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Jan 08, 2025

Energy Performance of Buildings regime - MHCLG and DESNZ set out ambitious targets in a new consultation building on the previous MEES consultations

The UK government has launched a consultation to reform the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime, a crucial step towards achieving the nation’s ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. This extensive consultation, which runs until 26 February 2025, seeks to gather input on several key areas of the EPB framework. Here, we delve into the background leading up to this consultation, the key areas being consulted on, and likely next steps.
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Jan 06, 2025

New Year, New UK merger control thresholds – key aspects of the DMCC go live

Key competition law and digital markets aspects of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCC”), enforced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), came into force on 1 January 2025. You can read our in-depth analyses of the DMCC here. We take note below of the UK’s new merger review thresholds, which apply to all deals completing after 1 January 2025 (other than those anticipated deals in respect of which the CMA already had a formal Phase One investigation open in 2024).

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Awards
Jan 08, 2025
BCLP recognized in ‘The Lawyer’ Top 20 Cases of 2025
Insights
Jan 08, 2025
Energy Performance of Buildings regime - MHCLG and DESNZ set out ambitious targets in a new consultation building on the previous MEES consultations
The UK government has launched a consultation to reform the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime, a crucial step towards achieving the nation’s ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. This extensive consultation, which runs until 26 February 2025, seeks to gather input on several key areas of the EPB framework. Here, we delve into the background leading up to this consultation, the key areas being consulted on, and likely next steps.
News
Jan 07, 2025
BCLP Abu Dhabi bolsters Real Estate team with new partner hire
News
Jan 06, 2025
Associate Authors New Chapter for NY Zoning Law Legal Treatise
Insights
Jan 06, 2025
New Year, New UK merger control thresholds – key aspects of the DMCC go live
Key competition law and digital markets aspects of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCC”), enforced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), came into force on 1 January 2025. You can read our in-depth analyses of the DMCC here. We take note below of the UK’s new merger review thresholds, which apply to all deals completing after 1 January 2025 (other than those anticipated deals in respect of which the CMA already had a formal Phase One investigation open in 2024).
Insights
Jan 03, 2025
Corporate Transparency Act Update: FinCEN Asks SCOTUS to Intervene
News
Jan 02, 2025
BCLP Advises VOXX International Corporation on $196 Million Sale to Gentex Corporation
Blog Post
Jan 02, 2025
SEC Enforcement Actions for Failure to File Form D: A Wake-up Call for Startups and Private Fund Advisers
Insights
Dec 31, 2024
To File, or Not to File: The Fifth Circuit’s Evolving Treatment of the Corporate Transparency Act