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Real estate
UK Upper Tribunal dismisses appeal of Covent Garden and rules in favour of Cornerstone
Ruling reinforces established practice that nominal consideration is appropriate for multi-skilled visit agreements
Infrastructure
UK Planning and Infrastructure Bill amendments and policy updates to further streamline consenting process
Developers will welcome the removal of consultation and authorisation rules but will need to ensure community engagement
Regulatory Outlook
Environment | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2025
Environment Agency consultation on charging sewerage undertakers for enforcement | Joint consultation on reforms to the Environmental Permitting Regime |
ESG – Environmental, social and governance
ESG Knowledge Update | April 2025
Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news
Decarbonisation
What is the current state of the European hydrogen investment landscape?
Challenges can be overcome using a combination of enabling infrastructure and facilitative policy
Real estate
High Court in Placefirst clarifies payment notices under the UK Construction Act
The judgment provides some clarity on the timing and content of payment and payless notices in construction contracts
The Built Environment
UK's approach to heat networks set for change under new regulatory regime
Operators, managers and suppliers will be checking contractual arrangements as rules and fines with 'teeth' take effect
Infrastructure
How will the Planning and Infrastructure Bill's Nature Restoration Fund transform the UK's development projects?
Could the Nature Restoration Fund be the key to faster development and enhanced nature recovery?
Infrastructure
Will the Planning and Infrastructure Bill deliver a faster and more certain consenting process for nationally significant infrastructure projects?
Fine tuning the consenting regime and a focus on infra could help deliver 1.5 million houses and 150 NSIPs by
Energy and Energy Transition
The Energy Transition | Office for Clean Energy Jobs launched to support UK's 2030 targets
Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
ESG – Environmental, social and governance
ESG Knowledge Update: March 2025
Welcome to our ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news
Regulatory and compliance
How is the UK regulatory landscape set to change?
The government is driving a pro-growth agenda, leading to transformative changes in regulatory operations
