John Gilbert

Jul 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | John Gilbert |Suraj Saggar

On 15 July 2024, 10 days into the UK Labour Government, the North Sea Transition Authority (“NSTA”, formerly known as the Oil and Gas Authority) announced that its Directorate of Regulation is opening an investigation into missed deadlines for well decommissioning. The NSTA regulates, amongst other things, well decommissioning in the UK Continental Shelf.

Jun 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Henry Day |John Gilbert |Robert D. Meade

On 20 June 2024 the UK Supreme Court issued its long awaited decision in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) [2024] UKSC 20 (“Finch”). The case concerned the grant of planning permission to Horse Hill Developments Ltd for the retention and extension of the Horse Hill Well Site, Surrey, and to drill four new wells, to produce hydrocarbons over a 25-year period (the “Development”).

Feb 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Stephen Braga |John Gilbert |Mark Hunting

On 21 December 2023, Mr Justice Waksman handed down his judgment in the second trial of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) saga. The judgment, along with its earlier companions, is extraordinary in many ways and has been much written about as a result. We write to identify an additional level of concern with regards to the possibility of ENRC-like misconduct in the context of international investigations.

Jan 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | Robert M. Meade |John Gilbert |Madalena Houlihan

It is not uncommon for parties to agree that certain disputes should be referred to an expert for determination. However, when those disputes arise, the parties may disagree about the scope of the exercise to be carried out by the expert or the powers of the expert, and this can lead to satellite litigation.

Jan 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | John Gilbert |Madalena Houlihan |Robert D. Meade

It is not uncommon for parties to agree that certain disputes should be referred to an expert for determination. However, when those disputes arise, the parties may disagree about the scope of the exercise to be carried out by the expert or the powers of the expert, and this can lead to satellite litigation.