BP Texas City Site Was Unsafe US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) says BP's Texas City refinery, cost-cutting and ageing equipment contributed to explosion which killed 15 20.03.07 Telegraph, BP
Tesco Forced to Pay for Bad Fuel Bailiffs yesterday roped off liquor section of Gloucester Tesco, enforcing order to compensate David Bond for 61 litres of contaminated diesel which caused £2300 damage to his van in 2003 07.03.07 Times, Retail Law, Supermarkets
HSE Warned Shell on Safety Shell has been 'repeatedly' warned about safety on its North Sea platforms, latest legal notice issued as recently as last November, fears equipment not being maintained as it comes to end of its commercial use 05.03.07 Guardian, Health & Safety, Royal Dutch Shell
Ofgem to Push Service Levels Energy regulator is to insist on minimum service levels, utilities that fail to switch on new customers within specified time could lose licence, face fines of 10% of revenue 16.02.07 Telegraph, Consumer Rights
Lack of Accountability at BP Explosion at Texas City was 'waiting to happen', relations between management and workers had broken down, lack of resources, no one held accountable 18.01.07 Times, BP, Health & Safety
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PwC Faces Ban From Russia Full text of judgment of Moscow Arbitration Court suggests PwC unlikely to gain renewal of Russian practice licence in May, firm fined $645k for 2002-2004 audits of Yukos 03.04.07 Telegraph, Russia, Yukos
Court Puts Brake on Nuclear Plans Mr Justice Sullivan agreed with Greenpeace that govt consultation on plans for new generation of nuclear power stations were a 'sham', govt unlikely to appeal but will go back through consultation, delaying white paper by three months 16.02.07 Guardian, Administrative Law, Environment Law
Last Suit for BP Texas City Settled BP has settled last remaining suit from explosion at Texas City refinery in 2005, Eva Rowe lost both parents in blast, payout was 'very small fraction' of $1.2b claim, included $32m to local colleges 10.11.06 Reuters, BP, US Corporate Governance
BP Faces Fine for Jury Influence BP may be fined for distributing a flyer in Texas, Judge Susan Criss says she will compare recipient list with names of potential jurors in Texas City compensation case, and levy fines for every overlap 08.11.06 Reuters, BP
CVC Funds Sell Stakes in ista Freshfields advised CVC Capital Partners in the sale of ista International, the global market leader in the area of submetering and billing of energy, water and ancillary costs, to Charterhouse Capital Partners, funds prepared in a dual track process (auction procedure and preparation of an IPO in parallel) 29.03.07 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Capital Markets, Private Equity
Essent and Nuon Merge Freshfields advised Essent in agreed merger with Nuon, the new company, EssentNuon, will be among the ten largest energy companies in Europe, headquartered in Amsterdam, operating in the evolving Northwest European energy market 07.02.07 Freshfields Press Release
Baltic Nuclear Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer appointed international legal adviser for a project to build a nuclear power plant in Lithuania, representing the energy companies of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia 11.06.06 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Utilities
