The UK’s Job Support Scheme
This article explains how the new UK Job Support Scheme (including the most recent updates) coming into force on 1 November 2020 will enable businesses to retain employees on shorter hours.
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New Greek Insolvency Law
This article discusses Greece’s new insolvency law.
Conflicts of Laws: Blocking Statutes and Antiboycott
In the sixth of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article explores conflicts of laws resulting from the EU Blocking Statute and US antiboycott law.
How Brent Crude Oil’s Dominance Could Come To An End
Partner Andrew Hutcheon and Associate George Garthwaite have written an article for Law 360 exploring the world’s leading crude oil benchmark, Brent.
Bliss for shipowners! Damages may be claimed in addition to demurrage for voyage charterparty delay
This article discusses a significant recent decision by the English Commercial Court which answers a much-debated question for owners.
Behind bars in Thailand for a negative hotel review?
This article examines Thailand’s recent high profile case on hotel defamation and the Computer Crimes Act, and considers significant issues that travel and tourism-related OTAs, websites and platforms should be aware of.
The Anatomy of an LNG to Power Project
This is the first of a series of articles on the LNG-toPower projects, and will look at the risk matrix for the main components of an LNG-to-Power value chain as well as suitable mitigants, starting with a ‘bigger picture’ approach..
The Government’s Draft for a Revised Renewable Energy Act 2021- an Overview
The German Government has issued a draft for a substantial revision of the Renewable Energy Act, with a view to paving the way to achieving national climate targets.
Owners vs. loyalty programs: Time for transparency, shared risk?
Felicity Jones and Alan Polivnick have once again collaborated for a feature article in prominent hospitality trade publication Hotels Magazine.
BIMCO ‘SHIPLEASE’ Term Sheet
In this article we discuss how the ever-growing importance of sale and leaseback transactions as an alternative to financing ships by way of loan, makes it both timely and welcome that BIMCO has produced a standardised term sheet.
