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If you follow the Texas Railroad Commission closely, you should read Ammonite Oil & Gas v. Railroad Commission of Texas, in which the Supreme Court rejected a mineral owner's effort [...]

The European Commission ('Commission') has recently embarked on a series of significant investigations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation ('FSR') - a pivotal, novel EU tool designed to tackle distortions in [...]

The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) adopted new rules governing carbon capture and sequestration and storage at its August 22, 2023, Open Meeting. The rules go into effect on September 11, [...]

On October 16, the Brazilian Congress voted to override the presidential veto of several articles of Law 14.273/2021 (Railway Law). Below we highlight the main changes resulting from the veto [...]

With the imminent stand up of the High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) on 13 June (and, dare we say it, the return to our screens of the fictional Nation Building [...]

In eminent domain cases, it is uncommon that right to take challenges are upheld, and when they are, it is typically a procedural deficiency that can be cured. It is [...]

The Luxembourg Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (the 'Protocol') will, when in force, set up a new global legal regime that will make [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: Railroad companies spend millions of dollars and thousands of hours developing their risk management systems. When a plaintiff aims to discover risk management data, companies understandably balk at [...]

In its continued efforts to enhance the cybersecurity of transportation and other critical infrastructure systems across the country, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on October 19, 2022 a new [...]

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the first jury trial of an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ('BIPA') class action case began in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of [...]

Article by Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court, Partner & Head of Intellectual Property Laws Division, Vaish Associates Advocates, India Roads Indian roads have [...]

Employers in the banking, air and rail transportation, and telecommunications and broadcasting sectors have until February 23, 2022 to provide feedback on proposed regulations to exempt certain classes of workers [...]

According to the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, the head of the department, Anatolie Usatii, discussed at a working meeting with the World Bank team and representatives of the CFM [...]

On November 30, 2020, the Canadian Transportation Agency (the 'Agency') set the regulated railway interswitching rates that will be in effect for the year 2021 in Determination No. R-2020-194 ('Determination'). [...]

Missouri (January 7, 2020) - Missouri legislators were silent on employment and labor law in 2019, neither presenting nor enacting any legislation in the area. The Missouri Supreme Court, on [...]

Highlights The Clean Water Act imposes permitting obligations on 'point sources.' Should those obligations apply to railroad cars, which move freely from state to state? The U.S. railroad industry has [...]

Paul R. Hitchcock is a Senior Policy Advisor in our Jacksonville office. As railroads across the country continue to feel intense pressure to drive down costs and operate more efficiently, [...]

The Superior Court suspended Halton Region's application for a declaration that provincial and municipal laws of general application applied to Canadian National Railway's federal environmental assessment for a rail hub.1 [...]

The European Commission recently reaffirmed that industrial policy objectives have no role to play when it comes to applying the EU merger control rules. Despite unusually intense industrial and political [...]

Rail transport infrastructure is an essential component for the success of the Northern Powerhouse. The government vision for the future of the North's rail system is clear - improved journey [...]

Network Rail's Digital Railway Strategy was launched by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne at an event in York on the 10 May 2018. Whilst [...]

This year, the great city of Seattle, Washington is the location of both the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting (May 19-23) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting [...]

March 2018: This Tuesday (20 March) the Secretary of State for Transport capped off a wider call for private investment in the railways with a specific call for proposals for [...]

March 2018: This Tuesday (20 March) the Secretary of State for Transport capped off a wider call for private investment in the railways with a specific call for proposals for [...]

Originally published by the Tampa Bay Times It's encouraging to see we are working on a bus rapid transit plan for the Tampa Bay region, which we need if it's [...]

The Legal Background The Law on the Liberalisation of Turkish Railway Transportation numbered 6461 (the 'Law') came into force on 1 May 2013 with the ambitious goal of liberalising the [...]

The Paran State government has issued a new railway concession project, the 'Nova Ferroeste' Project. The new 1,000-km railway will connect the Municipality of Dourados (in the State of Mato [...]

The Indian Railways is working on a plan to allow private freight terminals (PFTs) on railway land adjacent to stations with a view to utilising vacant land parcels better, increase [...]

In 2002, New York City announced its support for preserving the High Line-turning an unused elevated railroad into a thriving park in the heart of Manhattan's West Side. Fifteen years [...]

On 19 October 2017, the Department for Transport ('DfT') published the latest edition of its 'Rolling Stock Perspective', the annual policy paper in which the DfT sets out its perspective [...]

WHO SHOULD READ THIS Anyone in Queensland with an interest in rail. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW From 1 July 2017 the new Rail Safety National Law will apply in [...]

The Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area development scheme (Scheme) was approved by the Queensland Government on 28 January 2016. It follows the declaration of the Toowoomba Railway Parklands as [...]

ECM stands for the 'Entity in Charge of Maintenance', the organization/entity having the full responsibility for any the maintenance issue of freight wagons. According to the Rules for Certification and [...]

In Turkey, the first high-speed rail lines project started in 2003 between cities of Ankara and Eskisehir, which was presented to public use in 2009. At the time the Turkish [...]

Jennifer Wasylyk's article 'Fast Track: A Primer on North American Rail Transactions' has been published by the American Bar Association's Commercial Law Newsletter. This article provides an overview of key [...]

Editor: M M Sharma Editorial Team: Vinay Vaish, Satwinder Singh, Deepika Rajpal, Danish Khan I. CARTELS AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS INDIA Competition Commission of India(CCI) closes case against disc brake suppliers [...]

Many local governments negotiate agreements with railway companies for the construction, maintenance or apportionment of costs of a utility crossing a railway corridor. Pursuant to section 101 of the Canada [...]

Introduction Welcome to the summer 2015 edition of Train Times, our global rail newsletter which reviews the issues impacting the rail industry. This edition provides insights on: The GCC Rail [...]

Earlier this week, the Texas Railroad Commission held its first 'show cause' hearing under the rule amendments adopted last October to address issues related to disposal wells located in potential [...]

The 2015/ 2016 Federal Budget is potentially significant for Transport for the following reasons: Roads - spending will continue under the programs announced in the previous budget with $9.35bn of [...]

Last Friday, the Railroad Commission of Texas ('Commission') swiftly responded to a recent 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Johnson County by dispatching inspectors to the area and directing four disposal well [...]

On May 1, the Department of Transportation-through its operating agencies the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration1 and the Federal Railroad Administration-issued its final crude-by-rail rule. The rule mandates more [...]

1. Introduction Back in February this year, India announced an ambitious rail budget, proposing to invest almost USD 16 billion in rail projects over the coming year.1 Previously, in December [...]

Unless defined by contract, a 'defect' is not a term of art; it relates to the concept that works do not conform to contract requirements. Defects encompass defects in workmanship [...]

Late last month, the federal government introduced Bill C-52, which, if enacted, will amend both the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) and the Railway Safety Act (RSA). The federal government also [...]

The Government of Canada has unveiled Bill C-52, the Safe and Accountable Rail Act, which responds to a number of concerns that gained wide attention following the tragic derailment at [...]

Importance of so-called natural monopolies in Kazakhstan can be seen in the fact that some of Kazakhstan's largest and most powerful corporate empires, such as the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating [...]

SNAPSHOT A Plan for Growing Sydney (Plan) provides for: Western Sydney, especially Greater Parramatta, which is to be transformed into a second CBD; an expanded CBD, both through enhancing its [...]

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, towns in the western United States grew and thrived around the railroad. In fact, the railroad tracks often became a central geographic feature [...]

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014, the Texas Railroad Commission unanimously adopted amendments to rules concerning disposal wells in areas that have experienced or are likely to experience seismic activity. As [...]