Robert D. Meade

6 days ago | jdsupra.com | Jameela Bond |John Gilbert |Robert D. Meade

The Arbitration Act 2025 (the “Act”) received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025. Its stated aim is to amend the Arbitration Act 1996, which governs arbitral claims seated in England and Wales. It marks a gentle evolution of the existing arbitration framework, rather than a wholesale overhaul, and is designed to respond to a number of uncertain or complex issues in the English arbitral regime, as well as developments in arbitral practice since 1996.

2 months ago | nature.com | Robert D. Meade |Ashley P. Akerman |Sean Notley |Gregory W. McGarr |Emma McCourt |Nathalie Kirby | +3 more

AbstractHeat waves are associated with increased fatalities from adverse cardiovascular events attributed to the negative effects of heat on cardiac function. However, scientific understanding of acute cardiac adjustments to heat has come primarily from laboratory experiments employing insulated and encapsulated heating modalities, most commonly water-perfused suits.

Nov 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Henry Day |Mark Hunting |Robert D. Meade

In recent months, the United Kingdom’s sanctions regime has received noteworthy updates with implications for a range of entities operating both domestically and abroad. The changes are housed in an update to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (the Russia Sanctions Regulations) and the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (the Trade Sanctions Regulations) which respectively came into force on 31 July and 10 October, 2024.

Jul 9, 2024 | natlawreview.com | 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”).

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”).