12 May 2020
UK: Balancing the Grid - Could your generation plant be turned off
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/uk-balancing-the-grid-could-your-generation-plant-be-turned-off

The lockdown measures introduced by the UK Government in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have unsurprisingly led to a significant reduction in consumer demand for electricity.

10 June 2020
Equity and debt considerations for the project financing of fibre networks - Recording by Conrad Purcell
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/equity-and-debt-considerations-for-the-project-financing-of-fibre-networks

As the amount of data we share continues to grow due to increased internet usage the infrastructure through which this data flows will need grow too. One key part of this infrastructure is fibre networks. This recording ...

03 August 2017
The Department for Transport's response to ‘Consultation on the Safe Use of Drones in the UK’
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/dot-response-to-consultation-on-the-safe-use-of-drones-in-the-uk

In early 2017 the UK Government carried out a consultation on the safe use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) under the banner "Unlocking the UK's High Tech Economy".

09 January 2017
East Midlands International Airport avoids £12.5 million fine as the Civil Aviation Authority ("CAA") concludes its first competition investigation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/east-midlands-international-airport-avoids-12-million-fine

28 December 2017
Driverless cars, on the road by 2021 in the UK?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/driverless-cars-on-the-road-by-2021-in-the-uk

Driverless cars, self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles or Automated Driving Systems (as the US Department of Transportation refers to them): whatever you like to call them, the technology is an exciting innovation that ...

20 December 2017
ECJ: Uber renders transport services, not information society services
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/ecj-uber-renders-transport-services-not-information-society-services

25 August 2017
Government consultation on implementation of the NIS Directive: How will it affect the transportation sector?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/implementation-of-the-nis-directive-how-it-affects-the-transportation-sector

On 8 August 2017, the Government launched a consultation on how best to implement the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive, which aims to increase the security of network and information systems across the EU.

09 December 2020
Preparing for the phase out of LIBOR – action required
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/preparing-for-the-phase-out-of-libor-action-required

For the past couple of years UK businesses have been receiving prompts and reminders about the need to prepare for the phase out of LIBOR and the transition to risk-free rates.

24 July 2019
Bird & Bird advises the National Digital Infrastructure Fund and RPMI Railpen on the £50 million funding round in Community Fibre
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/global/bird-and-bird-advises-the-national-digital-infrastructure-fund-and-rpmi-railpen

International law firm Bird & Bird advises institutional investors the Amber Infrastructure managed National Digital Infrastructure Fund (NDIF) and RPMI Railpen (Railpen), on the £50 million funding round in Community ...

07 November 2019
Bird & Bird & Energy: Electric vehicle charging in the UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/bird-and-bird-and-energy-electric-vehicle-charging-in-the-uk

With the number of electric vehicles in the UK increasing rapidly, our Energy and Automotive teams explore how the roll-out of charging infrastructure will be achieved, considering the current barriers to growth and how ...