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Ofgem’s proposals on protecting microbusinesses
Posted: 05/08/2020
Small businesses are not given the same protections as individual domestic consumers when engaging with energy suppliers and third party intermediaries (TPIs) acting on their behalf. This has been a source of concern and complaint for many business consumers and others...…>>
Ofgem’s Supplier Licensing Review: ongoing requirements and exit arrangements
Posted: 08/07/2020
Between 2014 and 2019, the number of active domestic energy suppliers in the GB market more than doubled, from 27 to 64. During the same period, the proportion of customers served by small and medium sized suppliers grew to around 30%. However, the period has also seen an increase in the number of supplier failures...…>>
After RHI: what support comes next for low carbon heat?
Posted: 02/06/2020
With a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and one third of such emissions coming from heating homes, business and industry, lower carbon heating remains a key policy objective. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has had an important role in providing financial support to low carbon heating...…>>
Proposals for the regulation of heat networks close on 1 May 2020 – still time for property and energy companies to get involved
Posted: 27/02/2020
The established worlds of property and energy increasingly mix in all sorts of ways: self-generation, EV charging points, building efficiency, and controlling energy demand in response to price signals being just a few examples......>>
Automated vehicles: driving intelligence
Posted: 12/09/2019
In 2016, there were 181,384 road accident casualties reported in the UK with nearly half of fatal accident victims being car occupants. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents identified human error as a key factor in 95% of road accidents, whether this be due to alcohol consumption, inexperience or simply, absentmindedness......>>

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Regulatory review - December 2020
The latest round-up of our regulatory articles (published in November and December) continues to show the broad experience of our regulatory sector group. We have articles on: promoting the circular economy; greenwashing and environmental claims; product regulation, Brexit and UKCA/ EU CE product marking; what the future holds for the labelling of plant-based foods; and the Supreme Court’s Merricks judgment on consumer collective redress.

Regulatory review - October 2020
Our latest round-up of our regulatory articles (published over the summer) once again shows the breadth and depth of our regulatory coverage. We have articles on: judicial review of regulators, with two recent cases in the education sector; smart data, an area of ever-increasing importance for consumers and business; product safety; microbusiness protection in the energy sector; and competition policy in the age of coronavirus..

Regulatory review - June 2020
As we tentatively tippy-toe out of lockdown, we’re delighted to deliver the latest regulatory review, spanning arguably the most challenging quarter in our history since World War II..

Regulatory review - March 2020
When compiling this spring edition of our regulatory review, which incorporates our individual articles published during the last quarter, we didn’t anticipate the current effects of the Covid-19 crisis..

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