External investment in Chinese wind farm projects is limited. The focus for overseas debt and equity is now on those businesses supplying equipment including components and parts to the wind farm industry and on the emerging biomass market.

Both Ofcom and the European Parliament have recently made recommendations to address the issues of the open internet and network neutrality.

Managing disputes involving a UK counterparty will become more complex and costly from 1 January 2021. What changes can you make to your contracts to ensure that disputes can be resolved in a timely and cost effective manner?

In a recent adjudication, the draconian and harsh consequences of ‘smash and grab' adjudications were considered highlighting the necessity for strict compliance with the Construction Contracts Act 2013.

The Act of 15 December 2016 on Counteracting Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Trade of Agricultural and Food Products came into force and effect on 12 July 2017.

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The area of climate change is of increasing importance to local authorities. Not only are there key issues such as compliance targets for emissions under the Climate Change Bill to address, but the wider context of energy procurement in a market where prices are likely to increase sharply over coming years.

No passado dia 25 de Março, foi publicado o novo Regulamento das Actividades de Produção, Transporte, Distribuição e Comercialização de Energia Eléctrica, aprovado pelo Decreto Presidencialn.º 76/21 ("Regulamento PTDCEE").

China’s Office of the National Energy Leading Group ("ONELG") recently released its fifth draft Energy Law for public comment. The new law reveals key insights into the issues that the Chinese government will, in the coming years, place at the top of its policy agenda concerning cleaner energy production.

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Nombreux sont ceux qui travaillent aujourd'hui dans un pays autre que celui dans lequel ils travaillaient avant le début de la crise de la Covid.

On 5 August 2020, the CBI issued its supervisory framework, setting out its approach to dealing with the issue of business interruption insurance cover for losses arising from the outbreak of Covid-19 in Ireland.

Direct foreign investments in Swiss companies are currently not subject to state approval. This is in contrast with the majority of EU and all G7 member states, which have established foreign investment controls in recent years.

The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs ("SECO") updated its "Frequently Asked Questions" ("FAQs") on 21 December 2023.

Poor regulatory enforcement processes can act as a disincentive to companies self-reporting problems and issues. It is clearly in everyone’s interests to seek to create a robust enforcement environment in which regulated utilities can have confidence.

Ofcom has announced that it will make "white space" available for use by operators of location-aware wireless devices.

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The Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department (EPD) announced formal arrangements for the implementation of clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in Hong Kong on 6 June 2008 (the 'Implementation Arrangements').