SEPTEMBER 2023
Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy
Legal and regulatory developments impacting sectors across the economy including energy, construction & engineering, real estate, industrials, transport and digital infrastructure.
Highlights this month...
PRIVATE WIRES
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is consulting until 13 October 2023 on Private Wires. The consultation raises many issues, including practical challenges associated with the current legal framework for direct lines, which we consider more fully in a briefing examining the consultation paper.
ADJUDICATION
The High Court in Ireland has given further guidance on the conduct of adjudication in payment disputes arising from construction contracts. We consider two recent judgments.
OFFSHORE GRID
The Commission for Regulation of Utilities is consulting until 22 September 2023 on offshore grid connection pathways for Phase 2 projects and Phase 1 projects without an ORESS I Notice of Award.