Cadent Gas launches first panel since National Grid split
Cadent Gas has launched its first panel tender since the £13.8bn deal which saw it split from National Grid in December 2016.
Vinson & Elkins’ Tokyo head exits for new management role at Orrick
Orrick has hired Vinson & Elkins Tokyo managing partner James Atkin as co-head of the firm’s oil and gas practice globally.
HSF and White & Case lead as Energean pursues London IPO
White & Case and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have won roles on oil and gas company Energean’s listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Revealed: Oil giant Total starts tender for panel revamp
Oil giant Total is looking to refresh its legal panel after informing firms that it would be reviewing its global roster.
Magic circle duo lead on €43bn energy deal for Eon
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have won the top mandates on Eon’s €43bn acquisition of Innogy from its shareholder RWE.
Weir Group reshuffles senior legal team ahead of new GC arrival
Engineering company Weir Group has restructured its in-house legal team following the hire of new general counsel Graham Vanhegan from a rival energy giant.
Lightsource hires ex-BHP Billiton legal head as new GC
Lightsource BP has named ex-BHP Billiton iron ore vice president and head of legal Randal Barker as the company’s new general counsel.
Blackstone wins High Court air quality case for ClientEarth
Blackstone Chambers claimant ClientEarth has scored a third victory against the UK Government in a High Court air quality battle.
Khaitan & Co acts for Essel Mining in Supreme Court case
Khaitan & Co successfully represented Essel Mining & Industries Limited before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India wherein the Hon’ble Court passed the order in favour of Essel Mining and allowed them to resume the operations of the mines Jilling Langlotta Mines and Koira Iron Ore Mines in the State of Orissa. By a judgment dated 2 August 2017, a […]
DWF pushes further into Middle East with Qatar launch
DWF is to open its fourth office in the Middle East after being granted a licence to practise in Qatar.
White & Case muscles into Houston market with office launch
White & Case is opening its seventh US office in Houston, hiring three partners from Vinson & Elkins and Andrews Kurth Kenyon.
Exclusive: Bracewell former London head exits for Akin Gump
Bracewell’s former London managing partner Julian Nichol is joining Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s City office, The Lawyer has learned.
HSF may have a growth plan, but its US and Asia ambitions fall short
Ask Herbert Smith Freehills’ CEO Mark Rigotti what success looks like, and his answer would probably involve a spreadsheet full of client names highlighted in green.
Orrick chair on Hong Kong exodus: “Sometimes we have to pick our fights”
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe recently lost the bulk of its Hong Kong and China offices to US rival Morgan Lewis & Bockius. Is this a sign of another US firm withdrawing from China, or a major revamp of Orrick’s Asia strategy?
Bulgaria: Will state funding be enough to win energy freedom?
The energy sector continues to be of great importance to the Bulgarian economy. In the past year several authorities have granted aid and investment to projects in the area, including the construction of a new power line and a Balkan gas hub.
LMI analysis: BP
Falling oil prices have hit energy companies hard, and none more than BP. The oil and gas giant had a difficult year in 2015 with its upstream business in particular bearing the brunt of this, reporting a pre-tax loss of $700m (£530m). Added to these woes are the continuing liabilities from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, which has so far cost BP £55.5bn.
LMI energy report: fuel’s gold
The legal world’s appetite for energy work is more ravenous than ever. As the sector grapples with low oil and gas prices law firms are enjoying the work, with an abundance of high-value projects and M&A activity.
Energy report: the most successful firms in European renewable energy
Renewable energy is big business for European law firms. Picture the development of a typical wind or solar farm and you can see why. It involves a series of steps that need specialist legal advice from nearly every practice area. At the outset, securing land rights and planning permission for a project requires real estate […]
Global Green Bonds 2016: executive summary
This report, produced by Clean Energy Pipeline, contains a wealth of data and insight on the global green bond market. It includes profiles of the most active issuers and arrangers, detailed league tables that rank issuers, arrangers, legal advisors and second party opinion (SPO) providers, and a comprehensive list of all green bond issuances in 2015 and 1Q16.
Orrick’s global boss: Our new strategy to bring London up to scratch
Orrick’s global boss and London head talk about bringing the firm’s base in the capital up to scratch to meet the needs of global clients, Microsoft and Instagram.
Star legal writers: energy and environment
Commercial implications of prioritising the UK economy in Continental Shelf strategy, how new energy rules affect business, and bees, trees and pesticides – The Lawyer’s most popular briefings.
There’s no place like home until the neighbour interferes
My home is my castle. Unfortunately, the Austrian Supreme Court (“OGH”) doesn’t think so. The Austrian Civil Code (ABGB) entitles property owners to prohibit all emissions that exceed the local norm and have a substantial effect on the customary use of their property. Here are some rulings that the OGH has made since 2011…
Regulations on decommissioning of oil and gas facilities
Presidential Decree 91/18 of 10 April 2018 (“PD 91/18”) enacted the regulations on abandonment and decommissioning of upstream oil and gas facilities located in Angola. Below you will find an overview of PD 91/18…
China – New measures reform pollutants discharge permit system
By Wenhong Xu and Hui Yang On January 10 2018 the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) issued the Administrative Measures for Pollutants Discharge Permits (for Trial Implementation) (MEP Order 48), which took effect on the same date. The measures develop and refine the Interim Provisions on the Management of Pollution Permits (Huan Shui Ti [2016] 186), which the […]
Mozambique: New rules on production and importation of packaging
On 29 December 2017, Decree 79/2017, of 28 December 2017, approving the Regulation on the Extended Responsibility of Producers and Importers of Packaging (the “Regulation”), came into force. The Regulation’s objective is the adoption of principles, rules and guidelines to increase the responsibility of producers and importers of packaging in order to safeguard the environment […]
How new UAE laws may affect solar projects
By Mark Brown In the first quarter of 2018, we have witnessed a lot of in activity involving power and water projects in the UAE. This article considers the recent activity, the existing legal framework and key legislative developments…
Ukraine: Energy legislation update
On 29 March 2018, the President of Ukraine signed the Law of Ukraine “On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Deregulation in the Oil and Gas Industry” No. 2314-VIII, adopted by Ukraine’s parliament on 1 March 2018. The Law will come into force on the day following its publication. The Law of Ukraine No. […]