Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 69
Read the sixty ninth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Author: Ellie Stuchfield Archive
New Construction Adjudication Bill in Thailand – Prioritising Payments
This article considers Thailand’s draft bill to introduce adjudication proceedings for construction payment disputes, along with key points for both contractors and employers to consider.
Gas procurement levy – risks for balancing group managers
We examine the first draft regulation on the implementation of a new gas procurement levy covering the replacement costs for the failure of gas deliveries from Russia.
Munich Hydrogen Summit – Key Insights and Highlights
Watson Farley & Williams and UniCredit had the pleasure of hosting the first ever Munich Hydrogen Summit on 30 June 2022, a hybrid event focussing on hydrogen projects, investments and financing. Speakers from major industry players, technology providers and developers as well as financing experts shared their insights, with Watson Farley & Williams providing regulatory expertise.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 126
In Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider a crucial decision holding the UK Government to account for failing to comply with its obligations to achieve net zero. We also look at the ever controversial issue of liquidated damages, a stealth jurisdiction argument and an unsuccessful challenge to the Court of Appeal’s approach to allowing grounds of appeal.
Employment contracts require adaption – transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union
On 1 August 2022, changes to the Proof of Employment Act will come into force, which will have far-reaching consequences for the design of new employment contracts – but also for existing employment relationships.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 64
Read the sixty fourth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Energy crisis: food for thought on contract law
The current energy crisis is raising, as the pandemic did before it, important concerns regarding the management of contingencies in long-term contracts and is highlighting the inadequacy of existing regulatory relief in the face of global emergencies.
Trustworthy AI: self-assessment tools for companies
Whilst the legislative progress of the Proposal for a “European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence” continues, joint research by the universities of Bologna and Oxford has produced the first supportive tool designed to help companies comply with the pending legislation.
‘On Site’ Construction Webinar – Green Transition: The role of the built environment9 June 2022
Join us for the latest in our ‘On Site’ Construction series, where we will focus on the challenges and opportunities for construction in the net zero transition and how businesses can make sustainability a competitive differentiator.