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Ofgem and CRE issue joint statement on UK-France electricity interconnection
Ofgem and the Commission de R茅gulation de l'Energie (CRE), the French energy regulator, have issued a joint statement, clarifying the current position regarding opportunities for further electricity interconnection capacity to be built between France and the UK. Since 1986, the two countries have collaborated on electricity interconnection...
CIPD Trust issues guidance for HR Professionals on hiring and supporting refugees
The CIPD Trust has published detailed guidance for HR professionals on the recruitment and retention of refugees in UK workplaces. The guide addresses key practical and procedural considerations, including documentation requirements, HR policy familiarisation, and employment processes that may differ from refugees' countries of origin. It...
Energy weekly highlights鈥20 February 2025
This week's edition of Energy weekly highlights includes: a case analysis on HMRC v Royal Bank of Canada [2025] UKSC 2, in which the Supreme Court held that Article 6 of the UK-Canada double tax treaty (DTT) did not grant the UK taxation rights over certain oil-related payments, and a news analysis on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero...
Court of Appeal鈥攆inal anti-suit injunction varied to avoid Russian court penalty (UniCredit v RusChemAlliance)
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal ordered that a final anti-suit injunction (ASI) should be varied to remove the injunctive element but maintain a declaration that the English court has jurisdiction to hear the claim. The applicant bank (UniCredit) would otherwise have incurred a significant penalty from the Russian court. The...