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30 Jan 2026

Reflecting on AR7: What the record-breaking auction signals for offshore wind and the UK’s energy future

When the UK Government released the much‑anticipated results of Allocation Round 7 (AR7) on 14 January 2026, the headline figure of 8.4GW of offshore wind capacity captured immediate attention. It's easy to view this announcement simply as another data point in the ongoing rollout of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. Yet on reflection, AR7 feels like something bigger: a moment that says as much about the direction of the UK's energy journey as it does about the projects themselves.

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29 Jan 2026

A new chapter for compulsory purchase under the Planning & Infrastructure Act 2025 and Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2025

A number of targeted reforms have recently been made to compulsory purchase procedure under the Levelling‑up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA), and the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (PIA). Taken together, the measures introduced by LURA and PIA will serve to modernise and speed-up the CPO process. The key changes and their practical implications are summarised in this article.

1 mins

27 Jan 2026

Heat network regulation starts today!

Today (Tuesday 27 January) marks the launch date of the regulatory regime for heat networks in the UK, which is big news for the energy sector.

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27 Jan 2026

Solar NSIP threshold raised to 100MW

On 31 December 2025, The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 came into force. Consequently, the threshold at which solar developments are classed as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in England increased from 50MW to 100MW.

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26 Jan 2026

Next step for quantum industries in the UK: Part 2

In December 2025, the Westminster eForum met to discuss the next steps for the quantum industries in the United Kingdom. This second article in our two-part series summarises the take home messages from the second part of that meeting.

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23 Jan 2026

CMA opens review into Welltower’s acquisitions of over 600 UK care homes

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it's seeking views on four completed acquisitions by Welltower Inc., covering over 600 operational care homes across the UK before opening a formal merger investigation. These transactions involve homes managed by Barchester, HC-One, Aria Care, and Danforth Care, representing a significant consolidation within the UK care sector.

10 mins

23 Jan 2026

When tragedy meets public law: the Supreme Court on illegality, insanity and civil claims

The Supreme Court’s decision this week in Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others raises stark questions about the intersection of mental health law, negligence, and public policy. At its heart is a deeply tragic sequence of events. But the judgment is not about apportioning moral blame. It asks whether the civil law should permit a claimant to recover compensation for losses flowing directly from acts of extreme violence, even where those acts were committed during a psychotic episode and attracted no criminal responsibility. For healthcare bodies and those working in mental health and criminal justice settings, the case is likely to be pertinent.

3 mins

22 Jan 2026

UK Government consults on reforms to the competition regime

The UK Department for Business and Trade has published a consultation on wide ranging reforms to the UK’s competition law regime. The proposals include reforms to the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision-making structure and merger control jurisdictional tests; as well as further procedural and governance changes.

8 mins

22 Jan 2026

What does the law have to say about Grok, digital undressing and X?

Lawmakers were embarrassed recently after users of the artificial intelligence model Grok created thousands of images of ‘digitally undressed’ women and children and shared them on X. Reading the press coverage, you might have got the impression that lawmakers had failed to anticipate this problem, but that is not the case. A number of statutory mechanisms exist to prevent the creation and publication of images of this kind, including in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA). This article looks at the relevant provisions in those Acts.

5 mins

19 Jan 2026

Keeping it AI-uthentic in court: Challenging falsified documents created using AI

Parties to litigation rely on documents, emails, contracts and records to establish facts before a court or tribunal. Judges rely on the parties and their lawyers to challenge falsified documents. However, the rising use of AI presents a significant cause for concern, enabling the production and manipulation of documents with ease. Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that the documents produced through AI can go largely undetected when tested through traditional verification methods.

3 mins

14 Jan 2026

Capacity at the crossroads of mental health and cancer investigation

The recent decision in Powys Teaching Health Board & Anor v NT & Anor offers important guidance on capacity assessments and the need for timely applications in cases of serious medical treatment.

4 mins

14 Jan 2026

When can an insurer apply to join proceedings against its insured?

James Thompson and Issie Huckin consider the High Court’s recent decision in Managed Legal Solutions v Mr Darren Hanison (trading as Fortitude Law) and HDI Global Specialty SE [2025] EWHC 2645 (Comm) which concerns the circumstances in which a professional indemnity insurer may be added as a defendant to underlying liability proceedings on their own application.