Overview
This article explores the concept of Competitively Appointed Transmission Owners (‘CATOs’), their regulatory framework and role in enhancing onshore transmission infrastructure through competition. It will also look into the potential benefits, risks, associated developments and draw comparisons with the use of offshore transmission owners.
With already high levels of demand on the grid and undoubtedly more electricity
Bus franchising is a model for providing bus services where local authorities have the power to determine the details of the services being provided, including where they run, when they run and the standards of the service.
Usually, this will involve the local authority letting an appropriate contract to a bus operator who will provide the service. This model is
Labour’s key pledge in the lead-up to Rishi Sunak’s snap election announcement was the construction of 1.5 million houses across Britain, and the new Government has been consistent in its messaging in the weeks and months that have followed.
In the King’s Speech, Labour promised to “get Britain building” and on 20 November, Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela
The First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) has considered the meaning of “higher-risk building’ (HRB) under section 65 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA).
We take a look at the FTT decision in Blomfield and others -v- Monier Road Limited below. A copy of the decision can be found here.
An application was made for
Back in July we took a look at what the King’s Speech had in store for the construction industry. We saw grand plans for boosting infrastructure and construction with planning reform and government-led initiatives like GB Energy. What we didn’t see at that point was the funding behind them – so what did the Budget deliver?
Housing is
This week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, announced a series of measures that will affect local government.
These measures cover a number of areas from the structuring of future funding settlements to future local government devolution and reorganisation plans.
In this article, partners Rachel Murray-Smith, Peter Collins and Bernadette Hillman consider the impacts of these measures for
