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Burges Salmon

March 31, 2020

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Private companies continue along the road to net zero (and investors help guide them)

Formal governmental measures to achieve net zero remain unclear (and given the current Covid-19 crisis this looks likely to remain the...

Ross Polkinghorne

March 31, 2020

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Cities after Covid-19 - Part II

Last week I blogged about an article I read in the Guardian on how the Covid-19 pandemic will change the cities we live in.

I...

Kevin Kennedy

March 31, 2020

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Agricultural tenancy reform and net zero measures

DEFRA have published the Government's summary of responses to the consultation on reform of agricultural tenancies, and statement as to...

Agricultural tenancy reform and net zero measures

Burges Salmon

March 31, 2020

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Mental well-being issues and Covid-19

The speed with which many employers have responded to the call to arms to get people working from home is impressive. But the excitement...

Clive Pugh

March 31, 2020

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Pensions Negotations in a Crisis - Avoiding Key Pitfalls - thoughts from Harvard Business Review

Thinking of pension scheme negotiations ahead, I was taken by this article from Harvard Business Review (HBR) (Professor Adil Najam) on...

Pensions Negotations in a Crisis - Avoiding Key Pitfalls - thoughts from Harvard Business Review

Ross Polkinghorne

March 31, 2020

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Covid-19 and the UK Build to Rent Market

The Build to Rent sector has long been seen as one of the rising stars of the UK real estate market. We still have a national...

Covid-19 and the UK Build to Rent Market

Burges Salmon

March 31, 2020

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Regulation of the Tax profession - higher standards welcome, but let's resist state-regulation

The regulation of the tax profession has been a thorny topic for a while, but one senses that - once Covid19 is over - the time for it to...

Regulation of the Tax profession - higher standards welcome, but let's resist state-regulation

Tom Whittaker

March 31, 2020

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Covid-19: Increased focus on AI

Around 1.5 million workers in Britain are at high risk of losing their job to automation according to recent estimates. As a result...

Patrick Parkin

March 31, 2020

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Covid-19: A rapid acceleration in demand for Health Tech

Health Tech has been growing across the UK healthcare system for some time - both in the NHS and the independent sector. Even before the...

Covid-19: A rapid acceleration in demand for Health Tech

Burges Salmon

March 30, 2020

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HMRC confirms that July payments on account are deferred for all self-assessment taxpayers

Most self-assessment taxpayers make one tax payment in January and a second in July each year. These are known as "payments on account".

Lynsey Reid

March 30, 2020

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COVID-19: Planning and Developments

Flexibility has become increasingly important in all walks of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the planning system is...

Clive Pugh

March 30, 2020

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New Pensions Regulator Guidance – 3 Month Easements as Starting Point and Factors for Further Time

Interested to see the new guidance from the Pensions Regulator, stressing the importance of the flexibility in the scheme funding regime...

New Pensions Regulator Guidance – 3 Month Easements as Starting Point and Factors for Further Time

Burges Salmon

March 30, 2020

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Executing documents whilst social distancing

Individuals and businesses currently face a dilemma. We must all maintain our distance from one another, and yet many legal documents...

Executing documents whilst social distancing

Ross Polkinghorne

March 28, 2020

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Cities after Covid-19

I recently read a very interesting article in the Guardian about how cities have historically been shaped by pandemics.

Whether it...

Ross Polkinghorne

March 27, 2020

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Coronavirus and the UK Housing Market

Savills have today published its view on the UK housing market and Covid 19.

A significant slowdown (and some would argue...

Ross Fairley

March 27, 2020

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Bold measures needed to decarbonise transport

As the world struggles to cope with the coronavirus the government has published a consultation on what they say is the first step in...

Bold measures needed to decarbonise transport

Tom Whittaker

March 27, 2020

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Covid-19 and the casual-dining sector

Emergency legislation enacted last weekend required the closure of many food and drink businesses and leisure venues from 21 March. These...

Tom Whittaker

March 27, 2020

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Covid-19: how will Artificial Intelligence respond?

Occasionally there are extreme events that occur infrequently but have a significant market impact. These are sometimes called...

Ross Fairley

March 20, 2020

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A New Land Use or Farming Category?

I was interested to read the linked article below which focusses on the demand now for land not for traditional uses or farming, but for...

Will Woodall

March 20, 2020

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National Infrastructure Commission: the benefits of hydrogen for a low carbon future

The National Infrastructure Commission ("NIC") has updated its analysis of the power sector to provide support for its key...

National Infrastructure Commission: the benefits of hydrogen for a low carbon future

Brian Wong

March 16, 2020

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UK Government calls for evidence on microbility, flexible bus services and MaaS

Alongside the announcement of Southampton & Portsmouth, West of England Combined Authority and Derby & Nottingham as new Future...

UK Government calls for evidence on microbility, flexible bus services and MaaS

Lucy Pegler

March 9, 2020

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REA launches UK’s first EV Consumer Code

As the UK government continues to support the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) through initiatives such as funding support for...

REA launches UK’s first EV Consumer Code

Will Woodall

March 9, 2020

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Increased offshore wind deployment is key to meeting net zero targets

The winds are certainly blowing in an offshore direction as the UK looks set to further increase support for offshore wind and achieve...

Increased offshore wind deployment is key to meeting net zero targets

Ross Fairley

March 2, 2020

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Support for onshore wind, solar and floating wind headline important proposed changes to the CfD

For anyone that doubted that Net Zero will drive policy and force the UK Government to rethink approaches to deployment, the consultation...

Burges Salmon

March 2, 2020

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New hydrogen report sets a clear action plan for delivering net zero

The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, spoke of the "big role" that both green and blue...

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Burges Salmon blog Archive

Private companies continue along the road to net zero (and investors help guide them)

Cities after Covid-19 - Part II

Agricultural tenancy reform and net zero measures

Mental well-being issues and Covid-19

Pensions Negotations in a Crisis - Avoiding Key Pitfalls - thoughts from Harvard Business Review

Covid-19 and the UK Build to Rent Market

Regulation of the Tax profession - higher standards welcome, but let's resist state-regulation

Covid-19: Increased focus on AI

Covid-19: A rapid acceleration in demand for Health Tech

HMRC confirms that July payments on account are deferred for all self-assessment taxpayers

COVID-19: Planning and Developments

New Pensions Regulator Guidance – 3 Month Easements as Starting Point and Factors for Further Time

Executing documents whilst social distancing

Cities after Covid-19

Coronavirus and the UK Housing Market

Bold measures needed to decarbonise transport

Covid-19 and the casual-dining sector

Covid-19: how will Artificial Intelligence respond?

A New Land Use or Farming Category?

National Infrastructure Commission: the benefits of hydrogen for a low carbon future

UK Government calls for evidence on microbility, flexible bus services and MaaS

REA launches UK’s first EV Consumer Code

Increased offshore wind deployment is key to meeting net zero targets

Support for onshore wind, solar and floating wind headline important proposed changes to the CfD

New hydrogen report sets a clear action plan for delivering net zero