Many of the cases in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly share a common theme – the importance of the principle of finality. Look out for decisions on enforcement of foreign judgments, the knowledge requirements for contempt and the approach to summary assessment of costs.
In this article, we discuss the development of an LNG to Power market in Vietnam and highlight a number of key legal, structuring and risk issues to be aware of.
This article explores recent regulatory amendments made by the German Parliament for the faster expansion of offshore wind energy, including a significant increase in the expansion target to 20 GW by 2030.
In the second of our OFTO series, this article details the UK Government’s ambitious net zero carbon emissions target and how Great Britain’s OFTO regime must change to enable delivery at the scale required to meet these targets.
This article discusses the recent announcements deferring the disappearance of US Dollar LIBOR.
A significant change in German restructuring and insolvency law is coming soon. This German-language article explores the implications of the European Restructuring Directive and other forthcoming amendments.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly an important Supreme Court case on arbitrators’ duties to give disclosure of appointments in multiple arbitrators, as well as a pair of cases involving fine art.
This article examines the case of Banco San Juan Internacional, Inc v Petroleos De Venezuela SA. where the effect of sanctions on obligations under a loan agreement and the doctrine of unenforceable penalty were discussed.
This article discusses a new recommendation to the European Court of Justice, which has the potential to complicate collective redundancy consultations.
In an important decision today of the UK Supreme Court arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig incident, the Court upheld the principle that bias rather than a lack of independence is required to remove an arbitrator.
