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  14.03.2023

  Chine

  China has ac­ce­ded to the Hague Con­ven­tion of 5 Oc­to­ber 1961 Abo­li­shing the Re­qui­re­ment of Le­ga­li­sa­tion for Fo­reign Pu­blic Do­cu­ments

  On 8 March 2023, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has (finally!) acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Convention").The Convention between the PRC, as the acceding state, and other member states (which will not have raised an objection; see below) will enter into force as of 7 November 2023.This constitutes a long-awaited and very positive development.Please click here to read the full article.

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  19.01.2023

  Scotland

  The Scot­tish Go­vern­ment Draft Long-Term Plan for Ves­sels and Ports - Con­sul­ta­tion

  The Scottish Government has published a draft Long-Term plan for vessels and ports on the Clyde & Hebrides (CHFS) and Northern Isles (NIFS) networks (2023 – 2045). This is the first element of its Islands Connectivity Plan (ICP) which is proposed to replace the Scottish Ferries Plan (which has set out the framework for Scotland’s ferry services since 2013). The draft Plan provides details about the Scottish Government’s objectives for the CHFS and NIFS networks. The draft Plan has been developed in line with the objectives of the Scottish Government’s Infrastructure...

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  21.12.2022

  Royaume-Uni

  The Scot­tish Go­vern­ment Hy­dro­gen Ac­tion Plan

  Hydrogen Action Plan The plan (published on 12 December 2022) was created in light of the Scottish Government’s vision for Scotland to become a leading hydrogen nation. Recognising the opportunity open to Scotland to harness its potential in the hydrogen sector, the plan sets out the actions that will be taken over the next five years to support the development of a hydrogen economy. It addresses the key role that both the offshore and onshore wind industries could play in supporting and facilitating the development of hydrogen projects in Scotland. It also sets out how the steps taken in...

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  01.12.2022

  Royaume-Uni

  Ul­tra-Low Emis­sion Zone to co­ver Grea­ter Lon­don from Au­gust 2023

  On 25 November 2022, the Mayor of London announced plans to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (“ULEZ”) in order to better tackle air pollution (the “ULEZ Expansion”). This change is planned to come into effect on 29 August 2023. The present ULEZ standards are not changing. ULEZ The central London ULEZ was introduced in April 2019 with inner London added in October 2021. Under the scheme, drivers of the most polluting vehicles are charged £12.50 to enter the area within London's North and South-Circular orbital roads, but the charge is not applied presently across...

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  15.11.2022

  Scotland

  Twen­ty's Plenty: Free­dom of In­for­ma­tion re­form, twenty years on?

  Twenty years since the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 was introduced, a consultation based on a proposed Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill has been launched (closing on 02 February 2023) following "wide consensus that reform to Freedom of Information is well overdue” (source). This CMS Law-Now explores six key Freedom of Information reform proposals currently under consultation in Scotland. Background The Freedom of Information (FOI) regime in Scotland provides a statutory right of access to information held by Scottish public authorities. Just last year, Scotland’s...

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  25.10.2022

  EU

  Air pas­sen­gers’ rights: the con­cept of ‘con­nec­ting flight’ cla­ri­fied by the Court of Jus­tice of the EU

  In a preliminary ruling of 6 October 2022 relating to a case on passengers’ rights between Flightright and American Airlines, the Court of Justice of the EU defined the concept of ‘connecting flight’ when flights are operated by separate operating air carriers that do not have a specific legal relationship, where the flights have been combined by a travel agency that has charged an average price and issued a single ticket for those flights, with the result that a passenger departs from an airport located in a Member State and arrives in a third country. Air passengers’ rights...

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