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NRC Commission Approves GEIS for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

By Amy Roma & Sachin Desai

September 25, 2020

On September 21, 2020, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to develop and codify a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the construction and operation of advanced nuclear reactors through a technology-neutral, plant parameter envelope (PPE) approach. GEISs have the potential to materially reduce the licensing burden on NRC advanced reactor applicants, given that environmental reviews can take up to a third of agency resources involved in licensing the construction of an advanced reactor. We…

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Prejudice to landowner is too high to impose Code rights on its land

By Shanna Davison & Mehran Azizi

September 22, 2020

The Electronic Communications Code gives powers to telecoms operators to acquire rights over private land to install their apparatus for the purpose of providing their network. In order to impose rights against a reluctant landowner, the operator must establish that the prejudice caused to the landowner by the imposition of those rights can be adequately compensated in money and that the public benefit of imposing the rights outweighs that prejudice. In a recent decision, Cornerstone…

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DOE Re-Opens Arctic Energy Office with Emphasis on Advanced Nuclear

By Amy Roma & Sachin Desai

September 22, 2020

On September 17, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the re-opening of its Arctic Energy Office (AEO), which was originally established in 2001, but failed to take off due to insufficient funding. Senator Murkowski (R-AK) pushed for the re-establishment of this office in the 2020 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, which supported the “promotion of research, development, and deployment of electric power technology that is cost-effective.” The DOE will coordinate with AEO on a…

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Revised LCIA Arbitration Rules 2020 to take effect 1 October 2020

By Nathan Searle & Charlie Howell

September 21, 2020

The LCIA Arbitration Rules 2020 (the 2020 Rules) will take effect on 1 October 2020, replacing the existing LCIA Arbitration Rules 2014 (the 2014 Rules). The 2020 Rules incorporate a number of important updates that facilitate flexibility and efficiency in the arbitration process. In particular, the 2020 Rules reflect the LCIA’s recognition of the increasing role that technology plays in arbitration, a trend accelerated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. We have summarized the key updates…

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UK COVID-19 – The FCA Business Interruption Test Case ruling – the end of the ‘Covid clause’ in leases?

By Chris Somorjay, Lydia Savill & Ellie Rees

September 17, 2020

This week the High Court has delivered its eagerly anticipated ruling in the FCA Business Interruption Test Case. The case was brought by the Financial Conduct Authority on behalf of business interruption policyholders, with the aim of determining issues of principle on coverage and causation under a series of sample policy wordings. Whilst of broad significance for all those whose businesses have been affected or interrupted by COVID-19, the judgment does not specifically address the…

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UK COVID-19: Government extends protections for commercial tenants

By Benjamin Willis & Mathew Ditchburn

September 16, 2020

After much speculation the government announced on 16 September that it will be extending protections that have been afforded to commercial tenants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the current protections? Commercial tenants currently benefit from a number of COVID-19 related protections including: a temporary prohibition on landlords forfeiting commercial leases as a result of a tenant’s failure to pay rent, which was due to come to an end on 30 September…

All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide

Plaintiff’s Duty to Mitigate Damages in the COVID-19 Era

By Kenneth Kirschner & David J. Baron

September 16, 2020

Three members of our Hogan Lovells team, Kenneth Kirschner, David Baron, and Sydney Rupe, are the authors of the lead article in the Fall 2020 issue of the Labor Law Journal, which analyzes the plaintiff’s duty to mitigate damages in the wake of COVID-19. The article, entitled “Plaintiff’s Duty to Mitigate Damages in the COVID-19 Era” provides in-depth insights into how COVID-19 is shaping the employment law landscape, the state of the…

All in a Day's Work: The Employer's Legal Guide

Department of Labor issues revised FFCRA regulations

By George W. Ingham, Amy Folsom Kett & Daniel Petrokas

September 15, 2020

On September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued revised regulations under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which generally requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick leave and expanded Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave for certain COVID-19 related reasons. (We previously summarized the FFCRA’s leave requirements here.) The revisions are in response to an August 3 New York federal court decision, which held that…

New Nuclear

DOE Announces Award of nearly $30m to Support Fusion Technologies

By Amy Roma

September 9, 2020

In early September, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it awarded nearly $30 million in funding to support nuclear fusion technologies. As discussed in our in-depth whitepaper, The Regulation of Fusion – A Practical and Innovation-Friendly Approach, the U.S. is currently expanding on its nuclear technology capabilities, with commercial-scale fusion generation expected in the coming two decades. Multiple companies are working on fusion technologies that would provide market cost-competitive power and encourage climate…

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Challenging times – the Use Classes Order and Permitted Development Rights

By David Wood

September 3, 2020

Aside from the long-awaited “Planning for the Future” White Paper, the big planning and development talking points of the summer have been the radical reforms to the Use Classes Order and the Permitted Development Rights (“PDR”) regime. We’ve covered the detail of the reforms in our bulletins on the Use Classes Order here and on PDR here. In brief: The changes to the Use Classes Order represent a complete overhaul of the system and,…

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NRC Commission Approves GEIS for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

Prejudice to landowner is too high to impose Code rights on its land

DOE Re-Opens Arctic Energy Office with Emphasis on Advanced Nuclear

Revised LCIA Arbitration Rules 2020 to take effect 1 October 2020

UK COVID-19 – The FCA Business Interruption Test Case ruling – the end of the ‘Covid clause’ in leases?

UK COVID-19: Government extends protections for commercial tenants

Plaintiff’s Duty to Mitigate Damages in the COVID-19 Era

Department of Labor issues revised FFCRA regulations

DOE Announces Award of nearly $30m to Support Fusion Technologies

Challenging times – the Use Classes Order and Permitted Development Rights

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