Clare King, Author at Freeths | Legal Specialists for Drinks, Hospitality and Leisure

About Clare King

Clare is an energy lawyer with over 14 years of experience in the sector. She specialises in clean energy projects and sustainability, focussing on commercial, regulatory and transactional work. Her experience includes solar PV, onshore and offshore wind, battery storage, energy from waste (including anaerobic digestion), combined heat and power (CHP), electricity and heat networks, grid connections, electricity and heat procurement and supply, and energy services. She also advises on low carbon business, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure.

Energy costs continue to threaten the sector

By Clare King|2022-12-13T17:25:58+01:00November 1st, 2022|

The announcement of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme was a welcome lifeline, but with the assistance offered by the scheme likely to be cut substantially after 31 March, many operators in the hospitality sector may be forced to shut. A recent report for the British Beer and Pub Association shows that bills returning to their [...]

Pubs, hotels and restaurants to be required to install electric chargepoints

By Clare King|2020-07-21T10:44:22+01:00July 1st, 2020|

The Government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy aims to ensure that all new cars and vans are zero emission by 2040. In fact proposals to bring forward the end to the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans from 2040 to 2035 (or earlier, if a faster transition appears feasible) are currently under [...]