Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 86
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly see how Covid-19 has been impacting on court business, from the effect on service abroad, to the implications for commercial transactions.
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Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 15
Read the fifteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 85
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly find out what the English courts had to say on the interpretation of a liquidated damages provision in a construction contract, the recovery of the costs of obtaining security in a foreign jurisdiction, and for how long an individual can be required to surrender their travel documents.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 84
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly discover whether collateral warranties in construction projects constitute construction contracts, how to determine whether a shipbuilding contract guarantee is a see to it or an on demand guarantee, and warnings on the importance of getting it right when serving and issuing proceedings. Plus the Supreme Court gives some thought to estoppel by convention.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 13
Read the thirteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 12
Read the twelfth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Preferred stock in the shipping sector
This article explores the increasing trend for private equity investments in the shipping sector to take the form of preferred stock in either publicly listed or private companies, rather than through establishing a joint venture with an established shipowner.
WFW advises Hensoldt on joint venture with Nano Dimension
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised the Hensoldt group (“Hensoldt”), leading German manufacturer of defence technology, on establishing a joint venture in advanced 3D printing systems with Israel-based Nano Dimension.
A Smart judgment for owners: An owner can demand payment of freight under a Bill of Lading even if head charterers have paid hire in full
In a recent judgment of the English Commercial Court, The M/V Smart , which will be welcomed by owners, Mr Justice Butcher held that a shipowner could demand direct payment of freight under a bill of lading even though the bill of lading stated that the freight was payable “as per charterparty” and the vessel’s time charterer was not in default.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 10
Read the tenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.