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  28.11.2022

  United Kingdom

  CMS Elec­tric Vehicle Round-up Q3 2022

  We are pleased to share the CMS Electric Vehicle Round-up for Q3 2022 – an at-a-glance round-up of the key developments in the UK EV space this past quarter. In this issue, we cover some of the following key updates: BEAMA and Energy UK’s “The Future of Smart Charging Report”; the impact of rising prices and increased charging costs on UK EV sales; and the UK Government’s consultations on Demand Side Response interoperable standards and new technologies in the Capacity Market. You can download a PDF version of the CMS Electric Vehicle Round-up Q3 2022 above. For...

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  17.11.2022

  United Kingdom

  In­crease and ex­ten­sion of En­ergy Profits Levy

  The UK government has today announced a 10% increase in the energy profits levy applying to profits from UK oil and gas activities, taking it from 25% to 35%. The end date for the levy has also been extended from December 2025 to March 2028. The energy profits levy was announced in May this year with immediate effect and legislated for in the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022 in July. The further increase in rate announced today will take effect from 1 January 2023, with the relevant legislation being included in the Finance Bill 2023. Calculation of the levy The energy profits levy applies...

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  26.10.2022

  United Kingdom

  Car­bon trad­ing: LSE in­tro­duces vol­un­tary car­bon ex­change plat­form

  On 10 October 2022 the London Stock Exchange (LSE) launched its Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), in line with its aim to develop a new market offering to support publicly traded carbon funds focused on investing in climate mitigation projects, by increasing the supply of quality carbon credits worldwide and increasing the flow of financing into projects that will directly and indirectly reduce anthropogenic carbon emissions and sequester atmospheric carbon. The VCM is not intended to be a substitute for direct decarbonisation of the production processes and supply chains of the LSE’s clients,...

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  14.07.2022

  United Kingdom

  En­ergy Bill 2022 - Hy­dro­gen and CCUS

  The Energy Bill 2022 (the “Bill”) was introduced on 6 July 2022. The bill covers carbon capture and storage, hydrogen production, regulatory reform, battery storage proposals, electricity networks, nuclear, and emerging low carbon technologies – the details of which will be covered by us in due course here. We will soon be publishing our review of the changes to offshore oil and gas regulation. Here we cover proposals contained in parts 1 and 2 of the Bill aimed to develop the UK’s Carbon Capture Usage & Storage (CCUS) and Hydrogen economies, in line with Ofgem’s...

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  14.06.2022

  England and Wales

  Spot­light on UK Design Law - Part 6 – ‘En­force­ment’

  As acknowledged by the UKIPO in its Call for Views, the UK has one of the most robust and effective intellectual property regimes in the world. However, the UKIPO appreciates that the cost of enforcing rights could be a barrier to enforcement, especially for individuals and SMEs. The Office has therefore sought views from the IP community on the effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s enforcement regime. In our view, the current system is still broadly effective. However, that is not to say that the system is perfect. Based on recent experience, it is clear that start-ups and SMEs are disproportionately...

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  07.06.2022

  England and Wales

  Spot­light on UK Design Law - Part 5 – ‘Fu­ture tech­no­lo­gies and com­puter-gen­er­ated designs’

  The UKIPO recognises that developments in technology act as catalysts for innovation in the designs sector. In its Call for Views, the UKIPO identified in particular the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creation of designs. While acknowledging the benefits of AI tools for designers, the UKIPO emphasised the need to balance protection between designs created by humans and computer-generated designs. Section 2(4) of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (RDA) states that the author of a design shall, “In the case of a design generated by computer in circumstances such that there is no...

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