Reasonably secure or allowed to arrest?
In this article we discuss the UK Court of Appeal’s recent decision on the construction of the Admiralty Solicitors Group standard collision jurisdiction wording (“ASG2”).
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Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 60
Read the sixtieth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 121
In Commercial Disputes Weekly we look at the first decision on what is a “construction contract” since adjudication was introduced in 1998, in which Watson Farley & Williams acted for the successful appellant before the Court of Appeal.
Mitigating Legal Risk in Sustainability Reporting
In this article, we highlight the potential pitfalls for businesses in sustainability reporting and the need to ensure accurate and transparent reports, as and when a business is ready to share its sustainability journey with a wider audience.
Adjudication benefits extended by Court of Appeal in important decision
In an important decision, the UK Court of Appeal has today overturned a High Court judgment that restricted the use of a quicker and cheaper means of resolving construction disputes.
The decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP, in which WFW’s construction team acted for Abbey, the successful appellant, will have significant implications for the construction and real estate industries as it confirms the benefits of adjudication as being more widely available.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 59
Read the fifty ninth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 120
The spate of adjudication decisions continues with two more cases dealing with enforcement and the binding nature of such decisions. We also discuss a Court of Appeal decision on the applicable law and jurisdiction in a tower of insurance policies and a question of procedural law in arbitration.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 58
Read the fifty eighth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Not all is lost – Express terms needed to exclude claims for wasted expenditure
We discuss the recent Court of Appeal decision which confirms that express words are required to exclude claims for wasted expenditure.
ESG: 5 things to watch out for in the second half of 2022
Behind the all-encompassing “ESG” acronym, what are the main areas of risk and opportunity to look out for in the second half of 2022?