German Public Sector Newsletter: October 2024
Our German Regulatory team publish a regular newsletter offering insights into changes and challenges within the public sector in Germany.
Article Archive
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 181
Read the 181st edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
A new vision for UK Infrastructure – accelerating future and rebuilding confidence
The UK government has announced the creation of a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority to tackle long-standing issues in the country’s infrastructure development.
Employment Rights Bill 2024: Key Provisions
This article takes a first look at the eagerly anticipated Employment Rights Bill 2024 and highlights some of the key takeaways.
Heavy Industries Go Light: Grid Fee Reforms – Danger Alert for German Heavy Industry?
In July 2024, Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) published a key issues paper in which it further develops the regulations on grid fees for industrial customers. What might this mean for the industry?
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 180
Read the 180th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
The Grenfell Tower Inquiry phase 2 report—what are the key findings?
Theresa Mohammed, in a LexisNexis article, discusses The Phase 2 report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, published on 4 September 2024.
UK Supreme Court grants final anti-suit injunction to terminate Russian proceedings in breach of arbitration agreement
The article discusses the UK Supreme Court’s decision to grant an anti-suit injunction against a Russian company to enforce a Paris arbitration agreement.
Heavy Industries Go Light: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage – Better stored deep down than blown high up
Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage is a technology and growing business sector. The German federal government has recently come out in favour of CCS as a “building block for a climate-neutral and competitive industry”.
Bitkub successfully defends English High Court claim in first-of-its-kind crypto judgment
The English High Court has handed down a significant decision in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency fraud. Watson Farley & Williams advised the successful party, Bitkub Online Co Ltd.
