The Burges Salmon Pension Pod - Season Three going strong!
Now in its third series, the Burges Salmon Pensions Pod has been a fantastic way to hear from experts across the pensions industry...
Now in its third series, the Burges Salmon Pensions Pod has been a fantastic way to hear from experts across the pensions industry...
The government and Ofgem recently published their joint Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan, described as a “roadmap for...
and I attended the Scottish Renewables Planning Conference this week, where the industry was debating what the implications...
Following on from the FCA’s initial batch of portfolio letters on the Consumer Duty on 3 February, the FCA published a second batch on 21...
By Victoria McCarron and Alex Gillespie
On 22 February, the FCA published a speech delivered by Sheldon Mills, the Executive Director on...
The Government’s eagerly awaited policy paper “National Significant Infrastructure: action plan for reforms to the planning process” has...
DEFRA published the Government response to its 2022 consultation on biodiversity net gain (BNG) implementation in England on 21 February...
NHS England has announced that from April 2023, suppliers to the NHS must have in place a publicly available Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP)....
The start to 2023 has certainly been eventful in the Courts for key planning judgments. There are two cases worth noting which have been...
In the first webinar in our 2023 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Webinar Series, Craig Whelton and Patrick Munro discussed what...
The Office for Environmental Protection (“OEP”) announced on 8 February 2023 that it has filed an application with the Supreme Court for...
It’s great to see that our firm has been ranked sixth in the recently published environmental, social and governance (ESG) law firm...
On 20 February 2023, the Law Commission responded to the Government’s request for legal review of the current laws on remote driving and...
It will come as little surprise that the six month trial of the four day week (for five days’ pay) has been hailed a success with 56 out...
By Alex Gillespie
On 20 February, the FCA released a discussion paper (DP23/2) on updates and improvements to the UK regime for asset...
With my family out for the evening and the rain beating down outside, I decided to tune in to Guy Martin's Power Trip a 3 part series...
On Friday, I was pleased to attended The Oxford Character (OCP) Project Law Symposium on character, culture and leadership in UK law...
On 17th February, the FCA published a new webpage asking pension schemes and trustees to report concerning pension transfer...
NEC has recently published numerous amendments to the NEC4 suite of contracts and of particular interest are the changes to the NEC4...
Burges Salmon will be attending the Energy Storage Summit on 22 and 23 February. With just under a week to go, we have been planning how...
With the Pensions Regulator expecting DC assets to overtake DB assets in the next 15 years, it was hardly unexpected that in her first...
The consultation period for the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP22/20 Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels has...
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has published a report about the use of cloud-based services in the public sector,...
The deadline for overseas entities which own UK property to register on the Register of Overseas Entities (“ROE”) passed on 31 January...
On Thursday 9 February, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a new short guide for employers on how they can comply with...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has published an updated governance structure, known as the trust framework
Following on from our overview of the Pensions Regulator’s second consultation on the draft DB funding code of practice, over the coming...
By Victoria McCarron
On 10th February, the FCA published a discussion paper (DP23/1) on finance for positive sustainable change.
DP23/1...
By Victoria McCarron and Alex Gillespie
On the 3rd February, the FCA sent out a letter to firms in the Asset Management, Custody &...
As part of a series of sector-focused Consumer Duty letters, the FCA has written to firms in the Consumer Investments sector to help them...
The UK government has announced that responsibility for National Security and Investment policy will move to the Chancellor of the Duchy...
The UK Supreme Court (the “UKSC”) has unanimously dismissed an appeal in proceedings challenging the lawfulness of the Northern Ireland...
A judicial review hearing has started in the High Court last week in relation to the Government’s handling of the McCloud remedy costs.
On 8 February 2023, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Aviva Investors Ground Rent Ltd and another (Respondents) v...
On 13 January 2023, the First-Tier Tribunal ("FTT") awarded the first Remediation Contribution Order.
What is a Remediation Contribution...
The Secretary of State for Transport spoke at the Bradshaw lecture last night to outline plans to modernise the industry. A summary of...
The Carillion Group – Regulatory intervention report | The Pensions Regulator
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its regulatory...
The FCA has published feedback for cryptoasset businesses on good and poor-quality applications for anti-money laundering...
The FCA has published a speech by Jessica Rusu, Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer, given at The Alan Turing Institute’s...
The FCA has released a report showing a significant increase in its intervention activity during 2022 in response to poor financial...
As part of a series of sector-focused Consumer Duty letters, the FCA has written to firms in the General Insurance and Pure Protection...
Written by Emily Cranston
We published on our blog in October 2022 an article on The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Act 2022...
As part of a series of sector-focused Consumer Duty letters, the FCA has written to firms in the Life Insurance sector to help them...
The High Court judgment in Armstrong v SoS (1) Cornwall Council (2) [2023] EWHC 142 (KB) relating to the scope of s73 applications was...
By Victoria McCarron
On 30 January 2023, the Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations published a letter from Nikhil Rathi...
The Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations has published its letter to the FCA on the proposed new core investment...
Over the last few months, there has been much commentary that some employers could leave the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a US Department of Commerce agency and one of the leading voices in the...
“Could we have foreseen the ethical impacts of the world wide web when it was suggested?”“Looking before we leap? Ethical review...
Research has shown that natural climate solutions can deliver one-third of the net emission reductions we need by 2030. However, there is...
The government has today published its Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2023 and Environmental Principles Policy Statement.
The EIP...
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