United Kingdom: Energy Law

The United States is advancing discussions toward a strategic minerals partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC

On 23 June 2025, the government published its Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan (the Plan), which aims to double clean energy investment in designated 'frontier'...

Energy is now a board-level issue. Rising costs, decarbonisation pressures and supply risks mean companies must take a strategic approach to energy use, sourcing and resilience.

The recently published National Energy System Operator's connections reform timetable requires all developers who have projects with existing signed connection agreements in place to apply...

When a company does not have enough assets to meet its debts, or is unable to pay its debts when they fall due, its directors may decide to place the company into administration.

After the extensive process of acquiring a development site, managing the complex planning and construction requirements, handling the unpredictability...

In this episode, John Buttanshaw (Co-Head of ESG & Impact and Partner in our Operational Risk and Environment group) discusses Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.

In this episode, Associate Katie Hindley from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team discusses ground source heat pumps as an efficient alternative heating solution, which are increasing in popularity due to the UK's ban on heating systems fuelled by fossil fuels. What are the benefits, and what are the key difficulties to consider when installing?

In this eighth episode of our Energy & Infrastructure video series, where we explore ten key areas of sustainable infrastructure, John Buttanshaw (Co-Head of ESG & Impact and Partner in our Operational Risk and Environment group) breaks down the types of hydrogen, its robust capabilities, the support system pledged by the Labour government to incentivise its use, and the key challenge to success.