As energy transition, security and affordability become ever-more urgent, the market is surging like never before. Alex Ryan asks power pundits for their views on whether the purple patch can last.

Perspectives: David Bone

Energy Yearbook 2024

‘I’m working in an area where projects not only provide employment but also help our environment and make a difference to our lives.’ David Bone, senior partner in renewable energy at Harper Macleod, opens up about his 30-year career in renewable energy

Thought leadership: Bulgaria expects record energy investments in 2024-25

Energy Yearbook 2024

Country goals In 2023 Bulgaria adopted key legislation amendments that are expected to lead to a boom in green energy investments in the following years. The measures are taken in response to the decline of renewable energy sources’ share in the country’s end consumption for the last two years. The 2022 share of renewable energy …

A clean break – how law firms are helping to power the energy transition

Energy Yearbook 2024

With energy transition and net-zero targets high on the agenda for businesses of all shapes and sizes, Maya Sainani takes a look at the law firms identified by the Legal 500 Green Guide as playing a key role in driving change

Perspectives: Clare Burgess

Energy Yearbook 2024

‘Work hard, be curious, support others (it is noticed and appreciated) and grab opportunities.’ Clifford Chance partner Clare Burgess on energy perspectives

Q&A: Oppenheim

Energy Yearbook 2024

1. How does the Hungarian regulatory framework govern renewable energy projects, and what are the latest amendments or proposals that could impact such projects? Renewable energy projects are not regulated separately, the respective rules are embedded in the regulation of the given sector. For example, solar and wind projects have their rules within the frame …

Corridors of power

Energy Yearbook 2024

From traditional energy to renewable sources, the Legal 500 rankings cover the full breadth of the energy market – but which law firms hold the most rankings?

Q&A: Osborne Clarke

Energy Yearbook 2024

1. Can you describe the current legal framework governing renewable energy in Germany and any significant regulatory developments that have occurred in the last year? In a nutshell, the legal framework for renewable energy in Germany consists of a priority grid connection claim and support via the Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) feed-in tariff for smaller installations and …

Stepping on the gas – the factors behind the rise of green hydrogen

Energy Yearbook 2024

Green hydrogen projects are set to play a huge part in the energy transition. Harry Hyde talks to the lawyers on the front lines of a fast-developing market

Perspectives: Maria Connolly

Energy Yearbook 2024

TLT partner and head of future energy and real estate Maria Connolly on a 25-year career in renewable energy, the challenges facing the industry and why it’s important to love what you do

Q&A: Pellerano Nadal

Energy Yearbook 2024

1. What are the primary laws and regulations governing the energy sector in the Dominican Republic? The General Electricity Law No. 125-01, dated 26 July 2001, as amended (the Electricity Law), regulates all stages of production, transmission, distribution and commercialisation of electricity, as well as the functions of the competent government agencies that oversee the …

Foreword: Hunters Law

Private Client Yearbook 2024

What does digital transformation mean for private client services? Cryptocurrencies promised a revolution. Their decentralised infrastructure was thought to be the future of finance – and by late 2021, they were worth $3tn. Then those values came crashing down. Now the king of crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been found guilty of one of the biggest …

Breaking down silos: family law in the UK in 2024 and beyond

Private Client Yearbook 2024

Lucy Enright talks to leading family lawyers about how the law needs to keep up with what family looks like in 2024.

2024 will be a year of change in the UK. The question is, how much?

Private Client Yearbook 2024

Do you have a crystal ball? If you do, then perhaps you can share the outcome of the UK election in 2024. Which election pledges are going to have most impact on private wealth professionals and their clients? Or perhaps you’re reading this in May or November, know who has won and are busy planning …

The private client pecking order

Private Client Yearbook 2024

The Legal 500 ranks almost 1,000 firms and 1,500 lawyers for private client work across the UK – which firms have the most rankings and stand-out stars?

Perspectives: Ayesha Vardag

Private Client Yearbook 2024

‘People need to be physically near each other and feel each other’s chemistry – otherwise everything is just cold and dry and boring’ – Ayesha Vardag on changing the law, how WFH trashed intellectual collaboration and why sex, love and money make family law endlessly interesting