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  28.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  UK hydrogen production – further updates to LCHA terms

  Introduction On 21 November 2023, the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (“DESNZ”) shared an updated full-form front end agreement (the “Front End Agreement”) and Standard Terms and Conditions (the “Standard Terms and Conditions”) for the Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement (together the “LCHA”) to members of the Hydrogen Production Business Model Stakeholder Forum.This article outlines the key updates made to the LCHA since the last draft update in August 2023. DESNZ notes that the revisions are in response to feedback from the stakeholder...

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  28.11.2023

  England and Wales

  Residential leasehold reform – draft legislation published

  SummaryJust weeks after we reported on the housing proposals referred to in the King’s Speech (Reforming the Housing Market: A word from the King (cms-lawnow.com)), the Government on 27 November 2023 introduced the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill (the “Bill”) to Parliament, the next step in its long-promised programme of reform to ‘improve home ownership for millions of leaseholders in England and Wales’.Whilst the Bill and many of its inclusions come as no surprise, there are some newly introduced provisions. It is focused on residential property and has wide-reaching...

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  28.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  A warning to those reporting on diagnostic imaging - KJY v University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  With the UK Government announcing at the end of October 2023 that 160 community diagnostic centres will be open by March 2024, it is a burgeoning time for those working in diagnostics. Medical malpractice claims arising from the misreporting of radiology can, however, be costly. Whilst we do not have the data for non-NHS claims, NHS Resolution’s Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023 showed that radiology claims made up 4% of the clinical claims received in 2022/23 (402 claims out of a total of 10,062) and cost 2% of the total value of clinical claims received in 2022/23 (£118,144,000...

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  27.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  Video surveillance in personal injury cases - QBE UK Limited v Mark Raymond Hilton

  An individual who exaggerated his injuries following an accident at work has been found in contempt of court and sentenced to 10 months, following the use of surveillance footage by insurer, QBE.BackgroundOn 31 July 2023, the court determined whether QBE UK Limited’s (“QBE”) application for permission to commence contempt proceedings against Mr Mark Hilton would be granted. Originally, Mr Hilton had issued proceedings, seeking damages of £600,000, following an accident at work. Within the defence, liability was admitted and proceedings, therefore, progressed in respect of...

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  24.11.2023

  International

  Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism transition in effect since 1 October 2023

  On 1 October 2023, a two-year transitional period began for implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/956, which introduces the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). CBAM levies punitive CO2 charges against third-country importers of certain goods and only permits CBAM declarants to import these goods into the EU. Although reporting obligations have been imposed for the two-year transition period, CBAM does not fully go into effect until 1 January 2026. For more details, follow this link to the main article.A. General InformationFrom 1 January 2026, importers of specific goods from third countries...

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  23.11.2023

  United Kingdom

  Patentability of AI inventions: High Court offers a helping hand (Emotional Perception v Comptroller)

  Is a deep learning AI system which recommends similar songs to its users patentable? Or is it a computer program ‘as such’ and therefore excluded under s.1(2)(c) Patents Act 1977? The High Court has recently provided an answer (overturning the UKIPO’s original decision): such systems are patentable. In a decision which will delight AI innovators, Justice Mann held that the invention in question did not even constitute a computer program, let alone a computer program ‘as such’. Even if the invention was a computer program, Justice Mann considered that it had a technical...

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