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                <title>Conflict in the Middle East &#x2013; legal solutions to help build business resilience</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The outbreak of war in the Middle East has delivered a series of economic and operational shocks and a stark reminder of the fragility of global supply chains. For businesses, the conflict has not only intensified immediate financial, logistical and operational pressures, but also highlighted the critical importance of:&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;&#x2022;&#x9;clear contractual protections; and &#xD;&#xA;&#x2022;&#x9;adaptable operational strategies.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:50:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK formally adopts ISSB sustainability standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[UK Launches First Sustainability Reporting Standards&#xD;&#xA;On 25 February 2025, the UK Government released its long-awaited Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS). Businesses can now voluntarily report against these standards, but uncertainty remains as the government decides which companies will be legally required to comply. The new rules mark a significant step in aligning UK sustainability reporting with international trends.&#xD;&#xA;Flexible Reporting and Scope 3 Relief&#xD;&#xA;A key change in the fin...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:25:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>An A-Z guide to data centre terminology</title>
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                            Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:13:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Super Typhoon Odette and Shell: How Climate Science is Shaping Litigation Risk</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A High Court claim by over 100 Filipino nationals against Shell may be the first to attempt to hold English-domiciled entities liable for climate-related harm suffered overseas.  The claim draws on advances in attribution science in an attempt to demonstrate Shell&#x2019;s role in global warming and the intensification of extreme and catastrophic weather events.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:19:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Ready, set, report: the FCA fires the starting gun on UK sustainability reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 30 January 2026, the UK&#x27;s Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) launched a consultation on the introduction of mandatory sustainability reporting for listed companies, based on the yet-to-be-finalised UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (&quot;UK SRS&quot;). The consultation will be of high interest to any UK listed company &#x2013; including overseas companies with a UK listing &#x2013; though as we explain below, its immediate impact will be relatively limited for the next few years.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:50:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The new heat networks regime: what do regulated businesses need to do and when?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although the new regulatory regime for heat networks came into force on 27 January 2026, a number of aspects are being phased in over the next 12 months. We look at what businesses caught by the regime need to do &#x2013; and when.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:17:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on the sale of Pontrilas Group</title>
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                            Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:46:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Government confirms switch to CPI indexation for renewable subsidy schemes from April 2026 but rules out a freeze and wider realignment</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government published its response to the separate (but aligned) consultations on changing inflation indexation in the Renewables Obligation (&quot;RO&quot;) and Feed-in Tariff (&quot;FiT&quot;) schemes on 28 January 2026, confirming its intention to proceed with an immediate switch to CPI-based indexation ahead of the next annual adjustment scheduled in April 2026 (i.e. &quot;Option 1&quot; as set out in the original consultations).]]></description>
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                            Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:55:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Hamberley Care Homes and Patron Capital on Hamberley&#x27;s long-term refinancing deal with Song Capital</title>
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                            Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:40:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>CSRD and CSDDD Version 2.0 &#x2013; the EU&#x27;s sustainability framework redefined</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As reported in our previous briefing, the Sustainability Omnibus finally reached its destination last week, when the European institutions agreed on changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (&quot;CSRD&quot;) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (&quot;CSDDD&quot;). The text was subsequently approved by the Council&#x27;s Coreper committee on 10 December, and on 16 December, the Parliament approved the text in its plenary session. Some sources are noting that final publication o...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:39:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Scanning the real estate horizon, 2026</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Here we look ahead to the New Year, which looks set to be another year of change for the real estate sector. Key themes include increasing regulation, planning change and ongoing transparency measures.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:18:27 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What a Difference a Letter Makes: UK Government Consults on Changing Renewable Subsidy Inflation from RPI to CPI</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government is consulting on a proposed change to the inflation indexation measure underpinning two of its cornerstone renewable energy relief schemes: the Renewables Obligation (&quot;RO&quot;) and the Feed-in Tariff (&quot;FiT&quot;). The Government ultimately hopes that changing these from the Retail Price Index (&quot;RPI&quot;) to the Consumer Prices Index (&quot;CPI&quot;) will deliver savings for consumers, at a time when the purported cost of Net Zero has become a heavily politicised issue. However, these changes coul...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:43:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The Omnibus reaches its destination: CSRD and CS3D 2.0</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concluded negotiations late on 8 December on the Sustainability Omnibus, the highly politicised proposal to amend the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Though the agreed text is not available at the time of writing, the Council and the Parliament issued press releases with key details.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:02:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>COP30: What were the key outcomes?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In our first COP30 article we highlighted the difficult challenges facing the conference, amidst a backdrop of a general sense of retreat and pessimism in the international climate community. With an energetic presidency and aims of focusing on climate implementation and nature protection, COP30 was seen by many to be pivotal. So, after two weeks of intense negotiations at the mouth of the Amazon, what were the key takeaways?]]></description>
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                            Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:49:19 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Infrastructure and Energy Spotlight &#x2013; Autumn/Winter 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this edition, we look at the prospects for data centres in the UK, what to watch out for in the Budget and whether EU objections could derail UK planning reforms.  We also discuss the clean energy aspects of the UK&#x27;s Industrial Strategy, the impact of consumer law on the energy and infrastructure sectors, recent developments in sustainability reporting and the National Underground Asset Register.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:02:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-and-energy-spotlight-autumnwinter-2025/</link>
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                <title>The New Towns Taskforce has recommended locations for twelve new towns, but will any be built?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The New Towns Taskforce (the &quot;NTT&quot;) recently issued its much-anticipated independent report to government on the sites which it proposes for designation as new towns. In this briefing we explore its report and the challenges that implementation will face.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:57:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What to Expect at COP30</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The 30th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (&quot;COP30&quot;) is being convened in Bel&#xE9;m, Brazil between 10 and 21 November 2025. COP30 will be attended by high-profile heads of state and members of the business community from some of the 198 signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (&quot;UNFCCC&quot;), along with climate and sustainability experts, NGOs and campaigners.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:42:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Heat networks: less than 3 months until &quot;go live&quot; date for regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the &quot;go live&quot; date for regulation of heat networks fast approaching (27 January 2026), network operators - and some landlords - need to make sure they&#x27;re prepared for the new regime.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 04 Nov 2025 09:53:07 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Exploring the interoperability of global frameworks with KEY ESG</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At KEY ESG&#x2019;s Q3 Sustainability Summit which took place in central London on the 11th September, an expert panel explored how global sustainability reporting frameworks can work together to ease the burden of reporters and drive real impact. Moderated by Heleen van Poecke, CEO of KEY ESG, the conversation brought together leading voices from across the sustainability landscape: Anna Dauteuil (EFRAG), Sarah-Jane Denton (Travers Smith), Dr Pendar Ostovar (Science Based Targets initiative &#x2013; SBTi)...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:15:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Watch the recording: UK adoption of sustainability reporting standards and mandatory transition plans</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In June, the UK took the next step in its plan to adopt international sustainability reporting standards for UK businesses, publishing a key consultation document. On the same day, it launched a consultation on how to implement its manifesto commitment to mandate credible, Paris-aligned climate transition plans for FTSE 100 companies and UK-regulated financial services firms, including asset managers.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:26:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Lifezone Metals on its acquisition of BHP&#x27;s 17% equity interest in Kabanga Nickel</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Lifezone Metals on its acquisition of BHP&#x27;s 17% equity interest in Kabanga Nickel]]></description>
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                            Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:55:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-lifezone-metals-on-its-acquisition-of-bhps-17-equity-interest-in-kabanga-nickel/</link>
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                <title>Infrastructure and Energy Spotlight &#x2013; Spring/Summer 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this edition, we look at the UK Government&#x27;s 10 year Infrastructure Strategy and whether the &quot;Washington effect&quot; has trumped the &quot;Brussels effect&quot; in relation to ESG regulation.  We also provide updates on topics including planning reform, housing, heat networks, national security, pension fund infrastructure investment and carbon markets.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:26:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-and-energy-spotlight-springsummer-2025/</link>
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                <title>From red to green? UK Labour Government finally consults on sustainability reporting and transition planning</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After months of delay,  the UK Government has finally published the long-awaited consultation on the adoption of ISSB sustainability standards as the first UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (&quot;UK SRS&quot;), and on assurance of sustainability-related financial disclosures. At the same time, the Government is consulting on how to implement its manifesto commitment to mandate UK-regulated financial institutions &#x2013; including banks, asset managers, pension funds, and insurers &#x2013; and FTSE 100 companie...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:27:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/from-red-to-green-uk-labour-government-finally-consults-on-sustainability-reporting-and-transition-planning/</link>
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                <title>ESG regulation: has the &quot;Washington effect&quot; trumped the &quot;Brussels effect&quot;?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The last 6 months have seen unprecedented turbulence in the field of sustainability regulation. The EU, historically a world leader in environmental standards and responsible business conduct, appears to be backtracking on its leading position and fitting in with the political mood in the US. But a key question &#x2013; particularly for those working out how to respond to the ever-shifting sands &#x2013; is whether recent changes reflect a fundamental shift away from sustainability regulation and towards d...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:44:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Innovative remedies: an investor&#x27;s role in cleaning up supply chains</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Modern slavery and human rights abuses impact countless supply chains across the world every year. Businesses and investors may be exposed to risks arising from such abuses regardless of how far down the supply chain they occur and, in some circumstances, may be under a duty to identify, remediate and prevent further violations. In this article, we explore the topic of remediation, how investors can play their part in addressing such issues and helping to ensure victims are adequately compens...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:55:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>A short guide to heat networks in the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK heat network market is growing fast, providing opportunities for both suppliers and property developers/owners looking for low carbon energy solutions.  But what are heat networks, where are they being rolled out and how are they regulated?  And what are the key issues when making contractual arrangements involving heat networks?]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:50:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>What does the UK-EU &quot;re-set&quot; mean for business?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK and the EU have agreed a &quot;common understanding&quot; on closer cooperation across a number of key areas.  Following a period of difficult relations after Brexit, the mere fact that that both sides have committed to closer cooperation has obvious political significance.  But what does the deal mean for business?  And could it open the door to a closer relationship in future, particularly on trade and economic matters?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 23 May 2025 15:13:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-uk-eu-re-set-mean-for-business/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises RPM International on its agreement to acquire Star Brands</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised NYSE-listed RPM International Inc., which owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services, on the acquisition of the Star Brands Group, the UK-based parent company of The Pink Stuff, for RPM&#x27;s subsidiary, Rust-Oleum.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 May 2025 13:35:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-rpm-international-on-its-agreement-to-acquire-star-brands/</link>
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                <title>Updates to EU CBAM: Balancing climate and competitiveness</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing, we consider the proposed changes to CBAM, which would remove the majority of formerly covered participants from its scope. However, in a way that arguably cannot be said of proposed changes to other sustainability regulations, the Commission appears to have been careful to preserve the aims and expected outcomes from the CBAM regime.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:48:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/updates-to-eu-cbam-balancing-climate-and-competitiveness/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate Spring Briefing 2025</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:42:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-spring-briefing-2025/</link>
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                <title>Planning Update - April 2025</title>
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                            Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:51:02 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/planning-update-april-2025/</link>
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                <title>Misconduct by franchisees: claimants point the finger at franchisors</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[How concerned should franchisors be about the recent trend of attempted claims against franchisors over misconduct by their franchisees, and which areas of law pose the greatest risk?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:43:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/misconduct-by-franchisees-claimants-point-the-finger-at-franchisors/</link>
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                <title>The clock stops, but the bus rumbles on &#x2013; CSRD Omnibus clears its first hurdle</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The &quot;Stop-the-Clock&quot; proposal to delay sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (&quot;CSRD&quot;) and due diligence obligations under the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (&quot;CS3D&quot;) was approved by the European Parliament on 3 April, with immediate consequences for many large companies preparing CSRD reports.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:46:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-clock-stops-but-the-bus-rumbles-on-csrd-omnibus-clears-its-first-hurdle/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Equisoft Inc. on the sale of its Altus Consulting business to Accenture</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Equisoft Inc. on the sale of Altus Consulting, its UK insurance, investments and financial services advisory services business, to Accenture.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:53:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-equisoft-inc-on-the-sale-of-its-altus-consulting-business-to-accenture/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Crossbay on the purchase of abrdn Dartford warehouse</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Crossbay on the purchase of abrdn Dartford warehouse.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:47:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-crossbay-on-the-purchase-of-abrdn-dartford-warehouse/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises two healthcare REITs in takeovers by US bidders</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith is currently advising two healthcare REITs - Care REIT plc and Assura plc - on their public takeovers by US bidders, further highlighting the recent theme of consolidation in the London REIT market.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Mar 2025 10:40:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-two-healthcare-reits-in-takeovers-by-us-bidders/</link>
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                <title>The Third EPC Consultation &#x2013; 5 FAQs for Landlords</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 7 February 2025, the Government published an open consultation entitled &quot;Improving the energy performance of privately rented homes: 2025 update&quot; (the &quot;third Consultation&quot;).  The Government proposes to raise the minimum energy efficiency standard required of privately rented homes in England and Wales to the equivalent of Energy Performance Certificate (&quot;EPC&quot;) C by 2030, and this consultation follows on from the previous government&#x27;s 2020 consultation (the &quot;First Consultation&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:21:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-third-epc-consultation-5-faqs-for-landlords/</link>
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                <title>What does the new NPPF mean for the Senior Living Sector?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The much-anticipated updated version of the National Planning Policy Framework (&quot;NPPF&quot;) was published on 12 December 2024, following a period of industry-wide consultation. The NPPF sets out the Government&#x27;s high level, national planning policies and carries particular importance as a &#x27;material consideration&#x27; which local planning authorities (&quot;LPAs&quot;) must take into account when deciding planning applications. The NPPF (as amended) took immediate effect for the purposes of decision-making and...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:01:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-new-nppf-mean-for-the-senior-living-sector/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Greystar on the acquisition of The Neighbourhood in Exeter and Cardiff</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Greystar on its successful acquisition of two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets from &quot;The Neighbourhood&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:06:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-greystar-on-the-acquisition-of-the-neighbourhood-in-exeter-and-cardiff/</link>
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                <title>Unsustainable Pain: Navigating the Challenges of CSRD Reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As we noted in our previous CSRD briefing, 2024 saw a dizzying number of changes for companies in scope of this landmark sustainability reporting regulation. Keeping track of these changes is a big enough challenge. But the real work for many companies &#x2013; including the thousands of &quot;large&quot; EU companies who are in the second wave &#x2013; starts in 2025, as they prepare their first sustainability statements for publication in 2026. In this briefing, we will highlight some of the hurdles companies face...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:21:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/unsustainable-pain-navigating-the-challenges-of-csrd-reporting/</link>
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                <title>ICYMI: A Recap of Developments in EU Sustainability Reporting in 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In case you missed it: Travers Smith recaps a dramatic year in the world of sustainability reporting.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:21:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/icymi-a-recap-of-developments-in-eu-sustainability-reporting-in-2024/</link>
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                <title>Driving Home(building) for Christmas? The long-awaited updated NPPF has finally arrived</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Labour Party&#x27;s manifesto for the 2024 General Election contained an emphasis on the reform of the planning system, with a view to &quot;unlocking&quot; it to promote growth and development. Notably, one of the Government&#x27;s key commitments was to update the National Planning Policy Framework (&quot;NPPF&quot;) within six months of being elected. It is now just over five months since the Labour Government was elected and, as promised, the updated NPPF has been published following an extensive industry consulta...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:01:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/driving-home-building-for-christmas-the-long-awaited-updated-nppf-has-finally-arrived/</link>
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                <title>Bringing EPCs up to scratch</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) evaluates a property&#x27;s energy efficiency, aiding owners, investors, potential buyers and tenants in understanding and improving energy performance, and setting minimum standards for rented properties. Despite recognizing its shortcomings and issuing an EPC action plan in 2018, the government launched a new consultation on improving the Energy Performance of Buildings regime in England and Wales on December 4, 2024, the key proposals of which are summar...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:21:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bringing-epcs-up-to-scratch/</link>
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                <title>10 FAQs from a landlord&#x27;s perspective about rental auctions of vacant high street premises</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, local authorities in England were granted a new power to help them reinvigorate their local towns: they can now hold rental auctions to arrange lettings of vacant high street and town centre properties.  In this briefing, we answer 10 frequently asked questions about the new regime from the perspective of a landlord.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:56:16 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/10-faqs-from-a-landlords-perspective-about-rental-auctions-of-vacant-high-street-premises/</link>
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                <title>Prepare to protect</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, also known as Martyn&#x27;s Law in honour of Martyn Hett who died in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, will when enacted improve the UK&#x27;s security by obliging those responsible for certain premises and events to plan how they would respond to a terrorist attack in or near to their property.  Persons responsible for larger premises and events must also take steps to reduce the property&#x27;s vulnerability to terrorist attacks.  Premises fall within the scope...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:22:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/prepare-to-protect/</link>
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                <title>Infrastructure Spotlight &#x2013; Autumn/Winter 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this edition, we focus on the infrastructure implications of the new Labour Government&#x27;s first Budget, including for energy, vehicles, telecoms, housing and major projects.  We also look at new initiatives affecting the UK water industry and UK infrastructure investment more generally.  Please get in touch if you would like to discuss any of the issues discussed below.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:19:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-spotlight-autumnwinter-2024/</link>
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                <title>COP29: What were the key outcomes?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At the time of our last COP29 update, we were still waiting to hear what the outcomes would be from several key discussion areas, including negotiations relating to the headline climate finance deal. Although it is relatively normal for COPs to overrun, it was not until the Sunday after the official closing that a New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (&quot;NCQG&quot;) was finally unveiled &#x2013; highlighting the intensity of last-minute discussions and the difficulty in reaching a climate fina...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:21:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop29-what-were-the-key-outcomes/</link>
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                <title>COP29: What&#x27;s happened so far?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP29 got underway last week, representing another important event in the global fight against climate change. While it appears that some progress has been made in Baku, including early agreement over standards for a global carbon market, there have also been reports of general dissatisfaction with the pace of decision making &#x2013; particularly in relation to the set piece negotiations surrounding the &#x27;New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance&#x27; (&quot;NCQG&quot;), which is due to be agreed at COP29...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:21:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop29-whats-happened-so-far/</link>
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                <title>Biodiversity COP or Flop? What COP16 means for business</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Just over a week ago the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (&quot;COP16&quot;) concluded in Columbia. Our article explores the impacts of COP16 on global biodiversity through a business focused lens.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:21:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/biodiversity-cop-or-flop-what-cop16-means-for-business/</link>
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                <title>What to expect at COP29</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (&quot;COP29&quot;) is being convened in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11 and 22 November 2024. COP29 will be attended by a number of high-profile heads of state and members of the business community from some of the 198 signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (&quot;UNFCCC&quot;), along with climate and sustainability experts, NGOs and campaigners.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:21:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-to-expect-at-cop29/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate Autumn Briefing</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:36:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-autumn-briefing/</link>
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                <title>From energy savings opportunity to energy savings requirements?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[UK&#x27;s Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) now requires businesses to draft and implement an annual action plan alongside their energy audit. This is a significant shift from prior light reporting obligation and is purposed to motivate businesses into voluntary energy efficiency measures by providing a complete view of energy use and associated costs. ESOS Phase 3 is promoting these regular interventions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 09 Sep 2024 10:21:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/from-energy-savings-opportunity-to-energy-savings-requirements/</link>
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                <title>The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: impact on financial services businesses</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:21:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-impact-on-financial-services-businesses/</link>
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                <title>New EU AI Act &#x2013; Corporate Governance Considerations</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:21:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-eu-ai-act-corporate-governance-considerations/</link>
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                <title>CSRD implementation across the EU: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Delays?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:21:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/csrd-implementation-across-the-eu-corporate-sustainability-reporting-delays/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Student Roost (a GIC/Greystar owned company) on the acquisition of The Triangle, Birmingham</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Student Roost (a GIC/Greystar owned company) on the acquisition of The Triangle, Birmingham&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:29:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-student-roost-a-gicgreystar-owned-company-on-the-acquisition-of-the-triangle-birmingham/</link>
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                <title>Beyond Supply Chains: new EU rules increase pressure on companies to adopt responsible business practices</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:21:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/beyond-supply-chains-new-eu-rules-increase-pressure-on-companies-to-adopt-responsible-business-practices/</link>
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                <title>Infrastructure Spotlight &#x2013; Summer 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this edition, we look at what a Labour Government could mean for investors in and operators of UK infrastructure.&#xA0; We also provide an update on disclosure rules for corporates, greenwashing rules for funds and a range of other topics, from EV charging, housing and planning through to tax and expiry of PFI/PPP deals.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:21:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-spotlight-summer-2024/</link>
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                <title>EMIR 3.0 - what&#x27;s new and what&#x27;s next?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:37:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/emir-30-whats-new-and-whats-next/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/emir-30-whats-new-and-whats-next/</guid>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Student Roost (a GIC/Greystar owned company) on the acquisition of One Medlock, Manchester</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Student Roost (a GIC/Greystar owned company) on the acquisition of One Medlock, Manchester.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:35:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-student-roost-a-gicgreystar-owned-company-on-the-acquisition-of-one-medlock-manchester/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-student-roost-a-gicgreystar-owned-company-on-the-acquisition-of-one-medlock-manchester/</guid>
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                <title>Planning ahead for the new Labour Government</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:41:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/planning-ahead-for-the-new-labour-government/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith promotes six new partners</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has announced today the promotion of six lawyers to its partnership, with effect from 1 July 2024.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:45:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-promotes-six-new-partners/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate Spring Briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we bring you up to date with seven changes in law and practice which we think will have ramifications for the commercial real estate sectors. Parliament has been busy reviewing two key pieces of legislation implementing the Government&#x27;s residential reform agenda. There have also been changes to the regulatory regimes that impact on the property sector, and a Spring Budget.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 13 May 2024 08:22:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-spring-briefing/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-spring-briefing/</guid>
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                <title>CSRD: The Road to Compliance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Register your interest to attend this 2 May 2024 webinar on the EU&#x27;s rules on sustainability reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 May 2024 13:30:38 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/csrd-the-road-to-compliance/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/csrd-the-road-to-compliance/</guid>
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                <title>The Energy Act 2023 - The next big step in decarbonising and de-globalising the UK&#x27;s energy network?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:26:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-energy-act-2023-the-next-big-step-in-decarbonising-and-de-globalising-the-uks-energy-network/</link>
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                <title>New Zealand Supreme Court releases Smith v Fonterra &amp; Ors decision on novel climate change claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of New Zealand has overturned the Court of Appeal&#x27;s decision, which struck out Mr Smith&#x27;s three tortious claims against seven corporate defendants.  Mr Smith claims against the defendants on the basis that they are each involved either in an industry which releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere or manufactures and supplies products which release greenhouse gases when they are used. The Supreme Court has allowed Mr Smith&#x27;s claims in negligence, public nuisance, and a n...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:18:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-zealand-supreme-court-releases-smith-v-fonterra-ors-decision-on-novel-climate-change-claims/</link>
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                <title>Retained EU law: 10 key questions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s departure from the European Union has not led to all EU-derived law being jettisoned; on the contrary, a significant proportion of it has been kept and the UK now has a new category of &quot;retained EU law&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:55:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/retained-eu-law-10-key-questions/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/retained-eu-law-10-key-questions/</guid>
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                <title>Recommendations and a new antitrust investigation: the CMA&#x27;s final report on its housebuilding market study</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:14:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/recommendations-and-a-new-antitrust-investigation-the-cmas-final-report-on-its-housebuilding-market-study/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/recommendations-and-a-new-antitrust-investigation-the-cmas-final-report-on-its-housebuilding-market-study/</guid>
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                <title>Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: Dead in the water?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After years of planning, months of negotiations and several key hurdles surpassed, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (&#x27;CS3D&#x27;) looked like it was on the home straight.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:41:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-dead-in-the-water/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-dead-in-the-water/</guid>
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                <title>Green claims:  prepare for tougher EU rules on promotion of products and services</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU is pursuing a number of measures intended to combat misleading environmental claims about products and services aimed at consumers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:15:34 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/green-claims-prepare-for-tougher-eu-rules-on-promotion-of-products-and-services/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/green-claims-prepare-for-tougher-eu-rules-on-promotion-of-products-and-services/</guid>
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                <title>The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: some answers, but questions remain</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:34:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-some-answers-but-questions-remain/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-some-answers-but-questions-remain/</guid>
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                <title>Levelling up the NPPF</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 19th December the Government published its long-awaited response to the consultation it initiated in December 2022, which we discussed in the context of senior living, and the resultant revised version of the National Planning Policy Framework (&quot;NPPF&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:35:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/levelling-up-the-nppf/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/levelling-up-the-nppf/</guid>
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                <title>COP28: What were the key outcomes?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At the time of our last COP28 update, we were still waiting to hear what the outcomes would be from several key discussion areas that remained open, including the results of the first Global Stocktake (&quot;GST&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:29:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop28-what-were-the-key-outcomes/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop28-what-were-the-key-outcomes/</guid>
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                <title>Gaining guidance on BNG</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:36:56 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gaining-guidance-on-bng/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/gaining-guidance-on-bng/</guid>
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                <title>COP28: What&#x27;s happened so far?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After many months of speculation and preparation, COP28 got underway last week in Dubai.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Dec 2023 12:16:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop28-whats-happened-so-far/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop28-whats-happened-so-far/</guid>
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                <title>COP28: What to Expect</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The 28th annual meeting of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (&quot;COP28&quot;) is being convened in the United Arab Emirates between 30 November and 12 December 2023.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:39:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop28-what-to-expect/</link>
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                <title>UK transition to Net Zero: foot off the gas?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing highlights the UK&#x27;s transition to Net Zero and evaluates the effectiveness of government policies in driving the nation towards its climate goals. Get insights on various strategies, their implications on energy and infrastructure, and how the recent policy changes are shaping the UK&#x27;s commitment to Net Zero.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:39:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-transition-to-net-zero-foot-off-the-gas/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-transition-to-net-zero-foot-off-the-gas/</guid>
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                <title>The Energy Act 2023: a brave new world?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 26 October 2023, the UK&#x27;s Energy Act 2023 (the &quot;Act&quot;) received Royal Assent, becoming one of the largest piece of energy legislation in a generation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:40:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-energy-act-2023-a-brave-new-world/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-energy-act-2023-a-brave-new-world/</guid>
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                <title>Infrastructure Spotlight &#x2013; Autumn 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this edition, we highlight the key regulatory and policy developments this Autumn which will impact investors in and operators of energy and infrastructure assets in the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:36:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-spotlight-autumn-2023/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-spotlight-autumn-2023/</guid>
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                <title>EU proposal on Critical Raw Materials</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 16 March 2023, the EU Commission announced plans for the &#x27;Critical Raw Materials Act&#x27; (the &quot;CRMA&quot;): a &quot;comprehensive set of actions&quot; designed to ensure long-term access in the EU to a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials. The proposal forms part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, adopted in February 2023, which aims to create a regulatory environment which supports the net-zero transition. Although on its face the draft regulation does not appear to be overly burdensome...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:53:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-proposal-on-critical-raw-materials/</link>
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                <title>The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Recap and updates</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 1 October 2023, the EU&#x27;s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (&quot;CBAM&quot;) regulation officially entered into its transitional period, which will run until 31 December 2025.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:54:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-recap-and-updates/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Inflexion on its investment in aosphere</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises Inflexion on its investment in aosphere]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:45:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-inflexion-on-its-investment-in-aosphere/</link>
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                <title>EU Product Regulation Round-Up: Autumn 2023</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU continues to pursue a rapid and ambitious legislative programme around environmental regulation. Its regulations in the product space have in many respects and for many years been viewed by multinational manufacturers as the &quot;gold standard&quot; and therefore the de facto rules to which all products destined for international sales must adhere. In fact, the EU counts on this phenomenon, known as &quot;the Brussels effect&quot;, to drive up higher standards worldwide in its priority areas such as the...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:59:51 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-product-regulation-round-up-autumn-2023/</link>
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                <title>Webinar: Corporate Sustainability Disclosures in the EU</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:39:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/webinar-corporate-sustainability-disclosures-in-the-eu/</link>
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                <title>What next for the CMA&#x27;s housebuilding market study?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The CMA has powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 to conduct inquiries into the workings of a market]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:08:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-next-for-the-cmas-housebuilding-market-study/</link>
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                <title>The rapid development of sustainability reporting in the EU and UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The speed of developments in the world of sustainability reporting over the last 12 months has been unprecedented, and this trend shows no signs of abating. Over the last five weeks alone, two &quot;global baseline&quot; sustainability reporting standards have been adopted and endorsed for use in capital markets, twelve European Sustainability Reporting Standards have been finalised, and the UK has committed to develop &quot;Sustainability Disclosure Standards&quot;, based on the international standards, by July...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Aug 2023 11:36:28 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-rapid-development-of-sustainability-reporting-in-the-eu-and-uk/</link>
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                <title>The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: plugging the carbon leak</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU&#x2019;s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (&quot;CBAM&quot;) regulation officially entered into force on 17 May 2023 (see here). The CBAM works in a similar way to the EU&#x27;s Emission Trading System (&quot;EU ETS&quot;), by creating a market mechanism that puts a price on carbon, but unlike the EU ETS, which prices carbon emitted by EU producers, the CBAM will price the carbon emitted by non-EU producers importing into the EU. This is designed to put EU and non-EU producers on a level playing field by equalising...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:14:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism-plugging-the-carbon-leak/</link>
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                <title>The Retained EU Law Act:  cliff edge removed, but cloud of uncertainty remains</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The controversial legislation to enable the Government to revoke or reform retained EU law (the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act or REUL Act) has now Received Royal Assent.  Although some of the most heavily criticised aspects of the legislation have been removed, it will still create a climate of uncertainty around retained EU law. We explain why and what this means for business. We also highlight the impact of other post-Brexit reforms in areas where EU-derived law remains releva...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:18:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-retained-eu-law-act-cliff-edge-removed-but-cloud-of-uncertainty-remains/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-retained-eu-law-act-cliff-edge-removed-but-cloud-of-uncertainty-remains/</guid>
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                <title>International Sustainability Standards Board (&quot;ISSB&quot;) publishes global sustainability disclosure standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 26 June 2023, the ISSB issued its inaugural standards concerning sustainability-related disclosures for international capital markets: IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information (&quot;IFRS S1&quot;) and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures (&quot;IFRS S2&quot;) (together, the &quot;ISSB Standards&quot;). The UK&#x27;s Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) published a statement on the same day emphasising that it intends to update its climate-related disclosure rules to referenc...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:27:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-sustainability-standards-board-issb-publishes-global-sustainability-disclosure-standards/</link>
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                <title>Revamp of the OECD Guidelines: What&#x27;s Changed?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 June 2023, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (&quot;OECD&quot;) published an updated version of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the &quot;Guidelines&quot;)]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:02:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/revamp-of-the-oecd-guidelines-whats-changed/</link>
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                <title>A step closer to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 9 June, the European Commission published a draft delegated act containing the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (&quot;ESRS&quot;) which will implement the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (&quot;CSRD&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:57:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-step-closer-to-the-european-sustainability-reporting-standards/</link>
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                <title>ESG challenges in the care home and senior living sectors: Part 1</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the fore of real estate investment strategy during recent years. In the first of our briefings on this topic, we consider three developments in legislation in the &quot;E&quot; space and how those developments present challenges but also opportunities for the care home and senior living sectors to contribute to the overall debate on how to implement &quot;E&quot; objectives within the built environment.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:57:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-challenges-in-the-care-home-and-senior-living-sectors-part-1/</link>
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                <title>ESG challenges in the healthcare and senior living sectors: Part 2</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In March 2023, we considered the rise of social and good governance clauses in commercial leases, across core real estate investment classes. In this series, we are looking at ESG challenges in the care home and senior living sectors. Our first briefing considered the challenges and opportunities for the sectors in the &quot;E&quot; space. This article considers the implementation of social and good governance strategies in the sectors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 30 May 2023 10:14:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-challenges-in-the-healthcare-and-senior-living-sectors-part-2/</link>
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                <title>European Commission refuses to let the dust settle on the EU Taxonomy</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 5 April 2023, the Commission launched a consultation on its draft of the long-awaited technical screening criteria (&quot;TSC&quot;) for the four remaining Taxonomy objectives, sometimes known as &quot;TAXO4&quot; .]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 16 May 2023 14:29:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/european-commission-refuses-to-let-the-dust-settle-on-the-eu-taxonomy/</link>
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                <title>Further guidance for effective TCFD reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2020, the UK outlined its roadmap to implementing the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (&quot;TCFD&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:39:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/further-guidance-for-effective-tcfd-reporting/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises BUUK Infrastructure on its acquisition of Levelise </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith advises BUUK Infrastructure on its acquisition of Levelise]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:41:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-buuk-infrastructure-on-its-acquisition-of-levelise/</link>
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                <title>Directors in the firing line: derivative climate change actions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ClientEarth v Shell plc&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Ewan McGaughey et al v Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:47:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/directors-in-the-firing-line-derivative-climate-change-actions/</link>
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                <title>Behind the headlines: Climate Change Litigation Round-Up</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The principle aim behind many climate change claims may not be to &quot;win&quot; but to draw attention to activities that cause and contribute to climate change, litigation being just one tool in an activist&#x27;s toolbox.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:34:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/behind-the-headlines-climate-change-litigation-round-up/</link>
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                <title>The FCA raises the ESG stakes, but receives scrutiny of its own</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA recently issued its latest &quot;Dear CEO&quot; letter to asset managers, setting out its Asset Management Supervision Strategy.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:33:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-fca-raises-the-esg-stakes-but-receives-scrutiny-of-its-own/</link>
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                <title>Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Strengthening &#x2013; An Overview of Key Changes to Phase 3</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:42:17 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-strengthening-an-overview-of-key-changes-to-phase-3/</link>
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                <title>UK anti-trust &amp; Climate Change - The CMA sets out its stall</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Entering the policy debate behind other antitrust regulators, the CMA has signalled that it will give firms more latitude to pursue green collaborations &#x2013; but the devil will be in detail.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:08:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-anti-trust-climate-change-the-cma-sets-out-its-stall/</link>
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                <title>The NPPF Consultation: delivery of the homes people want and need, including seniors housing</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:17:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-nppf-consultation-delivery-of-the-homes-people-want-and-need-including-seniors-housing/</link>
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                <title>Are you ready for the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:01:18 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/are-you-ready-for-the-fire-safety-england-regulations-2022/</link>
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                <title>Human Rights &#x2013; time to refresh your corporate policies and procedures?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week one of the most significant conferences related to biodiversity concluded in Canada. COP15 has come shortly after the close of COP27 and attendees sought to agree a new set of goals to hopefully halt and reverse the worrying loss of natural capital that our planet is currently facing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:14:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/human-rights-time-to-refresh-your-corporate-policies-and-procedures/</link>
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                <title>COP15: Potential positive outcomes for the protection of nature</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week one of the most significant conferences related to biodiversity concluded in Canada. COP15 has come shortly after the close of COP27 and attendees sought to agree a new set of goals to hopefully halt and reverse the worrying loss of natural capital that our planet is currently facing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:17:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop15-potential-positive-outcomes-for-the-protection-of-nature/</link>
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                <title>Scanning the Real Estate horizon: look before you leap!</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we look at some of the key changes to law and practice that we anticipate taking place in 2023 which will affect the real estate sector, focussing on real estate development, real estate investment, real estate M&amp;A, real estate occupiers, the senior living sector and the private rental sector.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Dec 2022 15:18:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/scanning-the-real-estate-horizon-look-before-you-leap/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Lifezone Metals on its combination with GoGreen Investments </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Lifezone Metals, a developer of cleaner metals for EV batteries, on its combination with GoGreen Investments (NYSE: GOGN).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:41:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-lifezone-metals-on-its-combination-with-gogreen-investments/</link>
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                <title>More delays to UKCA marking requirements</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last month the UK Government announced it will give businesses another two years to apply the new UKCA product safety markings and continue to recognise the EU CE mark during the extended transitional period.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:20:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/more-delays-to-ukca-marking-requirements/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith has advised Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Adelphi Portrush Hotel </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners  on its acquisition of the four-star Adelphi Portrush Hotel, situated on the north-coast of Northern Ireland.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 12 Dec 2022 21:41:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-has-advised-adventurous-journeys-capital-partners-on-its-acquisition-of-the-adelphi-portrush-hotel/</link>
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                <title>Water and Sewerage Group Claim in England: the Competition Appeal Tribunal collective proceedings regime continues to be tested</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Claimants are finding novel ways to advance collective proceedings, including the increasingly popular collective proceedings regime in the Competition Appeal Tribunal (&quot;CAT&quot;).&#xA0; While this regime was introduced to facilitate competition law claims, claimant law firms are finding creative ways to use it for matters that do not appear, at first blush, to be &quot;competition&quot; related matters at all.&#xA0;&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Leigh Day&#xD;&#xA;Fideres&#xD;&#xA;Carolyn Roberts&#xD;&#xA;Bench Walk&#xD;&#xA;AlixPartners / Alix Partners &#xD;&#xA;Monckton Chambers...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:36:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/water-and-sewerage-group-claim-in-england-the-competition-appeal-tribunal-collective-proceedings-regime-continues-to-be-tested/</link>
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                <title>ESG Newsletter - Autumn 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ESG and sustainability issues continue to be a priority for policy makers and regulators globally. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy policy and the recent publication of the IPCC&#x27;s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) &quot;state of the union&quot; report on the slender window we have to take action in order to meet our climate targets both highlight the scale of the global challenge we face on climate issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:11:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-newsletter-autumn-2022/</link>
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                <title>Fund names and greenwashing: ESMA consultation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 18 November, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation on the text of proposed draft guidelines relating to the use of ESG or sustainability related terms in funds&#x27; names (the Draft Guidelines). The Draft Guidelines build upon the high level and principles-based observations made by ESMA in its Supervisory Briefing published on 31 May 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:07:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fund-names-and-greenwashing-esma-consultation/</link>
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                <title>Infrastructure Spotlight - Autumn 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Travers Smith Infrastructure newsletter. We hope you find this publication an informative and insightful source of information on the developments in the infrastructure market that we are seeing and anticipating in the UK and beyond.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:35:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/infrastructure-spotlight-autumn-2022/</link>
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                <title>UK issues draft disclosure framework for climate transition planning</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s Transition Plan Taskforce (&quot;TPT&quot;) has issued draft guidance on preparing climate transition plans. Comments on the drafts will be accepted until 28 February 2023. The draft disclosure framework and related implantation guidance will be welcomed by organisations wondering how to begin in drafting a transition plan, as well as investors currently experiencing a broad range of approaches to transition planning in the market, with little comparability.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:08:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-issues-draft-disclosure-framework-for-climate-transition-planning/</link>
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                <title>COP27: What were the key outcomes?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Similarly to last year&#x27;s COP26 in Glasgow, countries negotiated up to and beyond the end of the conference, reflecting fundamental differences in views on what to prioritise in relation to climate change efforts.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:23:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop27-what-were-the-key-outcomes/</link>
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                <title>AIJA Half-Year Conference</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith will be in attendance at the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) Half-Year Conference, being held in Edinburgh from 16th November to 19th November.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:21:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/aija-half-year-conference/</link>
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                <title>COP27 and climate finance: Bridging the gap</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With COP27 starting earlier this week, all eyes remain on what progress governments and international organisations are able to make to meet climate critical finance targets.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:41:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop27-and-climate-finance-bridging-the-gap/</link>
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                <title>Balancing economic growth and environmental protection - the government&#x27;s new energy dilemma</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s Prime Minister may have changed but the Growth Plan unveiled in September remains in place - at least for now.&#xA0; Armed with new powers to repeal and replace EU law under the so-called Brexit Freedoms Bill, the Plan appears to envisage an ambitious programme of regulatory reform.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:55:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/balancing-economic-growth-and-environmental-protection-the-governments-new-energy-dilemma/</link>
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                <title>COP27: What is it and why is it important?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP27 is due to take place in Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022. The summit comes at a time when there are acute energy issues across the globe, increasing numbers of extreme weather events and worrying data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (&quot;IPCC&quot;) which indicates we may not be doing enough to avoid the worst aspects of the climate crisis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:11:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop27-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith has advised Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Dornoch Hotel</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Dornoch Hotel]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:41:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-has-advised-adventurous-journeys-capital-partners-on-its-acquisition-of-the-dornoch-hotel/</link>
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                <title>The Retained EU Law Bill: another Brexit cliff edge looms?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has published legislation giving it wide-ranging powers to revoke or reform retained EU law. &#xA0;Among other things, it includes a proposal for the majority of retained EU legislation to expire at the end of 2023, unless expressly preserved in some form.&#xA0; Does this create another Brexit-related cliff edge for business?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:51:13 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-retained-eu-law-bill-another-brexit-cliff-edge-looms/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this video series, our cross-disciplinary team of market-leading experts take a closer look at some of the key legal issues that businesses need to be aware of as they develop their own sustainability strategies.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:32:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spotlight-on-esg-video-series/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series - Episode 4: Section 172 and the Better Business Act</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Senior Counsel Harriet Sayer, takes a closer look at TCFD climate-related governance and disclosure requirements for pension schemes.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:32:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Mandatory TCFD disclosures scrutinised for the first time</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In July 2022, the FCA published its review of the climate-related disclosures of premium listed commercial companies, for the first time since the rule mandating such disclosures was introduced for a wider range of listed issuers on 1 January 2022.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:54:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/mandatory-tcfd-disclosures-scrutinised-for-the-first-time/</link>
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                <title>Beyond Brexit: A-Z by topic</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit has already had a significant impact on the UK legal landscape and its implications will continue to be felt for many years to come.  This page brings together all our materials on Brexit and related issues, arranged alphabetically by topic.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:56:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Parent company liability hurdles and &quot;class actions&quot;: what comes next?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Since the Supreme Court&#x27;s rulings in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20 (&quot;Vedanta&quot;) and HRH Emere Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell [2021] UKSC 3 (&quot;Okpabi&quot;), much has been written about the potential impact these decisions may have on UK-domiciled businesses with foreign operations and, in particular, how they will assist claimants who wish to initiate large-scale group litigation.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:07:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/parent-company-liability-hurdles-and-class-actions-what-comes-next/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series - Episode 3: Climate change governance and reporting standards for pension schemes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Senior Counsel Harriet Sayer, takes a closer look at TCFD climate-related governance and disclosure requirements for pension schemes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:34:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spotlight-on-esg-video-series-episode-3-climate-change-governance-and-reporting-standards-for-pension-schemes/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on the sale of Gist to Marks &amp; Spencer</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Storeshield Limited, a subsidiary of the BOC Group, on the sale of Gist to Marks &amp; Spencer. Gist is a contract logistics business with approximately 5,800 employees across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The proposed transaction is expected to complete in the second half of 2022, subject to certain conditions.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:41:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-the-sale-of-gist-to-marks-spencer/</link>
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                <title>UK High Court finds Government Net Zero Strategy &quot;unlawful&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The High Court has ruled that the UK Government&#x27;s Net Zero Strategy breaches its obligations under the Climate Change Act 2008.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:07:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-high-court-finds-government-net-zero-strategy-unlawful/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Labelling impact</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, the FCA, the UK regulator, announced that its consultation on a sustainability disclosure and labelling regime for asset managers and regulated asset owners would be delayed until the autumn.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Jul 2022 09:13:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-labelling-impact/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series - Episode 2: Impact Investing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Financial Services Markets Senior Consultant Simon Witney, focuses on the importance of impact investing in the asset management sector and in doing so, highlights some of the recent developments in this space.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 18 Jul 2022 11:17:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spotlight-on-esg-video-series-episode-2-impact-investing/</link>
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                <title>The ever-expanding world of corporate sustainability reporting</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU continues to beat a path to a more sustainable future. Nothing too new there, perhaps, but it is increasingly determined to bring the rest of the world along with it. It first proposed a directive on corporate sustainability reporting (&quot;CSRD&quot;) in February 2021, which when proposed caused a stir for the significant expansion of non-financial information obligations on non-listed corporates.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:18:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-ever-expanding-world-of-corporate-sustainability-reporting/</link>
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                <title>SFO secures conviction against Glencore of seven counts of bribery</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Further to our previous article here, the SFO has now secured a conviction against Glencore on seven counts of international bribery. The successful prosecution makes Glencore the first company to admit to bribing a person under the Bribery Act and is the SFO&#x2019;s third corporate conviction under these rules.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Jun 2022 11:35:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sfo-secures-conviction-against-glencore-of-seven-counts-of-bribery/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The regulatory focus on &quot;greenwashing&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been clear for some time that regulators are concerned about &quot;greenwashing&quot;, by which they mean the risk that companies, investors and asset owners will overstate their sustainability credentials in order to attract capital.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:19:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-regulatory-focus-on-greenwashing/</link>
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                <title>B2C marketing: CMA calls for businesses to disclose how &quot;green&quot; their products really are</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recommended legislating to impose a positive obligation on consumer-facing businesses to disclose information about the environmental impact of their products. It has also recommended changes designed to make it easier to enforce consumer law against companies making misleading environmental claims, to allow orders to be made requiring businesses to make redress payments for environmental harm and to increase supply chain transparency.&#xA0; In this...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:03:30 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/b2c-marketing-cma-calls-for-businesses-to-disclose-how-green-their-products-really-are/</link>
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                <title>Spotlight on ESG video series - Episode 1: ESG-related litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Dispute Resolution Partners Heather Gagen and Stephanie Lee, as well as Senior Associate, Charlotte Angwin, discuss the evolving landscape in ESG litigation risk, including parent company liability claims, greenwashing claims and climate change litigation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:54:13 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/spotlight-on-esg-video-series-episode-1-esg-related-litigation/</link>
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                <title>Glencore guilty pleas to offer welcome relief for SFO</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Glencore has indicated that it will plead guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with its oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and South Sudan. The Serious Fraud Office opened its investigation in 2019 and alleges that the commodities giant approved the payment of over $25m in bribes for preferential access to oil.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 May 2022 16:14:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/glencore-guilty-pleas-to-offer-welcome-relief-for-sfo/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Sustainability disclosure standards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Just about everyone agrees that a single set of internationally accepted sustainability disclosure standards would benefit all stakeholders. But global convergence creates significant challenges.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 May 2022 15:07:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-sustainability-disclosure-standards/</link>
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                <title>ESG Newsletter - Spring 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[ESG and sustainability issues continue to be a priority for policy makers and regulators globally. The impact of the Ukraine conflict on energy policy and the recent publication of the IPCC&#x27;s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) &quot;state of the union&quot; report on the slender window we have to take action in order to meet our climate targets both highlight the scale of the global challenge we face on climate issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 May 2022 13:57:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-newsletter-spring-2022/</link>
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                <title>The developing (and divergent) role of the Courts in climate change cases in England and Australia</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With claimants around the globe continuing to bring novel and ambitious climate change-related cases before common law Courts, some judges are hesitant to be drawn into what may be perceived as a political debate.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 May 2022 15:58:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-developing-and-divergent-role-of-the-courts-in-climate-change-cases-in-england-and-australia/</link>
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                <title>Government fights waste plastics with new tax for non-recycled packaging</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In pursuit of its commitment to prevent all avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042, the UK Government has recently begun to impose a tax on the manufacture and import of significant volumes of plastic packaging which does not contain a minimum amount of recycled content.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:30:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/government-fights-waste-plastics-with-new-tax-for-non-recycled-packaging/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: The EU&#x27;s sustainability challenge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission&#x27;s renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy, adopted in July 2021 and building on a 2018 Action Plan, was certainly ambitious.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:54:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-the-eus-sustainability-challenge/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: 1 year on - Episode 5: Retained EU law</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the fifth episode of the series, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush looks at the impact of Brexit on UK law. The video provides an overview of the current status of EU legislation and caselaw in the UK now that we&#x27;ve left the EU, and answers the question, could any of this change in future?]]></description>
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                            Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:27:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-1-year-on-episode-5-retained-eu-law/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: European Commission proposal on mandatory due diligence</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At the end of last month, the European Commission unveiled its much-delayed plan to require companies doing business in the European Union to undertake far-reaching sustainability due diligence throughout their supply chain.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:51:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-european-commission-proposal-on-mandatory-due-diligence/</link>
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                <title>The Environment Act 2021 and the real estate sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Act 1990 was a landmark piece of legislation for the real estate sector, establishing legal responsibility for contamination and pollution control for land, air and water, and also regulating waste disposal and statutory nuisances. Our understanding of the threat posed by contamination and climate change has increased significantly in the thirty years that followed, and the long-awaited new Environment Act was finally put onto the statute books in 2021. When it is...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:54:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-environment-act-2021-and-the-real-estate-sector/</link>
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                <title>Divergent global approaches to climate change litigation: New Zealand Court of Appeal provides an alternative to Dutch Milieudefensie case</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Towards the end of last year, in Smith v Fonterra [2021] NZCA 552 (&quot;Fonterra&quot;), New Zealand&#x27;s Court of Appeal provided a counterweight ruling to the Dutch Milieudefensie claim (on which, see our briefing).]]></description>
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                            Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:25:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/divergent-global-approaches-to-climate-change-litigation-new-zealand-court-of-appeal-provides-an-alternative-to-dutch-milieudefensie-case/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Making a Paris-aligned net zero commitment</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week, Carlyle pledged net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its investment portfolio by 2050, and committed to significant progress by 2025.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:54:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-making-a-paris-aligned-net-zero-commitment/</link>
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                <title>The Environment Act 2021 - what to expect in 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The long-awaited Environment Act was finally passed into law in November 2021, nearly five years after a bill was first proposed to govern environmental matters after the UK&#x27;s departure from the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:58:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-environment-act-2021-what-to-expect-in-2022/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Sustainability Insights: Is 2022 the year to focus on nature?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last year, many alternative asset managers worked harder than ever to ensure that their investment approach was equipped to meet one of the defining challenges of our time.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:54:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-sustainability-insights-is-2022-the-year-to-focus-on-nature/</link>
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                <title>Scanning the Real Estate horizon: Out with the old, in with the new</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we look at 12 of the changes to law and practice that are likely to impact on the real estate sector in 2022.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:38:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/scanning-the-real-estate-horizon-out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new/</link>
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                <title>Climate-related financial disclosures: New rules for standard listed issuers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 17 December 2021, the FCA published two policy statements confirming final rules and guidance to promote improved climate-related financial disclosures.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:58:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/climate-related-financial-disclosures-new-rules-for-standard-listed-issuers/</link>
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                <title>&quot;Forest Risk Commodities&quot; and ESG due diligence</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On the 3 December 2021, the UK began a consultation on the prohibition on the use of &quot;forest risk commodities&quot; produced on land illegally occupied or used (the &quot;Consultation&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:58:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/forest-risk-commodities-and-esg-due-diligence/</link>
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                <title>COP26: Week 2 - key highlights</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This article summarises the week&#x27;s main developments before providing a more thorough analysis of the COP agreement.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:09:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Freeports: business opportunity or hype?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:32:39 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
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                <title>Q1: What is a freeport?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 1: What is a freeport?]]></description>
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                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q1-what-is-a-freeport/</link>
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                <title>Q2: Where are freeports going to be and why?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 2: Where are freeports going to be and why?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q2-where-are-freeports-going-to-be-and-why/</link>
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                <title>Q5: What are the customs benefits of freeports?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 5: What are the customs benefits of freeports?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q5-what-are-the-customs-benefits-of-freeports/</link>
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                <title>Q10: What are the state aid issues around freeports?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 10: What are the state aid issues around freeports?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:28:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q10-what-are-the-state-aid-issues-around-freeports/</link>
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                <title>COP26: More than 40 countries agree to move away from coal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP26 has so far consistently delivered important &quot;side deals&quot; and the fourth day of the summit was no exception. On Thursday, when the focus was on the energy transition, more than 40 countries agreed to move away from coal-fired energy over the next two decades.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:09:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-more-than-40-countries-agree-to-move-away-from-coal/</link>
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                <title>COP26: Week 1 - key highlights</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Sunday 31 October 2021 marked the official start of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). World leaders, climate negotiators, members of the press and media, and representatives of observer organisations descended on Glasgow to join an event which many believe to be the world&#x2019;s best last chance to get runaway climate change under control.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:09:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-week-1-key-highlights/</link>
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                <title>COP26: Mobilising private capital and setting the UK on the path to become &quot;the first ever net zero aligned financial centre&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday morning the Chancellor of the UK, Rishi Sunak, reiterated at the start of COP26&#x27;s Finance Day the UK&#x27;s plan to become the &quot;first ever net zero aligned financial centre&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:09:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-mobilising-private-capital-and-setting-the-uk-on-the-path-to-become-the-first-ever-net-zero-aligned-financial-centre/</link>
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                <title>COP26: 100&#x2B; countries sign up to the Global Methane Pledge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Tuesday&#x27;s big announcement, following swiftly from Monday&#x27;s commitment to end deforestation by 2030, was that over 100 countries have signed up to dramatically reduce their emissions of methane by supporting the Global Methane Pledge.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:09:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-100plus-countries-sign-up-to-the-global-methane-pledge/</link>
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                <title>Business &amp; Human Rights: Proposals for a New &#x27;Failure to Prevent&#x27; Regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s Corporate Justice Coalition (&quot;CJC&quot;), an organisation made up of various UK and international Civil Society Organisations (&quot;CSOs&quot;) including Anti-Slavery International, Friends of the Earth and Business Human Rights Resource Centre has recently recommended the implementation of a potentially wide-reaching corporate &quot;failure to prevent&quot; regime targeting negative human rights and environmental impacts. Such a regime would track similar EU proposals relating to the diligence of &#x27;value ch...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:58:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/business-human-rights-proposals-for-a-new-failure-to-prevent-regime/</link>
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                <title>New mandatory TCFD reporting for more UK companies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With climate change dominating the headlines, at the end of last week, the Government published its response to the March 2021 consultation on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures. The consultation set out proposals for certain publicly quoted companies, large private companies and LLPs to disclose climate-related financial information in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (&quot;TCFD recommendations&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:58:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-mandatory-tcfd-reporting-for-more-uk-companies/</link>
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                <title>COP26: 105 countries pledge to end deforestation by 2030</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Early this morning it was announced that more than 100 world leaders will commit to halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation by 2030 at an event due to be convened by the UK at COP26 on Tuesday 2 November 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:09:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-105-countries-pledge-to-end-deforestation-by-2030/</link>
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                <title>The UK&#x27;s Net Zero Strategy: Cop out or COP26 ready?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 19 October 2021 the UK Government published its eagerly anticipated net zero greenhouse gas emissions strategy (the &quot;Net Zero Strategy&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:09:48 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-uks-net-zero-strategy-cop-out-or-cop26-ready/</link>
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                <title>COP26 video series - Episode 3: Final preparations</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the third episode in a series of short videos in the build up to COP26.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:09:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-video-series-episode-3-final-preparations/</link>
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                <title>COP26 video series - Episode 2: Transport and the Road to Net Zero</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second episode in a series of short videos in the build up to COP26.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:09:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-video-series-episode-2-transport-and-the-road-to-net-zero/</link>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At over 2500 pages, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed by the UK and EU in December 2020 does not make for an easy read. This guide breaks it down into the key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:10:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal/</link>
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                <title>A business-friendly guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal: now fully updated</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We have recently updated our cross-practice area guide to the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which breaks it down into key topics of interest to business.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:28:10 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-now-fully-updated/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-business-friendly-guide-to-the-uk-eu-brexit-trade-deal-now-fully-updated/</guid>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises AJ Capital Partners on the acquisition of the historic Slieve Donard Hotel &amp; Spa, Northern Ireland</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised American investment firm Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital Partners) on its acquisition of the historic Slieve Donard Hotel Resort &amp; Spa, which adjoins the world famous Royal County Down Golf Club.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Oct 2021 21:42:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-aj-capital-partners-on-the-acquisition-of-the-historic-slieve-donard-hotel-spa-northern-ireland/</link>
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                <title>A blizzard of regulatory reform: did you miss anything?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[2021 has seen the UK Government and regulators engage in a blizzard of consultations and draft legislation, proposing reforms across a wide range of areas.  The sheer volume makes it difficult for businesses to keep on top of changes that might affect them.  To assist with that process, this briefing breaks down key recent consultations by topic, so you can pick out those which are relevant to your business.  It also looks at why this is happening now and whether any coherent themes emerge fr...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:28:18 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-blizzard-of-regulatory-reform-did-you-miss-anything/</link>
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                <title>ESG Data Convergence Project: seeking to replace the mess with the meaningful</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has published a standardised set of ESG metrics and a mechanism for comparative reporting.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:58:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-data-convergence-project-seeking-to-replace-the-mess-with-the-meaningful/</link>
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                <title>COP26 video series - Episode 1: What is it and why is it important?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first episode in a series of short videos in the build up to COP26.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:09:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-video-series-episode-1-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/</link>
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                <title>COP26 video series</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK is set to host COP26 in November 2021. The summit is seen as the first real chance for the world to assess what has been achieved since the implementation of the historic Paris Agreement and to enable countries to come together and set meaningful targets for reducing global carbon emissions in response to the climate crisis. This video series will explore some of the key issues we anticipate will be the subject of detailed negotiation at the conference.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:32:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-video-series/</link>
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                <title>Freeports and planning: benefits and challenges</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has been keen to talk up the potential benefits from a planning perspective of being based in a freeport. But what exactly are these benefits and how significant could they be? And are there other planning issues that businesses need to be aware of in relation to freeports?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:28:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/freeports-and-planning-benefits-and-challenges/</link>
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                <title>Be prepared: new border requirements on EU imports are coming in from January 2022</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Although the UK Government has recently announced that it postponing certain border requirements until the middle of next year, it is currently sticking to its plans to require full customs declarations on goods imported from the EU as of 1 January 2022. This change has the potential to disrupt UK supply chains.  We explain below what is changing and what you can do to prepare.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:28:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/be-prepared-new-border-requirements-on-eu-imports-are-coming-in-from-january-2022/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises founders, Inflexion and other shareholders on the sale of Medivet to CVC Capital Partners VIII</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised an investment vehicle backed by the founders, longstanding client Inflexion and all other shareholders, on the sale of Medivet Group Holdings Limited (&quot;Medivet&quot;) to CVC Capital Partners VIII.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:45:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-founders-inflexion-and-other-shareholders-on-the-sale-of-medivet-to-cvc-capital-partners-viii/</link>
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                <title>ESG litigation trends: the Milieudefensie claim expands beyond the Netherlands</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been reported that two German NGOs (Greenpeace and Deutsche Umwelthilfe) have written a letter of claim to Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler&#x27;s Mercedes-Benz and independent oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, alleging that the companies need to put in place measures to reduce their CO2 emissions by 45% (as against 2019 levels) by 2030.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:58:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-litigation-trends-the-milieudefensie-claim-expands-beyond-the-netherlands/</link>
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                <title>COP26 in the news: Environment Bill delay and pre-conference talks with China</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks there have been a number of stories relating to COP26 in the international press; from alarmist headlines of hotel room shortages in Glasgow to calls to reschedule the conference again as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:09:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-in-the-news-environment-bill-delay-and-pre-conference-talks-with-china/</link>
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                <title>Freeports: what, where and when?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the Government announced plans for 10 new freeports in the UK. In this briefing, the first of a series on freeports, we explain what freeports are, where they will be located, and when they are expected to be up and running.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:28:15 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/freeports-what-where-and-when/</link>
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                <title>COP26 and international trade: new green trade inquiry and report launched</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 July 2021, the House of Commons International Trade Committee (&quot;ITC&quot;) launched an inquiry targeting the international trade aspects of COP26 (&quot;Trade Inquiry&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:09:50 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-and-international-trade-new-green-trade-inquiry-and-report-launched/</link>
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                <title>Code red: IPCC delivers its &#x27;last chance&#x27; report on climate change</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 9 August 2021, Working Group I of the UN&#x27;s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change  (&quot;IPCC&quot;) presented its report on the physical science basis of climate change (the &quot;Report&quot;), the first of three parts that will together form the IPCC&#x27;s Sixth Assessment Report (&quot;AR6&quot;), due to be released in full in spring 2022.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:09:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/code-red-ipcc-delivers-its-last-chance-report-on-climate-change/</link>
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                <title>COP15 in the spotlight</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While in recent months the approaching COP26 has been occupying the bulk of government and media attention, the 15th meeting of the UN Conference of the Parties (&quot;COP15&quot;) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (&quot;CBD&quot;) is also due to take place in 2021, which is seen by many as being just as critical to the future of the planet.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:09:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop15-in-the-spotlight/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: New health and safety guidance for employers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 February 2021, the UK Government published its original &quot;Roadmap out of Lockdown&quot; for England, which was initially due to see a &quot;cautious but irreversible&quot; lifting of all legal limits on social contact by 21 June (if certain strict conditions were met) (the &quot;Roadmap&quot;). Following a delay in the introduction of Step 4, from 19 July the majority of remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England have been lifted, including no longer instructing people to work from home wherever possible. Step 4...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:57:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-new-health-and-safety-guidance-for-employers-and-businesses/</link>
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                <title>New EU climate proposals: Fit enough for 55?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week, the EU unveiled its &#x27;Fit for 55&#x27; proposals, which if adopted would substantively revise the EU&#x27;s climate and energy policies in order to enable a net greenhouse gas emissions reduction by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:09:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-eu-climate-proposals-fit-enough-for-55/</link>
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                <title>Beyond the headlines: Recent trends in global climate change litigation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two climate change related cases made global headlines in recent weeks: a Dutch case, brought by a group of activists, against Royal Dutch Shell that imposed carbon emission limits on the oil producing multinational and an Australian case that found the Minister for the Environment had a duty to protect young people from the effects of climate change.  In this article, we look at these decisions in their wider legal context, and consider how the law may continue to develop in this area, inclu...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Jul 2021 13:57:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/beyond-the-headlines-recent-trends-in-global-climate-change-litigation/</link>
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                <title>Anti-bribery update: SFO enters into &#xA3;103m DPA with Amec Foster Wheeler</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 1 July, which marks the 10th anniversary of the UK&#x27;s Bribery Act coming into force, the Serious Fraud Office (&quot;SFO&quot;) secured court approval for a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (&quot;DPA&quot;) with Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (&quot;AFWEL&quot;). This latest DPA concludes yet another significant multi-year corruption probe and highlights the importance of continued ABC compliance measures for multinational organisations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:57:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-update-sfo-enters-into-103m-dpa-with-amec-foster-wheeler/</link>
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                <title>Climate (in)action: the Climate Change Committee&#x27;s report on UK progress on emissions reduction and climate adaptation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 24 June 2021, the UK&#x27;s Climate Change Committee (&#x27;CCC&#x27;) delivered a report on the UK&#x27;s progress in reducing emissions and adapting to climate change. This report followed the CCC&#x27;s damning climate risk report (read our briefing here) just a week earlier.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Jul 2021 09:09:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/climate-in-action-the-climate-change-committees-report-on-uk-progress-on-emissions-reduction-and-climate-adaptation/</link>
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                <title>Security by design for consumer connected devices</title>
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                            Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:57:43 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/security-by-design-for-consumer-connected-devices/</link>
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                <title>COP26: Committee on Climate Change Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 16 June 2021, the UK Committee on Climate Change (&#x27;CCC&#x27;) issued its third report on the state of the UK&#x27;s preparedness for the risks and opportunities of climate change impacts. &quot;Climate change adaptation&quot;, changes that allow us to prepare for and live with the inevitable impacts of climate change, is recognised as, in some respects, as important as climate change mitigation, or actions to reduce the scale and speed of climate change itself.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:09:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-committee-on-climate-change-independent-assessment-of-uk-climate-risk/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: has anything got cheaper?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the second of a series of articles looking at how Brexit is working out for the UK, we discuss tariff reductions that took effect on 1 January 2021.  Which sectors benefit, what will be the wider impact and what more could be done?]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:57:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-has-anything-got-cheaper/</link>
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                <title>COP26: G7 Climate outcomes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In addition to COVID-19, climate change was one of the headline issues at the G7 summit in Cornwall over the weekend of 11-13 June 2021. The leaders of some of the world&#x27;s richest nations, whose average carbon footprint per person is thought to be double the global average (triple for the US and Canada), made several climate-focused pledges, but critics claim that the detail of how to achieve them, and the finance needed to do so, were both missing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:09:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-g7-climate-outcomes/</link>
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                <title>Brexit - has anything got cheaper?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the introduction of the UK Global Tariff Schedule (UKGT) on 1 January this year, Travers Smith LLP has analysed over 2,000 products where tariffs have been removed or reduced to explore which sectors benefit, what the wider impact will be and what more could be done.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Jun 2021 13:57:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/press-release-brexit-has-anything-got-cheaper/</link>
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                <title>Post-lockdown working video series: Episode 2 &#x2013; Workplace reopening</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second episode in a pair of short videos looking at two of the most topical issues for employers as we come out of lockdown.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:48:01 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-lockdown-working-video-series-episode-2-workplace-reopening/</link>
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                <title>CMA puts spotlight on &quot;green&quot; marketing claims</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the launch in November 2020 of its investigation into potentially misleading environmental claims targeting consumers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published draft consumer protection law guidance aimed at all businesses making such claims.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Jun 2021 13:57:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cma-puts-spotlight-on-green-marketing-claims/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate bitesize video series - Episode 5 (Part 2): New use classes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This series of bite-size videos will be a chance to hear from various members of the Real Estate team on need-to-know updates and topical issues in the sector. This is episode 5 (part 2) in the series.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:57:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-bitesize-video-series-episode-5-part-2-new-use-classes/</link>
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                <title>Real Estate bitesize video series - Episode 5 (Part 1): New use classes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This series of bite-size videos will be a chance to hear from various members of the Real Estate team on need-to-know updates and topical issues in the sector. This is episode 5 (part 1) in the series.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 27 May 2021 13:57:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/real-estate-bitesize-video-series-episode-5-part-1-new-use-classes/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises BUUK Infrastructure on the sale of its UK smart meter business to Arcus Infrastructure Partners and GLIL Infrastructure</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised BUUK Infrastructure on the sale of its UK smart meter business, Smart Meter Assets 1 Ltd (&quot;SMA&quot;), to a consortium of Arcus Infrastructure Partners and GLIL Infrastructure.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 17 May 2021 21:42:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-buuk-infrastructure-on-the-sale-of-its-uk-smart-meter-business-to-arcus-infrastructure-partners-and-glil-infrastructure/</link>
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                <title>Non-financial reporting under the Taxonomy Regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has released a draft delegated regulation on Article 8 Taxonomy reporting for entities subject to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive. This follows on from the release of advice from the three European Supervisory Agencies (&quot;ESAs&quot;), being ESMA, the EBA and EIOPA on the content, methodology and presentation of the information required by Article 8 (see our earlier update on ESMA&#x27;s advice). The Commission invites feedback on the draft regulation until 2 June 2021. It i...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 13 May 2021 13:57:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/non-financial-reporting-under-the-taxonomy-regulation/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: New Health and Safety Updates for Employers and Businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 February 2021, the UK Government published its new &quot;Roadmap out of Lockdown&quot; for England,  which could potentially see a &quot;cautious but irreversible&quot; lifting of all legal limits on social contact by 21 June if certain strict conditions are met (the &quot;Roadmap&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 10 May 2021 13:57:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-new-health-and-safety-updates-for-employers-and-businesses/</link>
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                <title>COP26: What are key stakeholders doing?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP26 is the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 May 2021 09:09:55 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-what-are-key-stakeholders-doing/</link>
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                <title>COP26: New US and EU greenhouse gas reduction commitments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 and 23 April 2021, US President Joe Biden hosted a global two-day international climate summit to formally mark the US&#x27; return to the Paris Agreement (the &quot;Climate Summit&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:09:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-new-us-and-eu-greenhouse-gas-reduction-commitments/</link>
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                <title>COP26: The UK leads by example?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 20 April the UK Government announced that it would significantly increase its climate ambition, ahead of the COP26 international climate summit in Glasgow in November.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:09:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-the-uk-leads-by-example/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Addlife on its acquisition of the Healthcare 21 Group</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Swedish-listed medtech company Addlife as it continues its expansion in Europe with the acquisition of the Healthcare 21 Group]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Apr 2021 21:42:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-addlife-on-its-acquisition-of-the-healthcare-21-group/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Xoserve on its major restructure and carve-out and sale of Correla to NorthEdge Capital (1)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Xoserve on the restructuring of its operations and carve-out of new subsidiary Correla, as well as the subsequent sale of Correla to private equity firm NorthEdge.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:42:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-xoserve-on-its-major-restructure-and-carve-out-and-sale-of-correla-to-northedge-capital-1/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Xoserve on its major restructure and carve-out and sale of Correla to NorthEdge Capital</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Xoserve on the restructuring of its operations and carve-out of new subsidiary Correla, as well as the subsequent sale of Correla to private equity firm NorthEdge.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:42:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-xoserve-on-its-major-restructure-and-carve-out-and-sale-of-correla-to-northedge-capital/</link>
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                <title>Taxonomy reporting under the Non-Financial Reporting Directive</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On the eve of the first requirements under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) coming into force, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its final advice to the European Commission on Taxonomy reporting for companies in the scope of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:57:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/taxonomy-reporting-under-the-non-financial-reporting-directive/</link>
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                <title>TCFD reporting as part of the Non-Financial Report</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While the EU continues to develop a complex framework of environment and social impact related reporting requirements with its landmark Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, the UK Government is seeking to forge its own path and is focusing, for now at least, more narrowly on climate reporting.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:57:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/tcfd-reporting-as-part-of-the-non-financial-report/</link>
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                <title>COP26: What is it and why is it important?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[COP26 is the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/</link>
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                <title>COP26: The role of the UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s main piece of legislation on climate change is the Climate Change Act 2008 (the &quot;Act&quot;). It established the UK&#x27;s legally binding target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in order to meet its net zero commitment by 2050.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-the-role-of-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>COP26: Impact on business</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[While the Paris Agreement certainly represents the most important part of the international effort to alleviate the impact of climate change, there is also increasing recognition that the business world needs to play a central role in meeting net zero, as industrial activities are the biggest contributor to rising temperatures on the planet.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:09:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/cop26-impact-on-business/</link>
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                <title>Sustainable Products Initiative: EU and UK developments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has recently published (on 17 March 2021) a consultation on its sustainable products intuitive (&quot;SPI&quot;). The SPI is one of a number of initiatives designed to help the EU reach the Green Deal objectives (find further information on the Green Deal in our earlier TS Briefing Note) of lower resource consumption and reduced environmental impact, and responds directly to the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. Feedback on the SPI closes on 9 June 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:57:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sustainable-products-initiative-eu-and-uk-developments/</link>
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                <title>3 minute video guide to the UK-EU Brexit trade deal</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this short video, Knowledge Counsel Jonathan Rush provides a 3 minute guide to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:57:20 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Business &amp; Human Rights Update: EU Supply Chain Directive proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As the risk and impact of business human rights and other ESG failings become ever more apparent, the EU&#x27;s plan for a mandatory supply chain due diligence regime gains pace.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:57:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/business-human-rights-update-eu-supply-chain-directive-proposals/</link>
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                <title>BNP Paribas defines a restrictive policy to fight deforestation in the Amazon and the Cerrado regions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[BNP Paribas, the largest bank in France, has announced today that it will no longer finance firms who produce, or buy, beef or soybeans from land in the Amazon that was cleared or converted after 2008 (and will encourage its clients not to produce or buy beef or soybeans from cleared or converted land in the Cerrado after 1 January 2020).]]></description>
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                            Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:09:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bnp-paribas-defines-a-restrictive-policy-to-fight-deforestation-in-the-amazon-and-the-cerrado-regions/</link>
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                <title>Validation of Vedanta parent company liability case</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In late January 2021, the Court of Appeal of the Hague considered in some detail whether to hold Royal Dutch Shell (UK plc) responsible for the actions of its indirect subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, in a long-running litigation relating to a significant oil leak in Nigeria.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 08 Feb 2021 13:57:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/validation-of-vedanta-parent-company-liability-case/</link>
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                <title>Business &amp; Human Rights Update: UK Government announces further supply chain restrictions</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK&#x27;s Foreign Secretary has stated that businesses that fail to comply with their obligations under the Modern Slavery Act could face further fines. This comes amidst an announcement of restrictions faced by companies with links to the Xinjiang province of China, where the UK has highlighted continued evidence of the abuse of the Uyghur Muslims.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:57:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/business-human-rights-update-uk-government-announces-further-supply-chain-restrictions/</link>
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                <title>Hazardous Chemicals: Regulatory, Liability, and Insurance Implications - Webinar</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Partner and Head of Operational Risk &amp; Regulatory Doug Bryden recently spoke at Marsh&#x27;s Hazardous Chemicals webinar to discuss the evolving regulatory, legal, and risk landscape and how legal liabilities arise.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:56:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/hazardous-chemicals-regulatory-liability-and-insurance-implications-webinar/</link>
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                <title>Scanning the Real Estate horizon: May you live in interesting times</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[2020 has been a tumultuous year; every part of our society and economy has had to adapt to a range of emergency measures and to an ongoing state of flux.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:56:47 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/scanning-the-real-estate-horizon-may-you-live-in-interesting-times/</link>
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                <title>Rectory Homes insight: use with care</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[&quot;Housing with care&quot; is a type of retirement housing in which older people can receive the services, facilities and help that they need without losing their independence.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:41:12 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/rectory-homes-insight-use-with-care/</link>
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                <title>Practical Law - ESG in private equity transactions: practical considerations</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Writing for Practical Law, Senior Counsel John Buttanshaw and Partner and Head of Risk &amp; Operational Regulatory Doug Bryden, take a look at how environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues may arise and be addressed in transactions, focussing particularly on private equity mergers and acquisitions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:38:36 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/practical-law-esg-in-private-equity-transactions-practical-considerations/</link>
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                <title>UK Government Unveils New &quot;Ten Point&quot; Environmental Plan:  A Green Industrial Revolution?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government today set out its ambitious ten point plan for the Environment, covering clean energy, transport, nature and innovative technologies. The plan aims to create up to 250,000 highly skilled &quot;green&quot; jobs in the UK and kick start significant private sector investment.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:56:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-government-unveils-new-ten-point-environmental-plan-a-green-industrial-revolution/</link>
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                <title>Brexit Readiness Portal - updated January 2021</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time left to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:56:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-readiness-portal/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and goods trade: what you need to do to prepare</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit is likely to have a major impact on goods supply chains, whether or not a trade deal can be reached with the EU.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Nov 2020 16:06:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-goods-trade-what-you-need-to-do-to-prepare/</link>
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                <title>ESG - TCFD and SFDR disclosures: a fork in the road?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK government and regulators have jointly announced their approach to implementing the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures within the next five years. Notable by its absence is any explicit mention of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation which comes into force in March 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:56:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/esg-tcfd-and-sfdr-disclosures-a-fork-in-the-road/</link>
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                <title>KTN: Law &amp; Regulation for Robotics &amp; AI Innovation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In September, Travers Smith Partner and Head of Risk &amp; Operational Regulatory Doug Bryden featured as a guest speaker on KTN&#x27;s webinar addressing some of the legal and regulatory issues faced by the robotics and AI community in the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:56:30 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ktn-law-regulation-for-robotics-ai-innovation/</link>
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                <title>UK Anti-Bribery and Corruption Newsletter - Autumn 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:56:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-anti-bribery-and-corruption-newsletter-autumn-2020/</link>
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                <title>EU Conflict Minerals Regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU passed a Regulation on Conflict Minerals  (&quot;the Regulation&quot;) back in 2017 and its requirements will finally begin to apply to importers of covered minerals as of 1 January 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:56:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-conflict-minerals-regulation/</link>
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                <title>Are you ready for Brexit? </title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This webinar focuses on how to prepare for the major changes coming when the Brexit transition period expires at the end of the year, featuring leading international trade commentator Dmitry Grozoubinski.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:56:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/webinar-are-you-ready-for-brexit/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Working from home update</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 September 2020, the Prime Minister announced a change in the Government&#x27;s approach to working from home, in light of the recent spike in cases recorded across the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:56:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-working-from-home-update/</link>
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                <title>CEing the future of product compliance: UKCA Conformity Marking</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In preparation for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK Government has published guidance on the use of the new &quot;UKCA&quot; marking, which will replace the CE mark for UK conformity assessed goods.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:07:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ceing-the-future-of-product-compliance-ukca-conformity-marking/</link>
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                <title>Due diligence on forest risk commodities</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government launched a consultation on 25 August 2020 seeking the views of stakeholders on whether they should introduce a new law aimed at preventing forests and other important natural areas globally from being illegally converted in to agricultural land, following a recommendation from the Government&#x27;s independent Global Resource Initiative taskforce.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Sep 2020 13:56:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/due-diligence-on-forest-risk-commodities/</link>
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                <title>New use classes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[From 1st September we will have a new Use Classes Order (&quot;UCO&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:56:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-use-classes/</link>
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                <title>Are we in the zone? Planning for the Future</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 6th August 2020 the Government published its long-anticipated planning regulation reform proposals titled &#x27;Planning for the Future&#x27;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:56:09 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/are-we-in-the-zone-planning-for-the-future/</link>
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                <title>Episode 2: Homeworking equipment and expenses</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:56:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-equipment-and-expenses/</link>
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                <title>Consultation on Mandatory Climate Reporting &#x2013; The building of a &quot;new, sustainable financial system&quot;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;)&#x27;s proposal requires UK premium listed entities to state whether they comply with the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board&#x2019;s Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (&quot;TCFD&quot;) and/or to explain any non-compliance. Although the TCFD already has more than 500 supporters (including 457 companies and 56 other organizations e.g. industry associations and governments), the proposed changes reflect the view that further active intervention...]]></description>
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                            Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:56:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/consultation-on-mandatory-climate-reporting-the-building-of-a-new-sustainable-financial-system/</link>
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                <title>Episode 1: Homeworking and health and safety</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:56:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-and-health-and-safety/</link>
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                <title>Homeworking Webinar series</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With homeworking set to continue as the &quot;new normal&quot; in some shape or form, the employment team are pleased to offer a series of bite-sized webinars focusing on the key employment issues associated with homeworking on an extended basis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 17 Jul 2020 13:56:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-webinar-series/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Government easements for businesses and employer liability considerations</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 11 May 2020 the Government published practical guidance for employers on how to keep its workforce safe.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:56:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-government-easements-for-businesses-and-employer-liability-considerations/</link>
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                <title>Embedding climate change targets in legal documents</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith is working with The Chancery Lane Project (CLP), a collaborative group of lawyers working pro bono to develop standard contract precedents and model laws to enable communities and businesses to fight climate change.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:55:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/embedding-climate-change-targets-in-legal-documents/</link>
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                <title>Are you ready for Brexit?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With the Brexit transition period due to expire on 31 December 2020, there is not much time to left to prepare.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:55:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/are-you-ready-for-brexit/</link>
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                <title>The European Green Deal - overview and status report</title>
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                            Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:55:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-european-green-deal-overview-and-status-report/</link>
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                <title>OFGEM delivers a shock to network operators with RIIO-2 proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 9 July 2020, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (&quot;Ofgem&quot;) published their consultation on the draft determinations on the RIIO-2 Framework for the setting of price controls for the gas and electricity networks in Great Britain.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:55:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/ofgem-delivers-a-shock-to-network-operators-with-riio-2-proposals/</link>
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                <title>UK investigations into modern slavery and supply chain exploitation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Respect for the human rights of workers in businesses across all jurisdictions and supply chains is now recognised as a core part of corporate compliance and accountability.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:55:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-investigations-into-modern-slavery-and-supply-chain-exploitation/</link>
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                <title>Building back better, greener and faster</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 25 June, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) presented its annual report to Parliament, reflecting on progress over the last year and recommending action for the next.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:09:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/building-back-better-greener-and-faster/</link>
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                <title>Anti-bribery and Corruption during COVID-19: key compliance steps</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Bribery and corruption risks are often elevated in times of crisis and affect all aspects of the compliance world.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 25 Jun 2020 13:55:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-and-corruption-during-covid-19-key-compliance-steps/</link>
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                <title>A shift to a more permanent working from home arrangement? Key Health &amp; Safety considerations</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:55:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-shift-to-a-more-permanent-working-from-home-arrangement-key-health-safety-considerations/</link>
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                <title>Consent granted for the UK&#x27;s biggest solar farm</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 28 May, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy granted a Development Consent Order for Cleve Hill Solar Park in Kent.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 29 May 2020 13:27:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/consent-granted-for-the-uks-biggest-solar-farm/</link>
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                <title>UK Anti-Bribery and Corruption Newsletter - Spring 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 May 2020 16:50:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-anti-bribery-and-corruption-newsletter-spring-2020/</link>
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                <title>Preparing for Post-Lockdown: What are the key challenges of workplace reintegration and what steps should you be considering now?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the second session of Employment&#x27;s webinar series on employment law issues associated with Covid-19, Tim Gilbert, Doug Bryden and Adam Rice, discuss the key challenges of workplace reintegration post-lockdown and what steps businesses should be considering for this now.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 May 2020 13:56:44 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/preparing-for-post-lockdown-what-are-the-key-challenges-of-workplace-reintegration-and-what-steps-should-you-be-considering-now/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: returning to work - Health &amp; Safety considerations - UK Government&#x27;s COVID-19 &#x27;Recovery Strategy&#x27; and &#x27;Secure&#x27; Guidelines</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 10 May 2020, the UK Government published on 11 May 2020 its COVID-19 Recovery Strategy (&quot;Recovery Strategy&quot;) and &#x2018;COVID-19 Secure&#x2019; Guidelines (&quot;Secure Guidelines&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 May 2020 14:37:25 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-returning-to-work-health-safety-considerations-uk-governments-covid-19-recovery-strategy-and-secure-guidelines/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: returning to work - Health and Safety considerations for employers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the announcement made by the Prime Minister on 10 May 2020, the UK Government published its COVID-19 Recovery Strategy (&quot;Recovery Strategy&quot;) and COVID-19 Secure Guidelines (&quot;Secure Guidelines&quot;) on 11 May 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 May 2020 09:56:53 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-and-returning-to-work-health-and-safety-considerations-for-employers-and-businesses/</link>
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                <title>Modern Slavery Update: Reporting during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) period</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act (&quot;MSA&quot;), certain businesses are required to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they take to prevent&#xA0; modern slavery in their business and their supply chains.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 06 May 2020 13:55:35 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/modern-slavery-update-reporting-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-period/</link>
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                <title>Covid-19 and relaxing the lockdown: what do UK businesses need to consider?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government is under increasing pressure to set out how it proposes to manage a possible easing of the Covid-19 lockdown in order to allow more everyday activities to resume, particularly economic activity.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:36:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-and-relaxing-the-lockdown-what-do-uk-businesses-need-to-consider/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19 economic stimulus packages - can we build back better?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The economic impact of COVID-19 is expected to be unprecedented, but so are government promises to help economies recover from that impact.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 27 Apr 2020 13:55:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-economic-stimulus-packages-can-we-build-back-better/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-economic-stimulus-packages-can-we-build-back-better/</guid>
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                <title>International tracker - COVID-19 restrictions (last updated 28 July)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This map indicates the level of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic on a country-by-country basis.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:55:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-tracker-covid-19-restrictions/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-tracker-covid-19-restrictions/</guid>
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                <title>Homeworking: Health &amp; Safety Considerations, Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Published government guidance and public announcements in light of COVID-19 state that businesses should encourage their employees to work at home]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:30:27 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-health-safety-considerations-coronavirus-covid-19-updates/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/homeworking-health-safety-considerations-coronavirus-covid-19-updates/</guid>
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                <title>(Somewhat) Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:25 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/somewhat-streamlined-energy-and-carbon-reporting-secr/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/somewhat-streamlined-energy-and-carbon-reporting-secr/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Environmental Lessons</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Whilst it is a trite observation to make, the immense impact that COVID-19 is having on our daily lives has left us all increasingly looking to the environment for comfort.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 06 Apr 2020 14:32:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-environmental-lessons/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-environmental-lessons/</guid>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Ancala Partners on the acquisition of a majority interest in Holmleigh Care Homes Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Ancala Partners on the acquisition on behalf of its European Infrastructure Fund II of a majority interest in Holmleigh Care Homes Limited.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 03 Apr 2020 21:42:14 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-ancala-partners-on-the-acquisition-of-a-majority-interest-in-holmleigh-care-homes-limited/</link>
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                <title>Five tips on protecting the environment from home</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[With a global pandemic in full vigour, it may be tempting to put the protection of the environment on the back burner. However, the environment still needs us all to play our part. Here are five tips on how you can continue to protect the environment while working from home.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 31 Mar 2020 09:19:21 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/five-tips-on-protecting-the-environment-from-home/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Updates from OFGEM and OFWAT</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Ofwat and Ofgem has published guidance to consumers and industry which gives insight into the approach the regulators are taking in response to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:55:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-updates-from-ofgem-and-ofwat/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-updates-from-ofgem-and-ofwat/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Regulatory and Government Guidance for UK Aviation and Ports</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has taken a significant toll on both the aviation and maritime sectors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:55:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-regulatory-and-government-guidance-for-uk-aviation-and-ports/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-regulatory-and-government-guidance-for-uk-aviation-and-ports/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: Health and Safety Guidance for Employers, Employees and Businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has just updated its guidance for Employers, Employees and Businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:55:22 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-health-and-safety-guidance-for-employers-employees-and-businesses/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: Guidance on Critical Workers</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Government has published its list of &quot;key workers&quot; whose work is considered critical to the COVID-19 response.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:55:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-guidance-on-critical-workers/</link>
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                <title>Coronavirus &#x2013; issues for business</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The global spread of coronavirus (now officially called Covid-19) presents a number of challenges to the UK business community.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 23 Mar 2020 13:55:11 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/coronavirus-issues-for-business/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: CQC and Public Health England&#x27;s response to risk in the residential care home sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Care Quality Commission has written to all health and social care providers about how they were adapting their regulatory approach in response to COVID-19.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:46:32 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-cqc-and-public-health-englands-response-to-risk-in-the-residential-care-home-sector/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-cqc-and-public-health-englands-response-to-risk-in-the-residential-care-home-sector/</guid>
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                <title>COVID-19: changes to the planning regime to help suppliers and businesses</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Local authorities have been advised by Central Government to resist enforcing planning restrictions on deliveries to retailers and distribution centres.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:55:20 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-changes-to-the-planning-regime-to-help-suppliers-and-businesses/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-changes-to-the-planning-regime-to-help-suppliers-and-businesses/</guid>
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                <title>Contracts for Difference scheme - second wind for established technologies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 2 March 2020, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced details of the next round of the Contracts for Difference scheme.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:55:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/contracts-for-difference-scheme-second-wind-for-established-technologies/</link>
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                <title>Insights for In-house Counsel - January 2020</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Our regular round-up of recent developments and topics for your radar, and news of planned training and networking events for in-house counsel in 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:53:54 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/insights-for-in-house-counsel-january-2020/</link>
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                <title>AJ Capital Partners acquires Macdonald Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews, and the Randolph Hotel, Oxford</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners on its acquisition of the Macdonald Rusacks Hotel and the Macdonald Randolph Hotel.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:42:15 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aj-capital-partners-acquires-macdonald-rusacks-hotel-st-andrews-and-the-randolph-hotel-oxford/</link>
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                <title>Heads and tails: no slipping through the eco-net</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The process of applying for planning consent increasingly requires ever more detailed statements and assessments before an application is determined.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:46:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/heads-and-tails-no-slipping-through-the-eco-net/</link>
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                <title>&#x201C;The jaws that bite, the claws that catch&#x2026;&#x201D;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[There is an emerging trend towards post-completion or post-occupation reviews of the efficacy of planning obligations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Oct 2019 13:48:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-jaws-that-bite-the-claws-that-catch/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises AJ Capital Partners on the Acquisition of the DoubleTree Cambridge</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised new client Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners on its acquisition of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cambridge City Centre.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:51:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-aj-capital-partners-on-the-acquisition-of-the-doubletree-cambridge/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and the UK statute book: a case study in pests</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[To ensure that the UK has a statute book after Brexit, many thousands of changes are being made by statutory instrument, with limited scrutiny from Parliament.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:54:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-and-the-uk-statute-book-a-case-study-in-pests/</link>
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                <title>ICLG: Governance and Business Ethics: Balancing Best Practice Against Potential Legal Risk</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 22 Jul 2019 13:55:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/iclg-governance-and-business-ethics-balancing-best-practice-against-potential-legal-risk/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Ancala Partners on the acquisition of a 50% interest in Dragon LNG from Petronas</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Ancala Partners LLP on the acquisition of a 50% interest in Dragon LNG Group Limited from PETRONAS LNG Sdn. Bhd.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:51:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-ancala-partners-on-the-acquisition-of-a-50-interest-in-dragon-lng-from-petronas/</link>
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                <title>Bribery Act 2010: A refresh</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[A House of Lords Select Committee has published its long-awaited report on the UK Bribery Act 2010.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:51:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bribery-act-2010-a-refresh/</link>
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                <title>Sectoral sanctions in the UK post-Brexit</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In 2014, the European Union adopted a package of restrictive measures targeting sectoral cooperation and exchanges with the Russian Federation.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:53:26 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/sectoral-sanctions-in-the-uk-post-brexit/</link>
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                <title>Potential stormy CEs ahead for product compliance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[If the UK departs the EU on 29 March 2019 without an agreement in place, manufacturers selling into the UK and/or EU will face a range of challenges.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 04 Mar 2019 13:52:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/potential-stormy-ces-ahead-for-product-compliance/</link>
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                <title>Arjun Infrastructure acquires Beckton Energy and Rothes CoRDe</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Arjun Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of two combined heat and power plants from iCON Infrastructure Partners II.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 25 Feb 2019 13:51:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/arjun-infrastructure-acquires-beckton-energy-and-rothes-corde/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on acquisition of SSE Water</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Leep Utilities on its agreed acquisition of SSE Water Limited from SSE plc for an undisclosed sum.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:51:57 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-acquisition-of-sse-water/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: Operational Risk &amp; Environment</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit will give rise to an array of complex commercial and legal issues in the regulatory, trade and environmental law spheres.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:51:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-operational-risk-environment/</link>
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                <title>Anti-Bribery Newsletter - Autumn 2018</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the fight against bribery and corruption in the UK and other jurisdictions.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:54:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/anti-bribery-newsletter-autumn-2018/</link>
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                <title>Responsible Investment: Time for Lawyers to Engage?</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:55:45 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/responsible-investment-time-for-lawyers-to-engage/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/responsible-investment-time-for-lawyers-to-engage/</guid>
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                <title>Modern Slavery Update - November 2018</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Recent months have borne witness to increasing pressure on organisations to comply with their corporate reporting obligations under the UK&#x27;s Modern Slavery Act.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:52:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/modern-slavery-update-november-2018/</link>
                <guid>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/modern-slavery-update-november-2018/</guid>
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                <title>UK left out in the cold following ECJ ruling on Capacity Market</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The ECJ found in favour of a challenge to the European Commission&#x2019;s decision to give state aid approval to the scheme establishing a Capacity Market in the UK.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:55:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Bribery Update: are your procedures adequate?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In the first prosecution of the UK&#x27;s Bribery Act 2010, an interiors company has been found guilty of the &#x27;corporate offence&#x27; of failing to prevent bribery.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bribery-update-are-your-procedures-adequate/</link>
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                <title>Corporate Transparency: Continuing focus on supply chains</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Businesses need to progress their approaches to, and governance of, human rights.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:52:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-transparency-continuing-focus-on-supply-chains/</link>
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                <title>Investment in the pipeline: Combined Heat and Power Plants</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing discusses the key benefits (and shortfalls) of these systems and the legal issues within the contractual matrices underpinning these projects.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:54:45 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/investment-in-the-pipeline-combined-heat-and-power-plants/</link>
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                <title>Baffled by batteries: battery storage and the planning regime</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Battery storage is the way ahead for renewable energy. However, there are various hurdles to overcome before this solution can be fully implemented.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:52:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/baffled-by-batteries-battery-storage-and-the-planning-regime/</link>
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                <title>A place in the sun: investing in solar farms</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[21 April 2017 was a landmark day because, for the first time in over 130 years, Britain functioned as normal without turning on its coal-fired power stations.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/a-place-in-the-sun-investing-in-solar-farms/</link>
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                <title>New Electronic Communications Code</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The new Code is appended to the Digital Economy Act 2017, which received Royal Assent on 27 April this year.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:55:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-electronic-communications-code/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith to host International Environmental Lawyers Network Conference</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s Operational Risk and Environment team is delighted to be hosting this year&#x2019;s International Environmental Lawyers Network Conference on 9 June.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 05 Jun 2017 13:54:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK Anti-Bribery Newsletter - Spring 2017</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the latest edition of our Anti-Bribery Newsletter, our regular review of developments in the UK&#x27;s fight against bribery and corruption.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:55:00 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-anti-bribery-newsletter-spring-2017/</link>
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                <title>Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES)</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published guidance for landlords of non-domestic private rented property on the Energy Efficiency Regulations.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 09 Mar 2017 13:56:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Future of UK energy: top ten takeaway points</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In February 2017, Travers Smith organised a debate on the future of UK energy, focussing on the likely balance between traditional and renewable energy sources.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Environment &amp; Climate Regulation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The scope of UK environmental law is very broad and has expanded rapidly since 1990, largely as a result of legislative and policy developments at an EU level.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 01 Feb 2017 13:54:03 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/environment-climate-regulation/</link>
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                <title>Ancala to acquire Apache stake in Scottish Area Gas Evacuation system and Beryl Pipeline</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has acted for Ancala Midstream Acquisitions Limited (&#x201C;Ancala&#x201D;), which has entered into an agreement with Apache Beryl I Limited (&#x201C;Apache&#x201D;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:42:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Germany slows down renewable energy roll-out</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Environment analysis: The German government has put in place reforms to control the speed of the roll-out of&#xD;&#xA;green energy power sources.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/germany-slows-down-renewable-energy-roll-out/</link>
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                <title>Energy efficiency in commercial buildings - June 2016</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In Autumn 2015, the Government carried out a consultation into business energy efficiency taxes.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:52:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/energy-efficiency-in-commercial-buildings-june-2016/</link>
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                <title>Pensions Infrastructure Platform achieves First Closing of its Multi-Strategy Infrastructure Fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised the Pensions Infrastructure Platform on the successful first closing of PiP Multi-Strategy Infrastructure LP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:52:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/pensions-infrastructure-platform-achieves-first-closing-of-its-multi-strategy-infrastructure-fund/</link>
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                <title>New sentencing guidelines published for Health and Safety offences</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Potentially significant increases to fines are expected, as Courts are told to impose sentences that have a &#x201C;real economic impact&#x201D; on offenders.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Dec 2015 13:52:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-sentencing-guidelines-published-for-health-and-safety-offences/</link>
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                <title>Corporate Transparency and the Modern Slavery Act 2015</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Large organisations operating in the UK will need to make a public statement outlining how they keep their supply chains free from slavery and human trafficking.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:52:03 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/corporate-transparency-and-the-modern-slavery-act-2015/</link>
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                <title>EU chemical law update - September 2015</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Court has issued landmark judgment on substances in products.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:52:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/eu-chemical-law-update-september-2015/</link>
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                <title>Chemical Control: Environmental Law in a Deindustrialised Society</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Doug Bryden of Travers Smith LLP and Russell LaMotte reflect on combined EU, US and international efforts to regulate the use of chemicals in products.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/chemical-control-environmental-law-in-a-deindustrialised-society/</link>
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                <title>UK Holds Companies Responsible for Slavery in Supply Chain</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In March 2015, the United Kingdom passed the Modern Slavery Act, the first of its kind in Europe.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-holds-companies-responsible-for-slavery-in-supply-chain/</link>
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                <title>UK Follows California&#x27;s Lead in Holding Companies Responsible for Slavery in Supply Chain</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In March 2015, the United Kingdom passed the Modern Slavery Act. This is the first of its kind in Europe.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Elysian Capital closes &#xA3;250m fund</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised Elysian Capital on the successful final closing of the lower mid-market private equity fund Elysian Capital II LP.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:54:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/elysian-capital-closes-250m-fund/</link>
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                <title>BVCA Technical Bulletin: Modern Slavery Act</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The private equity industry has arguably been at the forefront of the Environmental, Social and Governance (&#x201C;ESG&#x201D;) debate.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/bvca-technical-bulletin-modern-slavery-act/</link>
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                <title>Foreign Investment in the Defence Sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Due to several factors, in particular relating to the reduction of defence budgets, the consolidation of the defence sector will come, especially in Europe.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/foreign-investment-in-the-defence-sector/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith Advises Warburg Pincus on EU-wide Regulatory and Environment Law Aspects of its Investment into Sterigenics</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Warburg Pincus on the acquisition of a majority stake in STHI Holdings, Inc., the holding company of Sterigenics, from GTCR.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 12 May 2015 13:54:37 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The real cost of compliance</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Proposed measures to regulate the EU conflict mineral imports have been criticised. But companies risk reputational and market damage if they choose to opt out.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-real-cost-of-compliance/</link>
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                <title>Chemicals Law Update - February 2015</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[REACH update: Advocate General&#x2019;s opinion on the application of the 0.1% threshold for substances in articles.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:52:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>A question of what lies beneath</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The ability to challenge fracking under one&#x2019;s home through the law of trespass has been a core thread to national anti-fracking &#xD;&#xA;campaigns.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 01 Dec 2014 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Introducing ESOS: a corporate reporting burden or cost saving opportunity?</title>
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                            Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:52:02 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Product-focused environmental controls in a globalised world</title>
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                            Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:54:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/product-focused-environmental-controls-in-a-globalised-world/</link>
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                <title>UK shale gas: mapping the current regulation and legal landscape</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:54:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/uk-shale-gas-mapping-the-current-regulation-and-legal-landscape/</link>
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                <title>Keeping an eye on your ingredients - Biocidal Products Regulation</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:54:05 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/keeping-an-eye-on-your-ingredients-biocidal-products-regulation/</link>
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                <title>Getting the deal through - Environment 2014</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Environment&#xD;&#xA;in 21 jurisdictions worldwide&#xD;&#xA;Contributing editor: Carlos de Miguel]]></description>
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                            Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:20:12 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Responsible Investment and Environmental, Social &amp; Governance</title>
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                            Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:54:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/responsible-investment-and-environmental-social-governance/</link>
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                <title>Getting the Deal Through - Environment 2013 UK</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[in 22 jurisdictions worldwide&#xD;&#xA;Contributing editor: Carlos de Miguel]]></description>
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                            Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:10:33 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/getting-the-deal-through-environment-2013-uk/</link>
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                <title>Chemical Law &amp; REACH: an overview</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 1 June 2007, after years of hard fought political lobbying, the EU&#x27;s Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) finally came into force]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:01:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Getting the Deal Through - Environment - United Kingdom</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Environment&#xD;&#xA;in 23 jurisdictions worldwide&#xD;&#xA;Contributing editor: Carlos de Miguel Perales]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:21:01 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Nuisance</title>
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                            Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:54:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/nuisance/</link>
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                <title>Unlocking the potential - environmental insurance</title>
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                            Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:54:06 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/unlocking-the-potential-environmental-insurance/</link>
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                <title>People, diversity and inclusion, and safety</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[At Travers Smith, diversity and creating an inclusive workplace is valuable to us and to our clients.]]></description>
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                <title>Q3: If you&#x27;re interested in locating in a freeport, who should you speak to?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 3: If you&#x27;re interested in locating in a freeport, who should you speak to?]]></description>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q3-if-youre-interested-in-locating-in-a-freeport-who-should-you-speak-to/</link>
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                <title>Q4: When are freeports going to be up and running?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We recently ran a webinar on everything to do with freeports, featuring Stephen Carr, Commercial Director of Peel Ports, Liverpool, where one of the new freeports will be based. Video 4: When are freeports going to be up and running?]]></description>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/q4-when-are-freeports-going-to-be-up-and-running/</link>
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                <title>Q6: What are the tax benefits of freeports?</title>
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                <title>Q7: What are the planning benefits of freeports?</title>
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                <title>Q8: What are the challenges where a freeport straddles different local authority areas?</title>
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                <title>Q9: What are the planning and environmental issues around freeports?</title>
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                <title>Q11: Will freeports simply cause businesses to relocate from other areas, rather than generate new activity?</title>
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