Maritime Disputes Newsletter – November 2020: Maritime Decisions
See here for the latest maritime decisions made by the English courts.
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Maritime Disputes Newsletter – November 2020
Welcome to the fourth edition of Watson Farley & Williams’ maritime disputes newsletter – a publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 53
Does Covid-19 constitute a force majeure event? Will the English courts allow parties outside the jurisdiction to attend a remote hearing? When can documents obtained from a Norwich Pharmacal application be used? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the latest Commercial Disputes Weekly.
Offshore Wind offers a legal pipeline
Partners Malte Jordan and Daisy East have been quoted in PFI, commenting on the continued rise in interest in the offshore wind market, particularly in Eastern Europe.
LIBOR Transition: What? Why? When? How?
This article details the upcoming transition away from LIBOR and towards other risk-free benchmark rates across multiple currencies, looking in particular at SONIA and SOFR.
LIBOR replacement and ship finance – where is it heading?
This article discusses the replacement of LIBOR at the end of 2021 which is likely to create difficult technical and practical issues for all sectors of business and finance.
Mining & Renewable Energy – A Greener Way Forward
This article discusses how mining and renewable energy can combine to contribute to the wider clean energy transition.
How to structure an LNG-to-power project to mitigate risk
Partners Nick Dingemans and Heike Trischmann have co-authored a feature article for specialist maritime publication Riviera on LNG-to-power projects.
Buyer Beware – Sector-specific risks for buyers in maritime M&A transactions
This article highlights some of the main additional risks for buyers and sellers during vessel-focussed M&A transactions structured as sales of ship-owning companies rather than asset sales.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 52
What law governs the award of interest on damages, how do you determine the correct counterfactual when assessing damages for breach of contract, and when will the English court make an anonymity order? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in the latest Commercial Disputes Weekly.
