DIFC Courts will freeze and protect worldwide assets
The jurisdiction of the DIFC Courts to issue freezing orders in support of foreign proceedings has come under the spotlight yet again in a number of recent cases.
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King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors [2025] UKSC 39: Buyer Gets Off Scot Free – When does an MOA deposit become a debt?
In this article we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision on MOA deposits in King Crude Carriers v Ridgebury.
The DIFC Mediation Centre – a continued focus on alternative dispute resolution in Dubai’s offshore courts
Alternative dispute resolution, and mediation more specifically, has long been encouraged by the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts.
The Future of Municipal Infrastructure – Cooperation, Partnerships and Investments in Fiber Optic Networks7 November 2025
Join WFW and SBR-net Consulting AGat our webinar on “The Future of Municipal Infrastructure – Cooperation, Partnerships and Investments in Fiber Optic Networks” on Thursday 6 November 2025.
Carbon Credits and White Certificates: From Obligation to Competitive Advantage13 November 2025
Join Watson Farley & Williams and Consul System in a webinar hosted by ALIS on ‘Carbon Credits and White Certificates: From Obligation to Competitive Advantage’ on Thursday 13 November 2025.
Energy Decree 2025: tangible projects are the clear priority for connections to the national electricity grid
In a recent article for ACEPER’s Green Company Magazine, Partner Giannalberto Mazzei and Associate Maria Vittoria Sini analyse how this reform could redefine the methods of access to the grid through innovative tools and rules aimed at ensuring greater competitiveness and predictability for operators and investors.
Clause and Effect: High Court upholds English law jurisdiction clauses
This article examines an intriguing recent case from the High Court addressing the incorporation of jurisdiction clauses into bills of lading and whether consignees receive sufficient notice of such terms.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Court of Appeal guidance for charterers when owners nominate a port or place convenient for repossession
The recent Court of Appeal judgment in The Songa Pride serves as a useful summary of the law on the limits placed on owners when nominating a port for repossession of their vessels.
Two WFW deals win at Airline Economics Aviation 100 Asia-Pacific Awards
Watson Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that two transactions the firm advised on won at the Airline Economics’ Aviation 100 Asia-Pacific Awards 2025.
Virgin Australia, Bonza and Rex – what have we learned?
Australian courts will look to give effect to the Cape Town Convention (“CTC”) and allow lessors and other parties to exercise their CTC rights as quickly and efficiently as possible.
