Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 25
Read the twenty fifth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Author: Sam Abreo Archive
Lawful act economic duress: the Supreme Court emphasises narrow application of doctrine
Can a claimant escape a contract that a defendant coerced them to enter into on the basis of threats to do something legal but potentially economically devastating to the claimant? That was the question addressed recently by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 91
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly there are important comments from the Court of Appeal on the enforcement of adjudication awards and whether uncontroverted expert evidence must be accepted, and the Commercial Court considers the effect of breach of an ADR provision.
Global Aviation Restructuring Index
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article shares our insights on the data analysis beyond the headline debtor-friendliness and creditor-friendliness scores.
The UAE bankruptcy law and the aviation industry
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article provides an overview of the current UAE bankruptcy/restructuring regime and why its applicability to the aviation industry remains unclear and untested.
WFW launches the Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI)
Watson Farley & Williams is delighted to announce the official launch today of the firm’s new online interactive legal analytics tool, the Global Aviation Restructuring Index or GARI, at the Ishka+ Aviation Investival: North America virtual conference.
Breaking the menopause taboo in the workplace
Most women will go through the menopause during their working lives. Yet it is estimated that almost a million women in the UK have left their jobs as a result of menopausal symptoms. What can employers do to break the menopause taboo, support their staff and retain talent?
A surprising conclusion? The impact of the Notice of Completion of Making Good in the due date of final accounts when no defects have been notified under JCT contracts
The decision in CC Construction Ltd v Mincione is also a warning for adjudicators on the importance of considering carefully all defences raised by the parties.
Celebrating Black History Month with Mosaic and I. Stephanie Boyce
October marks Black History Month in the UK. This is a time to celebrate all those who have achieved great things and remember the progress that has been made, but it can be more than a retrospective of the past. It is also about looking to the future and reminding ourselves of the work still left to do.
Current requirements for broadband expansion26 October 2021
Join Watson Farley & Williams for our webinar on ‘Current requirements for broadband expansion’ on 26 October.
