Twelve New Towns for the Future
6 October 2025
Insight Hub
30 September 2025
The fundamental provisions of the Electronic Communications Code (the “Code”) came into force following the passing of the Digital Economy Act 2017. The Code grants operators statutory rights to install, maintain and operate their electronic telecommunications apparatus over land subject to agreements with landowners or rights imposed by the court. When an agreement would ordinarily…
Read more24 September 2025
The Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide (“ACO Guide”) has recently been updated to reflect legislative and practice changes, affecting the Administrative Court over the past year. The ACO Guide sets out each stage of the judicial review claim process and is an essential resource for anyone involved in proceedings before the Administrative Court. What’s new…
Read more18 September 2025
Smart metering is becoming a central part of the UK water industry’s digital transformation, offering opportunities to improve efficiency, customer service and sustainability. As water companies move toward smarter infrastructure, legal, regulatory and procurement challenges are emerging, particularly around data management, privacy and system security. Understanding these issues is key for water companies, regulators and…
Read more15 September 2025
Introduction: A Watershed Moment for the UK Water Sector Steve Gummer and Allan Owen, Partners in Sharpe Pritchard’s Infrastructure Department are the authors of the case summary for the Cunliffe Report’s latest findings. It is easy to get lost in headlines about regulators being abolished and water company profiteering. However, the Independent Water Commission’s final…
Read more11 September 2025
On 4 September 2025, as per its duty under s3(1) of the Law Commissions Act 1965, the Law Commission (the “Commission”) published its 14th Programme of Law Reform. This Programme outlined ten new projects it will be focusing on over the next few years. These will sit alongside the seventeen other existing law reform projects that…
Read more9 September 2025
The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce 2025 (Taskforce) has been tasked with reviewing and making recommendations in respect of the UK’s nuclear regulatory framework. Last month, the Taskforce published an interim report, which sets out the Taskforce’s current views and where the Taskforce is seeking further action (Report). Most notably, the Report highlights that the nuclear regulatory…
Read more5 September 2025
The High Court has upheld the London Borough of Newham’s Compulsory Purchase Order (‘CPO’) of the final leasehold flat in James Riley Point, a 23-storey residential tower block earmarked for major regeneration. Mr Justice Mould dismissed a legal challenge brought by the leaseholder under section 23 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981. Sharpe Pritchard…
Read more