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2/21/2025 4:32:11 PM

Suspension of mining activities in Kivu due to ongoing security risks

By Oliver Kabongo

On 12 February 2025, the Ministry of Mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo issued a ministerial decree designating certain mining...

2/12/2025 1:03:36 PM

Mining update: Reflections on Indaba

By Raj Karia Jon Perry Martin McCann +3 more...

An international team of our mining lawyers attended the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town last week. It was a pleasure to spend time...

1/31/2025 8:37:34 AM

Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA): Call for Input on draft implementing legislation

By Georgina O'Sullivan

As covered in our previous briefing The European Commission’s Net-Zero Industry Act and European Hydrogen Bank explained), the EU's Net...

12/18/2024 1:54:08 PM

UK Hydrogen Strategy: December 2024 update

By Alistair Black Georgina O'Sullivan

The UK Government has released its latest update to the UK Hydrogen Strategy, first published in 2021. Our 2021 briefing Will the UK’s...

12/18/2024 10:39:22 AM

Clean Power 2030: The UK's path to a sustainable energy future

By Rob Marsh Georgina O'Sullivan

On 13 December 2024, DESNZ published its much anticipated Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (the Plan), outlining the UK's comprehensive...

10/29/2024 1:11:42 PM

The F word: From fossil to future

By George Gibson Andrew Clarke

This article is co-authored by our Australian colleagues Martin Irwin, Claire Foster, Julian Traill, Dylan McKimmie and Troy McKelvie....

10/20/2024 8:02:43 AM

From SpaceX to Legal Geek: Legal Innovation at its forefront

By Bernhard Fiedler

Sometimes, it's essential to take a step back and reflect on just how much has changed in recent years. Last weekend, my children and I...

10/11/2024 7:34:13 AM

New NSTA guidance aims to streamline UKCS M&A activity

By Hussain Kubba Neha Khosla Georgina O'Sullivan

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has this week published updated guidance for licence assignments in the UK Continental Shelf...

10/1/2024 9:55:54 AM

Rule changes to reflect the courts’ power to compel ADR

By Antony Corsi

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) come into effect today (1 October) which confirm the courts’ power to stay civil...

9/27/2024 9:03:23 AM

Nuclear inspiration?

By Nick Merritt

The Asian Development Bank has estimated that SE Asia has 54 gigatons of capacity for storing CO2. The International Energy...

9/23/2024 5:52:11 AM

Making every week, 'Climate Week'

By Nick Merritt

Yesterday marked the beginning of the annual Climate Week in New York City. With 600 events planned over the week the event started with...

9/20/2024 7:00:07 AM

Transatlantic divide in ESG: Key trends and challenges

By Holly Stebbing Georgina O'Sullivan

Is there a growing divide in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approaches between the US and Europe? Holly Stebbing and Debra...