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Scotland's New Hub For Cycling Innovation Has Been Launched

Edinburgh Napier University and South of Scotland Enterprise have partnered to launch Bike Innovation Scotland, establishing the Caerlee Mill Bike Campus in Innerleithen. The facility will provide state-of-the-art testing and innovation support for the cycling and mountain biking sector, featuring specialized labs for trail testing and human performance research.

United Kingdom Transport

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Marks & Clerk

New Tachograph Rules For 2.5t Vans: What Businesses Need To Know For July 2026

From July 2026, vans over 2.5 tonnes operating internationally will need Smart Tachograph Version 2 equipment and must comply with EU drivers' hours rules. Will your business be affected by these new requirements, and what steps should you take now to ensure compliance and avoid enforcement action at borders?

United Kingdom Transport

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Rothera Bray

Supply Chain Resilience In Aerospace And Defence: Key Challenges And Future Strategies

In an environment defined by geopolitical uncertainty and rising production pressures, aerospace and defence supply chains have become a strategic priority underpinning capability and resilience. This analysis explores how organisations are navigating disruption through diversification, innovation, and collaborative procurement strategies to maintain delivery momentum and sustain industrial capability.

United Kingdom Transport

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Gowling WLG

UK Government Consults On Safety Principles For Automated Vehicles

The UK government has launched a consultation on safety principles for automated vehicles, seeking input on regulatory frameworks that will govern self-driving technology on British roads.

United Kingdom Transport

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Lewis Silkin

Driverless Vehicles On British Roads: Operating Under The Self-Driving Pilot Scheme

Worldwide Transport

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Jones Day

Farnborough International Airshow 2026: Key Themes Shaping The Aerospace And Defence Sector

United Kingdom Transport

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Gowling WLG

Case Study: Navigating Complexity In The Construction And Delivery Of A Superyacht

Worldwide Transport

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Dixcart Group Limited

Calling All Aviation Companies – New Innovate UK Funding Launched For Dual Use Tech

United Kingdom Transport

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Marks & Clerk

Self-driving Vehicles Take To The Road: UK Government Publishes Pilot Scheme Guidance

United Kingdom Transport

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Birleşik Krallık Emisyon Ticaret Sistemi (UK ETS): Denizcilik Sektörünün Kapsama Alınması Ve Hukuki Etkileri

United Kingdom Transport

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Esenyel Partners

Opening Up The Road To Resolution

United Kingdom Transport

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Western Auto Suppliers—and Potentially Automakers—face Existential Threat In The Software-Defined Vehicles Race

United Kingdom Transport

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AlixPartners

What Dual-use Technologies Mean For The Aviation, Aerospace And Defence Sector

United Kingdom Transport

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Gowling WLG

How To Protect Margin And Supply Amid The Hormuz Crisis

United Kingdom Transport

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AlixPartners

PEI Disruption Matters S5 E1: The Exit Playbook (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

International Privacy Series: Episode 2 - What Do UK And EU Businesses Need To Know About Data Protection In Brazil? (Podcast)

Worldwide Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

Beware Subscription Businesses: What Ofcom’s £28 Million Penalty Means For CMA Enforcement Of The New Subscription Rules

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Union Rights On The Rise: Headline Issues (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Bedford Train Crash 2026: What We Know So Far

United Kingdom Litigation

Bond Turner

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Aviation

Supply Chain Resilience In Aerospace And Defence: Key Challenges And Future Strategies

In an environment defined by geopolitical uncertainty and rising production pressures, aerospace and defence supply chains have become a strategic priority underpinning capability and resilience. This analysis explores how organisations are navigating disruption through diversification, innovation, and collaborative procurement strategies to maintain delivery momentum and sustain industrial capability.

United Kingdom Transport

GW

Gowling WLG

Milbank Advises Castlelake On Possible Cash Offer For EasyJet Plc

Milbank LLP is advising Castlelake, L.P. on its possible cash offer for easyJet plc, as announced on June 22, 2026.

United Kingdom Finance

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Milbank LLP

Buckle Up: Ryanair Faces CMA Scrutiny Over Family Seating Fees

In its annual plan for 2026-2027, published in March, the CMA said it would focus consumer enforcement on the clearest and most serious harms, including terms that are obviously imbalanced or unfair.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Cleared For Take-Off: The CAT Dismisses Fourth Subsidy Control Challenge Relating To A £205 Million Subsidy To Cardiff International Airport Limited

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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NERA

Farnborough International Airshow 2026: Key Themes Shaping The Aerospace And Defence Sector

United Kingdom Transport

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Gowling WLG

Calling All Aviation Companies – New Innovate UK Funding Launched For Dual Use Tech

United Kingdom Transport

MC

Marks & Clerk

What Dual-use Technologies Mean For The Aviation, Aerospace And Defence Sector

United Kingdom Transport

GW

Gowling WLG

Russian Aircraft Policy Claims: Update On Permission To Appeal Applications

United Kingdom Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Moon Missions To Modern Workshops: The Evolution Of NASA's Cordless Drills And Their Earthbound Impact

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

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Marine/ Shipping

UK – Captain Of Detained Oil Tanker Charged With Sanctions Offence

Further to our earlier post on the UK’s seizure of the Smyrtos oil tanker, the UK’s National Crime Agency has announced that Indian national Ajay Pant, has been charged...

United Kingdom International

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Duane Morris LLP

Seizure Of Shadow Fleet Tanker "Smyrtos”

British armed forces have detained the shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel, marking the UK's first independent seizure of such a vessel.

United Kingdom International

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Sanctions And Risk Avoidance Clauses In The Court Of Appeal - Emmet Coldrick

The Court of Appeal examined whether shipowners were entitled to refuse loading Russian oil cargo based on sanctions risk concerns, involving a shipper associated with an EU-sanctioned individual. The case provides important guidance on interpreting risk avoidance clauses in commercial contracts, particularly where sanctions compliance creates operational uncertainty.

United Kingdom International

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Quadrant Chambers

Supply Chain Disruption – Again

United Kingdom International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Supply Chain Disruption – Again

United Kingdom Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Case Study: Navigating Complexity In The Construction And Delivery Of A Superyacht

Worldwide Transport

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Dixcart Group Limited

Q1 2026 Transport M&A Review: Deal Activity Inflects Upward As Strategic Buyers Consolidate A Still Oversupplied Freight Market

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Birleşik Krallık Emisyon Ticaret Sistemi (UK ETS): Denizcilik Sektörünün Kapsama Alınması Ve Hukuki Etkileri

United Kingdom Transport

EP

Esenyel Partners

How To Protect Margin And Supply Amid The Hormuz Crisis

United Kingdom Transport

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AlixPartners

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Rail, Road & Cycling

Scotland's New Hub For Cycling Innovation Has Been Launched

Edinburgh Napier University and South of Scotland Enterprise have partnered to launch Bike Innovation Scotland, establishing the Caerlee Mill Bike Campus in Innerleithen. The facility will provide state-of-the-art testing and innovation support for the cycling and mountain biking sector, featuring specialized labs for trail testing and human performance research.

United Kingdom Transport

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Marks & Clerk

Remediation Orders And The Limits Of Tribunal Power: What Monier Road Ltd V Blomfield Means For Building Safety

A recent Upper Tribunal decision has clarified something important for anyone involved in owning, managing or living in residential buildings caught by the Building Safety Act 2022. While the First-tier Tribunal has wide powers to order fire safety remediation, those powers are not unlimited.

United Kingdom Litigation

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Buckles Law

Liveable By Design: Building Healthy, Connected Cities

Cities face mounting pressure to deliver infrastructure that is resilient, sustainable and economically viable. A new collaborative report examines how transport infrastructure can serve as a catalyst for urban regeneration, exploring the critical integration needed between policy, planning and delivery to unlock long-term growth in complex urban environments.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

Interchange 2026: How Transport-enabled Development Can Support Healthier, More Connected Cities

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

New Tachograph Rules For 2.5t Vans: What Businesses Need To Know For July 2026

United Kingdom Transport

RB

Rothera Bray

Bedford Train Crash 2026: What We Know So Far

United Kingdom Litigation

Bond Turner

UK Government Consults On Safety Principles For Automated Vehicles

United Kingdom Transport

LS

Lewis Silkin

BNG In England - Reforms Affecting Major Development: UK Government Response To May 2025 Consultation And New Residential Brownfield Exemption Consultation

United Kingdom Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Driverless Vehicles On British Roads: Operating Under The Self-Driving Pilot Scheme

Worldwide Transport

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Jones Day

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Latest Videos

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The Business Impacts Of The U.K. Motor Finance Ruling (Video)

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AlixPartners

Q3 Global Marketplace Insights – Aviation & Space (Video)

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WTW

Junior Shipping Breakfast - Anti-Suit Injunctions In Shipping Claims (Video)

QC

Quadrant Chambers

Gama Aviation Case (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

What Can Rail Learn From Aviation In Terms Of Building A Financially Sustainable Business Model (Video)

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Vendigital

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