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Podcast: Infrastructure and Energy Sector in the UK During and Post-COVID-19

Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.25.20

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing real disruption to public infrastructure and services across the world. In the UK, plans to have all students return to school by September have been shelved, hospitals have been operating at near full capacity, and demand for transport has dropped dramatically. In this podcast, counsels Stefanie Atchinson and Lydia Taylor discuss their experience advising on projects during lockdown and make a few tentative predictions on what the future holds for infrastructure over the next 18 months.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 07.09.26

EU Steel Overcapacity Regulation: New Permanent Measure in Force from 1 July 2026

The EU’s steel safeguard under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 expired on 30 June 2026 and has been replaced by a new permanent instrument — the EU Steel Overcapacity Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2026/1384) (the Regulation”). It imposes tariff-rate quotas and an out-of-quota duty, similarly to the steel safeguard measures that expired. The out-of-quota duty has been raised from 25% to 50% to minimize the risk of trade diversion. The Regulation reduces duty-free imports of 26 categories of steel products into the EU by an average of 47% compared with the quotas under the until recently applicable safeguard measures....