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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

EBA final guidelines on ADC exposures to residential property under CRR

A&O Shearman on 7/14/2025

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued its final guidelines, accompanied by a press release, on the treatment of acquisition, development and construction (ADC) exposures to residential property under Article 126a of...more

How Owners and Developers Can Mitigate Tariff Risks on Construction Materials and Equipment

Venable LLP on 6/17/2025

The Trump administration's imposition of tariffs on steel, aluminum, lumber, and other construction materials, in combination with increased tariffs on raw materials and finished goods from China, Japan, the EU, and...more

Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Products, Including Derivative Products, Come into Effect

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/13/2025

Tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum mill products from all sources, imposed under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, went in effect at 12:01 this morning...more

Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States (Trump EO Tracker)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/12/2025

As of March 12, 2025, this order: Terminates the alternative arrangements under Section 232 for exempt countries (Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Canada, the EU, and the UK)....more

Q3 2024: Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/22/2024

Despite the summer doldrums, cartel enforcers around the world had several notable enforcement actions and, perhaps more importantly, signaled a busy fall and winter. In the United States, the Department of Justice’s...more

French Regulations Foster a More Climate-Compatible Building Industry

Jones Day on 2/28/2022

As of January 1, 2022, new French environmental regulations ("RE2020") are coming into force, replacing the former thermic regulations ("RT 2012"). RE2020 creates new rules for the energy, environmental, and health...more

EuGH schließt die Anwendbarkeit der HOAI 2013 für "Altfälle" nicht aus

Hogan Lovells on 1/24/2022

Zusammenfassung des Urteils des EuGH vom 18. Januar 2022 in der Rechtssache C-261/20 zur Anwendbarkeit der HOAI für Verträge, die vor dem 31.12.2020 (sog. "Altfälle") abgeschlossen wurden, gegen die Mindestsätze verstoßen und...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 37, October 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/6/2020

More Federal Permits Handed Down as MVP Presses FERC for Construction Restart - "The Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC told FERC that it has received a series of key federal waterbody crossing permits, bolstering its case to...more

Offshore wind projects: delays during construction

White & Case LLP on 7/15/2020

The offshore wind sector continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, particularly in Europe, and increasingly in Asia and North America. The construction phase of any project is vulnerable to delay. That is particularly the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/13/2020

Industry Expert Insights - We reached out to one of our Lex Mundi partners and a well-known expert in the United Arab Emirates in the energy and legal industries to get his thoughts on the current energy climate. ...more

Russia confirms delay of NordStream 2

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 1/30/2020

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow and discussed the NordStream 2 project, which would bring natural gas from...more

Are You Willing to Wait a Year? Popularity of CLT Leads to Growing Pains for Suppliers

Stoel Rives - Ahead of Schedule on 1/20/2020

The Daily Journal of Commerce recently reported that increased demand for mass-timber material, such as cross-laminated timber (“CLT”), has caused a shortage as suppliers struggle to expand production. Iain Macdonald, an...more

Construction 2020: United Kingdom

BCLP on 8/2/2019

Foreign pursuit of the local market - If a foreign designer or contractor wanted to set up an operation to pursue the local market, what are the key concerns they should consider before taking such a step? Originally...more

Does the Prevention doctrine thwart contractually allocated Concurrent Delay risk? The English Court of Appeal says not

Bracewell LLP on 8/14/2018

Energy sector participants will be familiar with the law of physics that states energy is neither created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form into another. Fossil fuels in the ground contain chemical energy and...more

Northeast States See Surge in Plans for Offshore Wind Projects, But Developers Must Address Remaining Barriers

Sullivan & Worcester on 6/19/2018

As previously discussed, offshore wind is well-developed outside the United States. In Europe, the first offshore wind facility was installed in 1991, and a record 3,148 MW of capacity was added in 2017. In comparison, the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2017#4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/29/2017

U.S. Crude Exports to Asia May Shake Up Global Oil Pricing: Russell "The great disruptor that is U.S. shale oil is coming to Asia, as refiners in the energy-hungry region look to expand and diversify their sources of...more

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