Current Awareness » energy http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 SFO considers criminal inquiry into alleged price fixing by oil firms – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/sfo-considers-criminal-inquiry-into-alleged-price-fixing-by-oil-firms-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/sfo-considers-criminal-inquiry-into-alleged-price-fixing-by-oil-firms-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:18:00 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83738 “The Serious Fraud Office said on Thursday it is considering a criminal inquiry into alleged price fixing at BP and other oil companies already being investigated by European competition authorities.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/sfo-considers-criminal-inquiry-into-alleged-price-fixing-by-oil-firms-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Burr v OM Property Management Ltd – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/burr-v-om-property-management-ltd-wlr-daily-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/burr-v-om-property-management-ltd-wlr-daily-2/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 10:22:34 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83549 Burr v OM Property Management Ltd: [2013] EWCA Civ 479;   [2013] WLR (D)  164

“When determining the amount of any service charge payable by a tenant for services supplied, on the natural and ordinary meaning of the words of section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, ‘costs’ were not ‘incurred’ on the mere provision of the services or supplies made to the landlord or management company.”

WLR Daily, 3rd May 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/05/burr-v-om-property-management-ltd-wlr-daily-2/feed/ 0 Council to review wind turbine policy after High Court rejects residential “buffer zone” – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/council-to-review-wind-turbine-policy-after-high-court-rejects-residential-buffer-zone-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/council-to-review-wind-turbine-policy-after-high-court-rejects-residential-buffer-zone-out-law-com/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:51:02 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83106 “A council could not amend its wind turbine planning policy to ensure a larger ‘buffer zone’ between turbines and residential properties than that already set out in its local plan, the High Court has ruled.17 Apr 2013.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 17th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/council-to-review-wind-turbine-policy-after-high-court-rejects-residential-buffer-zone-out-law-com/feed/ 0 High court rules against ‘buffer zones’ for windfarms – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/high-court-rules-against-buffer-zones-for-windfarms-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/high-court-rules-against-buffer-zones-for-windfarms-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:34:06 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83010 “Wind energy developers are celebrating today after the high court ruled that Milton Keynes Borough Council’s attempts to impose a ‘buffer zone’ for new wind farm projects were unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 15th April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/high-court-rules-against-buffer-zones-for-windfarms-the-guardian/feed/ 0 SSE fined record £10.5m by Ofgem over ‘prolonged and extensive’ mis-selling – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sse-fined-record-10-5m-by-ofgem-over-prolonged-and-extensive-mis-selling-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sse-fined-record-10-5m-by-ofgem-over-prolonged-and-extensive-mis-selling-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:46:36 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82820 “The utility giant SSE is to be fined £10.5m for ‘prolonged and extensive’ mis-selling in what will be the largest ever penalty imposed on an energy provider.”

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/sse-fined-record-10-5m-by-ofgem-over-prolonged-and-extensive-mis-selling-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Energy giant EDF drops lawsuit against climate change protesters after backlash – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/energy-giant-edf-drops-lawsuit-against-climate-change-protesters-after-backlash-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/energy-giant-edf-drops-lawsuit-against-climate-change-protesters-after-backlash-the-independent/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:25:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82398 “Energy giant EDF today dropped a £5m law suit against 21 climate change protesters that shut down the company’s new West Burton gas-fired power station last October.”

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The Independent, 13th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/energy-giant-edf-drops-lawsuit-against-climate-change-protesters-after-backlash-the-independent/feed/ 0 Heritage bodies win high court battle against Barnwell windfarm – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/heritage-bodies-win-high-court-battle-against-barnwell-windfarm-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/heritage-bodies-win-high-court-battle-against-barnwell-windfarm-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:56:03 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82332 “Leading heritage organisations have won a high court battle against plans for a windfarm they warn will result in substantial harm to a heritage area ‘of national significance.’ English Heritage and the National Trust say the case has national implications. They supported East Northamptonshire district council’s successful legal bid to block proposals submitted by West Coast Energy for four 300 feet (91 metre) turbines on farmland at Barnwell Manor in Sudborough.”

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The Guardian, 8th March 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/heritage-bodies-win-high-court-battle-against-barnwell-windfarm-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Lost renewables subsidies successfully claimed as human rights damages – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lost-renewables-subsidies-successfully-claimed-as-human-rights-damages-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lost-renewables-subsidies-successfully-claimed-as-human-rights-damages-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:39:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81872 “This decision upholding an award of damages for a claim under Article 1 Protocol 1 (right to possessions) may seem rather straightforward to a non-lawyer. Infinis lost out on some subsidies because the regulator misunderstood a complex legal document. It could not claim those subsidies any more, so it claimed and got damages from the regulator. But the relatively novel thing is that English law does not generally allow claims for damage caused by unlawful action by the state. And yet the Court of Appeal found it easy to dismiss the regulator’s appeal on this point.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 13th February 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/02/lost-renewables-subsidies-successfully-claimed-as-human-rights-damages-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Damages claims “inevitable consequence” of Government’s confused approach to solar, says expert – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/damages-claims-inevitable-consequence-of-governments-confused-approach-to-solar-says-expert-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/damages-claims-inevitable-consequence-of-governments-confused-approach-to-solar-says-expert-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:36:43 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81422 “Reports that some companies involved in solar energy are pursuing claims for damages against the Government are the ‘inevitable consequence of its hitherto confused’ approach to subsidies, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 24th January 2013

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/damages-claims-inevitable-consequence-of-governments-confused-approach-to-solar-says-expert-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Government threatens to legislate if voluntary consumer data access standards are not adhered to by mobile, energy and financial services firms – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-threatens-to-legislate-if-voluntary-consumer-data-access-standards-are-not-adhered-to-by-mobile-energy-and-financial-services-firms-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-threatens-to-legislate-if-voluntary-consumer-data-access-standards-are-not-adhered-to-by-mobile-energy-and-financial-services-firms-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:05:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=80388 “Financial services, mobile telecoms and energy companies will be compelled by law to provide consumers with data they hold about their transactions or consumption in an ‘electronic, machine readable’ format, upon request, if they do not do so voluntarily, the Government has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th November 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/11/government-threatens-to-legislate-if-voluntary-consumer-data-access-standards-are-not-adhered-to-by-mobile-energy-and-financial-services-firms-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Energy smart meters are a threat to privacy, says watchdog – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/energy-smart-meters-are-a-threat-to-privacy-says-watchdog-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/energy-smart-meters-are-a-threat-to-privacy-says-watchdog-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:05:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=74787 “Hi-tech monitors that track households’ energy consumption threaten to become a major privacy issue, according to the European watchdog in charge of protecting personal data.”

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The Guardian, 1st July 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/energy-smart-meters-are-a-threat-to-privacy-says-watchdog-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Anemometers and wind farms once more: PINS now win the day – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/anemometers-and-wind-farms-once-more-pins-now-win-the-day-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/anemometers-and-wind-farms-once-more-pins-now-win-the-day-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=72739 “I have previously posted on the decision leading to this successful appeal by the Planning Inspectorate, against an order that they produce their legal advice concerning a planning appeal. The decision of the First-Tier Tribunal in favour of disclosure was reversed by a strong Upper Tribunal, chaired by Carnwath LJ in his last outing before going to the Supreme Court. So the upshot is that PINS can retain whatever advice which led them to refuse this request for a public inquiry in a locally controversial case.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/anemometers-and-wind-farms-once-more-pins-now-win-the-day-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Tenant fails in its bid for a new tenancy after Court confirms landlord’s intention to occupy property for its own use is viable – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/tenant-fails-in-its-bid-for-a-new-tenancy-after-court-confirms-landlords-intention-to-occupy-property-for-its-own-use-is-viable-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/tenant-fails-in-its-bid-for-a-new-tenancy-after-court-confirms-landlords-intention-to-occupy-property-for-its-own-use-is-viable-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:40:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=72379 “The operator of an oil depot has been unsuccessful in its bid for a new tenancy after the Court of Appeal confirmed that its landlord’s plans to occupy the property for its own business were viable.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/05/tenant-fails-in-its-bid-for-a-new-tenancy-after-court-confirms-landlords-intention-to-occupy-property-for-its-own-use-is-viable-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Government to give consumers control over smart meter data amidst privacy concerns – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/government-to-give-consumers-control-over-smart-meter-data-amidst-privacy-concerns-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/government-to-give-consumers-control-over-smart-meter-data-amidst-privacy-concerns-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:45:25 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=70693 “Third-party companies will not be able to access data recorded in consumers’ smart meters unless consumers choose to let them see it, the Government has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 12th April 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/government-to-give-consumers-control-over-smart-meter-data-amidst-privacy-concerns-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Energy regulator to get augmented powers – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/energy-regulator-to-get-augmented-powers-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/energy-regulator-to-get-augmented-powers-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:39:07 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=70477 “Energy companies guilty of overcharging households will be forced to compensate consumers by a beefed-up industry watchdog under government proposals to be published this week.”

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The Guardian, 9th April 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/04/energy-regulator-to-get-augmented-powers-the-guardian/feed/ 0 FiTs uncertainty remains for solar industry as Government refused leave to appeal – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/fits-uncertainty-remains-for-solar-industry-as-government-refused-leave-to-appeal-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/fits-uncertainty-remains-for-solar-industry-as-government-refused-leave-to-appeal-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:24:45 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69713 “The Government has been denied the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court in over its ‘legally flawed’ decision to reduce subsidies to businesses and homes which use solar panels to generate renewable energy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/fits-uncertainty-remains-for-solar-industry-as-government-refused-leave-to-appeal-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Environmental and planning law newsletter – Thirty Nine Essex Street http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/environmental-and-planning-law-newsletter-thirty-nine-essex-street/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/environmental-and-planning-law-newsletter-thirty-nine-essex-street/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:43:03 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69437 Environmental and planning law newsletter (PDF)

Thirty Nine Essex Street, March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/environmental-and-planning-law-newsletter-thirty-nine-essex-street/feed/ 0 Energy firm SSE loses appeal on mis-selling – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/energy-firm-sse-loses-appeal-on-mis-selling-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/energy-firm-sse-loses-appeal-on-mis-selling-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:37:13 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69032 “SSE has lost an appeal into a conviction for tricking potential customers into switching from their existing energy firm.”

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BBC News, 16th March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/energy-firm-sse-loses-appeal-on-mis-selling-bbc-news/feed/ 0 EDF to payout £4.5m to customers following Ofgem investigation – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/edf-to-payout-4-5m-to-customers-following-ofgem-investigation-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/edf-to-payout-4-5m-to-customers-following-ofgem-investigation-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:18:49 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68439 “Ofgem’s investigation found that EDF Energy’s processes led to breaches of its marketing licence conditions. The energy giant has now offered to pay a £4.5 million package to help vulnerable consumers and its actions mark an important step forward by the company in improving consumers trust.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/edf-to-payout-4-5m-to-customers-following-ofgem-investigation-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Antitrust and Regulatory Risks in the Energy Sector – Thirty Nine Essex Street http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/antitrust-and-regulatory-risks-in-the-energy-sector-thirty-nine-essex-street/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/antitrust-and-regulatory-risks-in-the-energy-sector-thirty-nine-essex-street/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:25:57 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=68260 “A review of EU action over time in creating a competitive, internal market in gas and electricity.”

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Thirty Nine Essex Street, 25th January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/antitrust-and-regulatory-risks-in-the-energy-sector-thirty-nine-essex-street/feed/ 0 Government asks Supreme Court for permission to appeal FiTs rulings – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/government-asks-supreme-court-for-permission-to-appeal-fits-rulings-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/government-asks-supreme-court-for-permission-to-appeal-fits-rulings-out-law-com/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:28:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=67519 “The Government has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether it acted lawfully when it announced plans to scale back its subsidy plans for solar projects in December.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/government-asks-supreme-court-for-permission-to-appeal-fits-rulings-out-law-com/feed/ 0 The solar panel challenge – Halsbury’s Law Exchange http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/the-solar-panel-challenge-halsburys-law-exchange/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/the-solar-panel-challenge-halsburys-law-exchange/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:24:58 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=66393 “The government’s attempt to move forward the date for a reduction in subsidies for households with solar panel installations is concerning, both in legal terms and for the future of renewable energy. The Court of Appeal’s judgment on 25 January 2012 reassuringly blocked the government’s endeavours, but with the intention of the government to appeal to the Supreme Court, the legal battle continues.”

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Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd February 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/the-solar-panel-challenge-halsburys-law-exchange/feed/ 0 Regina (Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/regina-samuel-smith-old-brewery-tadcaster-v-secretary-of-state-for-energy-and-climate-change-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/regina-samuel-smith-old-brewery-tadcaster-v-secretary-of-state-for-energy-and-climate-change-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:38:02 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=66376 Regina (Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster)) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change [2012] EWHC 46 (Admin); [2012] WLR (D) 16

“Following the grant of a consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 (as amended) in respect of any operation or change of use that constituted development, a direction made by the Secretary of State under section 90(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that planning permission for that and any ancillary development should be deemed to be granted was not a ‘determination under the planning Acts’ for the purposes of engaging the duty to act in accordance with the applicable development plan under section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.”

WLR Daily, 31st January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/02/regina-samuel-smith-old-brewery-tadcaster-v-secretary-of-state-for-energy-and-climate-change-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Small solar: Court of Appeal confirms that changes were unlawful – UK Human Rights Blog http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/small-solar-court-of-appeal-confirms-that-changes-were-unlawful-uk-human-rights-blog/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/small-solar-court-of-appeal-confirms-that-changes-were-unlawful-uk-human-rights-blog/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:02:12 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=66082 “So, after an anxious wait for the affected businesses, the Court of Appeal has confirmed today that the Minister was too hasty in the way he went about modifying the scheme for subsidising small solar power schemes.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/small-solar-court-of-appeal-confirms-that-changes-were-unlawful-uk-human-rights-blog/feed/ 0 Wind Farm Inquiries – A Practical Note – No.5 Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/wind-farm-inquiries-a-practical-note-no-5-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/wind-farm-inquiries-a-practical-note-no-5-chambers/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:07:26 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=65950 “Government policy, over succeeding years, has been moving in a more permissive direction. The present extant national policy is found in PPS 1, Planning and Climate Change: Supplement to PPS 1, PPS 22 and Planning for Renewable Energy: A Companion Guide to PPS22. Further, under the coalition government a fresh suite of policies extolling the benefits of wind farm development in appropriate locations. This includes ‘The Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development’, EN-1, EN-3 and the Renewable Energy Roadmap.”

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No.5 Chambers, 20th January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/wind-farm-inquiries-a-practical-note-no-5-chambers/feed/ 0 Solar subsidies cuts: UK government loses court appeal – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/solar-subsidies-cuts-uk-government-loses-court-appeal-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/solar-subsidies-cuts-uk-government-loses-court-appeal-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:45:53 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=65943 “The government lost its appeal on Wednesday against a judge’s ruling that its cuts to solar power subsidies were illegal, suggesting thousands of homes and businesses will now be able to claim the higher payments.”

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The Guardian, 25th January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/solar-subsidies-cuts-uk-government-loses-court-appeal-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Wind farm development – A Note on some recent legal issues for decision makers – No.5 Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/wind-farm-development-a-note-on-some-recent-legal-issues-for-decision-makers-no-5-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/wind-farm-development-a-note-on-some-recent-legal-issues-for-decision-makers-no-5-chambers/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:33:19 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=65829 “Onshore wind, and energy infrastructure generally, is a form of development which gives rise to strongly held views, on all sides. Resolving the competing environmental and policy issues is difficult enough, but this form of development also has a propensity to attract legal challenge.”

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No.5 Chambers, 20th January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/wind-farm-development-a-note-on-some-recent-legal-issues-for-decision-makers-no-5-chambers/feed/ 0 Chris Huhne takes solar subsidy cuts ruling to the court of appeal – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/chris-huhne-takes-solar-subsidy-cuts-ruling-to-the-court-of-appeal-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/chris-huhne-takes-solar-subsidy-cuts-ruling-to-the-court-of-appeal-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:43:47 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=64110 “The government went to the court of appeal on Friday in an urgent attempt to overturn a high court ruling that has hit its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2012

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/chris-huhne-takes-solar-subsidy-cuts-ruling-to-the-court-of-appeal-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Government launches appeal against solar tariff ruling – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/government-launches-appeal-against-solar-tariff-ruling-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/government-launches-appeal-against-solar-tariff-ruling-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:18:16 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=63555 “The government has launched an appeal against a High Court ruling that blocked its plans to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.”

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BBC News, 4th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/01/government-launches-appeal-against-solar-tariff-ruling-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Court blow to solar power subsidy cut – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/court-blow-to-solar-power-subsidy-cut-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/court-blow-to-solar-power-subsidy-cut-the-independent/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:53:20 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=63014 “Government plans to slash solar power subsidies were dealt a blow yesterday, after a High Court judge ordered an urgent hearing into the move. Mr Justice Mitting ordered a judicial review to be held next week into the Government’s decision to halve so-called feed-in-tariff solar power subsidies after hearing an application by Friends of the Earth.”

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The Independent, 16th December 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

 

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/12/court-blow-to-solar-power-subsidy-cut-the-independent/feed/ 0 Energy companies ‘may be discriminating’ against pensioners – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/energy-companies-may-be-discriminating-against-pensioners-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/energy-companies-may-be-discriminating-against-pensioners-daily-telegraph/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:47:38 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=61360 “Millions of older people without access to the internet may be suffering discrimination at the hands of Britain’s biggest energy companies, according to the regulator.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/energy-companies-may-be-discriminating-against-pensioners-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 UK solar companies take legal action against subsidies cuts – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/uk-solar-companies-take-legal-action-against-subsidies-cuts-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/uk-solar-companies-take-legal-action-against-subsidies-cuts-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:05:24 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=61124 “A coalition of UK solar companies has initiated legal action against the government in response to its plans to more than halve solar subsidies.”

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The Guardian, 10th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/uk-solar-companies-take-legal-action-against-subsidies-cuts-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Energy efficiency scheme will begin in a year as Energy Act comes into force – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/energy-efficiency-scheme-will-begin-in-a-year-as-energy-act-comes-into-force-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/energy-efficiency-scheme-will-begin-in-a-year-as-energy-act-comes-into-force-out-law-com/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:46:16 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=59797 “The Energy Act has become law, putting in place a Government-backed scheme that will enable new energy efficiency measures in both domestic and commercial properties to be undertaken at no up-front cost. Costs will be paid over time through energy bills.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/energy-efficiency-scheme-will-begin-in-a-year-as-energy-act-comes-into-force-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Energy Act 2011 – legislation.gov.uk http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/energy-act-2011-legislation-gov-uk/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/energy-act-2011-legislation-gov-uk/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:32:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=59756 Energy Act 2011 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/energy-act-2011-legislation-gov-uk/feed/ 0 Mock ‘ecocide’ trial – video – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/mock-ecocide-trial-video-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/mock-ecocide-trial-video-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:35:22 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=59062 “Top lawyers put fossil fuel bosses on trial in the UK’s supreme court to explore whether environmental destruction could be considered an international crime.”

Video

The Guardian, 5th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/mock-ecocide-trial-video-the-guardian/feed/ 0 British Gas fined £2.5m over complaint handling – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/british-gas-fined-2-5m-over-complaint-handling-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/british-gas-fined-2-5m-over-complaint-handling-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:39:10 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=55859 “British Gas has been fined £2.5m by the regulator Ofgem for the way in which it deals with customer complaints.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/british-gas-fined-2-5m-over-complaint-handling-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Key parliamentary moment for energy bill’s ‘green deal’ – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/key-parliamentary-moment-for-energy-bills-green-deal-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/key-parliamentary-moment-for-energy-bills-green-deal-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 15:16:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=51441 “The centrepiece of the UK government’s green strategy will be laid out on Tuesday, as the energy bill enters its second reading in the House of Commons.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/05/key-parliamentary-moment-for-energy-bills-green-deal-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ofgem to tackle ‘complex and unfair energy bills’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/ofgem-to-tackle-complex-and-unfair-energy-bills-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/ofgem-to-tackle-complex-and-unfair-energy-bills-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:18:24 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=49420 “Regulator Ofgem has told energy firms they must offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices.”

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BBC News, 21st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/ofgem-to-tackle-complex-and-unfair-energy-bills-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Solar energy firms threaten legal action over feed-in tariffs – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/solar-energy-firms-threaten-legal-action-over-feed-in-tariffs-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/solar-energy-firms-threaten-legal-action-over-feed-in-tariffs-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:40:00 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=47086 “Solar energy firms are threatening to take legal action against the government after ministers said they could stop large-scale commercial ‘solar farms’ from hoovering up a green electricity subsidy.”

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The Guardian, 7th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/02/solar-energy-firms-threaten-legal-action-over-feed-in-tariffs-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Landlords face fines for energy inefficiency – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/landlords-face-fines-for-energy-inefficiency-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/landlords-face-fines-for-energy-inefficiency-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:36:40 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=41555 “The government is to beef up legislation forcing landlords to pay a fine if they rent properties without proper insulation.”

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The Guardian, 2nd November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/11/landlords-face-fines-for-energy-inefficiency-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Den Brook wind turbine challenge rejected by High Court – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/08/den-brook-wind-turbine-challenge-rejected-by-high-court-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/08/den-brook-wind-turbine-challenge-rejected-by-high-court-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:08:06 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=38490 “The latest legal challenge against plans for a wind farm in Devon has been rejected by the High Court.”

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BBC News, 19th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/08/den-brook-wind-turbine-challenge-rejected-by-high-court-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Energy Act 2010 http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/04/energy-act-2010/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/04/energy-act-2010/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:45:30 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=32975 Energy Act 2010 published

Full text of Act (PDF)

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/04/energy-act-2010/feed/ 0 Legal challenge to farmer’s green scheme in Talgarth – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/04/legal-challenge-to-farmers-green-scheme-in-talgarth-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/04/legal-challenge-to-farmers-green-scheme-in-talgarth-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:08:17 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=32955 “A national park has launched a legal challenge against the Welsh Assembly Government after it said a green energy plant could be built on a farm.”

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BBC News, 8th April 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/04/legal-challenge-to-farmers-green-scheme-in-talgarth-bbc-news/feed/ 0 R (Friends of the Earth and another) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/08/r-friends-of-the-earth-and-another-v-secretary-of-state-for-energy-and-climate-change-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/08/r-friends-of-the-earth-and-another-v-secretary-of-state-for-energy-and-climate-change-wlr-daily/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:53:24 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=24192 R (Friends of the Earth and another) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change [2009] EWCA Civ 810; [2009] WLR (D) 276

“On an application for judicial review of the Secretary of State’s alleged failure to take steps to implement targets specified in the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act 2000 and the UK Fuel Poverty Strategy, and in particular for eliminating fuel poverty ‘as far as reasonably practicable’, where the legal obligation on the Secretary of State had been defined in terms of effort and endeavour, arguments as to the desirability of the Government’s policy on the use of available money were not apt to found an argument of breach of statutory duty and judicial review, absent a rationality challenge.”

WLR Daily, 31st July 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/08/r-friends-of-the-earth-and-another-v-secretary-of-state-for-energy-and-climate-change-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Ofgem fines EDF £2m for poor customer service – The Times http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/07/ofgem-fines-edf-2m-for-poor-customer-service-the-times/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/07/ofgem-fines-edf-2m-for-poor-customer-service-the-times/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:12:08 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=23832 “Energy regulators have fined EDF energy £2 million for failing to connect new customers quickly enough.”

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The Times, 24th July 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/07/ofgem-fines-edf-2m-for-poor-customer-service-the-times/feed/ 0 ‘Unfair’ energy bill ban proposed – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/unfair-energy-bill-ban-proposed-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/unfair-energy-bill-ban-proposed-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:43:38 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=19244 “Energy companies will be banned from charging ‘unjustified’ prices under new rules proposed by the regulator Ofgem.”

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BBC News, 23rd March 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/03/unfair-energy-bill-ban-proposed-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Energy Act 2008 http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/energy-act-2008-2/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/energy-act-2008-2/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:29:01 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=15735 Energy Act 2008 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.opsi.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/energy-act-2008-2/feed/ 0 Ofgem turns up pressure on energy companies over unfair pricing – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/ofgem-turns-up-pressure-on-energy-companies-over-unfair-pricing-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/ofgem-turns-up-pressure-on-energy-companies-over-unfair-pricing-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:58:36 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=15558 “Energy industry regulator, Ofgem, this morning stepped up the pressure on Britain’s big six energy suppliers over unfair pricing. The regulator acknowledged the companies were on the way to stripping out up to £500m in unfair premiums for customers such as those using pre-payment meters, including many disadvantaged households, but said it wanted faster action. Today it announced that it is launching a consultation process to look at changes to the energy companies’s licences to ban unfair pricing and protect consumers.”

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The Guardian, 16th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/ofgem-turns-up-pressure-on-energy-companies-over-unfair-pricing-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Science paves way for climate lawsuits – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/science-paves-way-for-climate-lawsuits-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/science-paves-way-for-climate-lawsuits-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:01:42 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=15234 “People affected by worsening storms, heatwaves and floods could soon be able to sue the oil and power companies they blame for global warming, a leading climate expert has said.”

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The Guardian, 9th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/science-paves-way-for-climate-lawsuits-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Botched biofuel legislation stalls climate change initiative – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/botched-biofuel-legislation-stalls-climate-change-initiative-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2008/12/botched-biofuel-legislation-stalls-climate-change-initiative-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:18:49 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=15148 “The government has blown a hole in its climate change plans by misdrafting a key piece of legislation covering the introduction of ‘green’ fuel for motorists. The Department for Transport admitted last night that there was an ‘error’ in the law governing the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) and it was going to have to put it right.”

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The Guardian, 8th December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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