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DEFRA cites Ministerial indecision for failure to meet Climate Change Act deadline on introduction of mandatory carbon reporting
A last minute report by the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) laid before Parliament explains why no regulations on carbon reporting by UK companies have been made before the 6 April 2012 deadline imposed by section 85 of the Climate Change Act.In June last year we reported on the consultation by DEFRA on the introduction of mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions r…
Update: Shale gas fracturing in the UK
A panel of experts from GFRAC Technologies, Keele University and the British Geological Survey were commissioned by DECC to examine the possible relationship between hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” operations carried out by Cuadrilla Resources Limited near Blackpool and a number of earthquakes which occurred in the local area in April and May 2011. The report which was publi…
AIPN 2012 Model International Joint Operating Agreement
The Association of International Petroleum Lawyers (AIPN) has released the 2012 version of the Model International Joint Operating Agreement (the “2012 JOA”). First published in 1990, the model contract has become one of the most widely used in the international upstream oil and gas industry. Work began on the 2012 JOA in 2008, overseen by a drafting committee of 180 industry r…
Look before you tweet
Across many consumer-facing industries social media has, in many cases, become the preferred way of reaching large sections of the marketplace through what can be very innovative and often niche-targeted campaigns. The on-going rise in the use of social media across the UK reflects the increased use in this medium of communication. The results from the last Office of National S…
New cookie law – the 12 month grace period for compliance expires soon
New law regarding the use of cookies on websites was introduced in the UK in May last year. Broadly speaking, the new law requires a website owner/operator to: tell users that cookies are used on its website; explain to users what the cookies are doing; and obtain users’ explicit consent to store cookies on their device. The Information Commissioner is responsible for enforc…
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