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From roadmap to reality: the ERA 2025 trade union measures taking effect this February When the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, the government reaffirmed its commitment to the roadmap for implementation. Fast forward two months, and the first substantive set of reforms are now about to... Timeline of recent and anticipated ESG developments in 2026 The UK continues its path towards significant legislation on sustainability disclosures, whilst revisions to many key pieces of EU legislation through the Omnibus process in 2025 have now been settled. Geopolitics of the energy transition The global energy system is undergoing a reconstruction. For decades, an open, trade-friendly, market-based order underpinned integrated supply chains and converging energy prices. That order is now fragmenting into competing regional coalitions creating... Harnessing headwinds As we head into 2026, there is continued demand for energy transition investments. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2025 reported that renewables met much of the 2% increase in total global energy demand in 2024, driven by rising... Nuclear energy: a new atomic age? Nuclear energy’s resurgence has continued at pace over the past year. Around the world, policymakers, developers and investors are showing renewed interest in conventional nuclear power, whilst the race to commercialise small modular reactors (“SMRs”) and... Horizon Scanning 2026 Podcast Launch Series: Energy Transition Join Simon Nicholls and Oly Moir as they explore the shifting landscape of the global energy transition in 2026. UK Energy and Infrastructure With Government’s 10‑Year Infrastructure Strategy highlighting £725 billion of funding over the next decade across transport, energy networks, nuclear power, water, and social infrastructure, there are undoubtedly opportunities for investment in the... Digital regulation: Navigating diverging paths Recent years have seen a proliferation of digital regulation. The (often overlapping) regimes emerging across the globe are creating an increasingly fragmented picture internationally, with that outlook further compounded by the impact of geopolitical... AI update for 2026 As AI continues to transform the business landscape, staying ahead of legal developments in this space has never been more critical. Global regulation poses a particular challenge, with jurisdictions adopting divergent approaches amid fierce international... Dealmaking in AI infrastructure Investment in digital infrastructure has grown year-on-year since the turn of the century, but the recent AI revolution has catalysed exponential growth, driving M&A activity to an all-time high. We examine whether this is a bubble or a sustained boom...