The United Kingdom Seeks to Stimulate Renewable Energy Investment
Major reform is afoot as the United Kingdom’s coalition government seeks to transform the United Kingdom into a “greener” and more competitive economy, while also ensuring the country’s future energy...
View ArticleMayer Brown advises British Land on their acquisition of the Clarges Estate,...
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has advised British Land on their £129.6 million acquisition of the Clarges Estate in Mayfair.
View ArticleEnvironmental Issues
Michael lectures regularly on environmental issues, most recently on sustainability issues in the property industry, the impact of the Planning Bill on the energy sector and the effect of the UK's...
View ArticleChandler v Cape: Piercing the Corporate Veil: Lessons in Corporate Governance
On 25 April, the Court of Appeal handed down an historic ruling concerning the liability of parent companies to an employee of one of its subsidiaries. The case concerned health and safety matters, but...
View ArticleBudget 2012 – Osborne signals death knell for CRC?
Breaking news from the UK Parliament: the Chancellor, George Osborne, announces his Budget speech in the House of Commons.
View ArticleThe UK green agenda fades
Bylined article by London Environment partner Michael Hutchinson looks at how environmental regulation in the UK is changing and why there is still cause for optimism.
View ArticleShale gas: the UK announces tax incentives
On 8 October 2012, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced that the British Government will soon be consulting on “a generous new tax regime for shale so that Britain is not left...
View ArticleUnderground Coal Gasification – A Future For King Coal?
Bylined article by London head of Environment Michael Hutchinson looks as underground coal gasification and the regulatory framework in Europe.This article was first published in European Oil and Gas,...
View ArticleMayer Brown receives ISO 14001 certification
The London office of global law firm Mayer Brown announced today that it has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system.
View ArticleUK Budget 2013 - Implications for the Energy Sector
Breaking news from the UK Parliament: The Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered his fourth Budget speech in the House of Commons this afternoon indicating an intention to introduce a package of support...
View ArticleUK shale gas prospects
Bylined article by London head of Environment Michael Hutchinson looking at the current state of the UK’s Shale Gas market and what the future holds.
View ArticleShale Gas: The UK Announces Tax Incentives
On 8 October 2012, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced that the British Government will soon be consulting on “a generous new tax regime for shale so that Britain is not left...
View ArticleGlobal Energy Industry Review
In this edition of Mayer Brown’s Global Energy Industry Review, we look at the Brazilian use of the phrase “local content,” which has begun to appear more frequently in the laws, internal policies and...
View ArticleMayer Brown advises on £1.5 billion regeneration of London’s Silvertown Quays
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has advised the Silvertown Partnership, a consortium between developer Chelsfield Properties and regeneration company First Base, on an agreement to undertake a £1.5...
View ArticleMayer Brown advises Brookfield on acquisition of Gazeley
Leading global law firm Mayer Brown has advised Brookfield Property Partners, L.P. on the acquisition of EZW Gazeley Limited (“Gazeley”), a specialist developer of large scale logistics warehouses and...
View ArticleCorporate Governance and Piercing the Corporate Veil – Supreme Court rules to...
The Supreme Court's decision in the case of Petrodel v Prest, handed down today, marks a crucial shift in the extent to which the courts will allow the "piercing of the corporate veil". Although the...
View ArticleVictory for Nigerian oil tycoon Michael Prest's wife as 'cheats' charter'...
London head of Environment Michael Hutchinson is quoted in an article on piercing the corporate veil following a Supreme Court judgment on a divorce case.This article also appears in The Mail, Daily...
View ArticleEnvironment, Social and Governance (“ESG”)
The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 (the “SR Regulations”) come into force on 1 October 2013.
View ArticleUK Government builds its case for shale development
Bylined article by London head of Environment Michael Hutchinson on what the industry and UK government needs to do to win over public support for shale gas development. A similar version of this...
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