UK and global projects, transport, utilities, energy and the law surrounding climate change issues
Eversheds scoops Romanian toll road deal
Clifford Chance shores up Far East
Simmons' construction head quits for HBJ
Burness raids DLA for Edinburgh construction duo
Eversheds ties the knot in South Africa
Lawyers live in hope that Eastern European PPP market matures
03-March-2008Over the past 20 years the economies of Eastern Europe and the CIS have emerged from decades of rigid state planning, leading to predictions that the private sector, and PPPs in particular, would land endless amounts of infrastructure work.
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UK firms garner all their energy to forge ahead in nuclear gold rush
03-March-2008Political nous and solid relationships will be key to winning the work
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South West surge in renewable energy
03-Jan-2008If necessity truly is the mother of invention, then West Country law firms could be in line for a huge boost as the impacts of global warming, pollution and urbanisation hit home.
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Mining: a new lease of life
12-Nov-2007South Yorkshire's traditional industries of coal and steel are back in vogue having weathered the economic upheavals of the 1980s and 90s and local mining lawyers reaping the rewards.
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The US green gauge
21-Jan-2008Although the US's new energy bill offers some much-needed mandates for energy efficiency, targets for renewable energy fall disappointingly short.
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Project finance: Eastern assist
06-Aug-2007Perhaps the last great region requiring intensive infrastructure and resources development is Sub-Saharan Africa - and China is making the first moves.
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Shipping: Lords on the sea
16-Jul-2007A recent Lords decision will see more shipping disputes go to arbitration when charterparty agreements are reneged upon.
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Shipping: Steady as she goes
16-Jul-2007Britannia is still holding her own in the shipping and international trade arena despite coming under assault from various competitors.
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Energy: In at the deep ends
16-Jul-2007The expected decommissioning of projects in the North Sea will give UK Continental shelf industry a chance to gain experience it can market to the rest of the world.
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Energy: Wind shopping
16-Jul-2007China's growth of the wind farm and biomass energy sectors is seeing foreign investors take a keen interest, but the country's electricity purchasing system is stalling progress.
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