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.
Read the thirteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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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.
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.
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.
Read the tenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted that leading energy and infrastructure sector publication IJGlobal has named five deals the firm advised on ‘Deals of the Year 2020’ at their annual awards ceremony.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, a Supreme Court decision on the procedure for enforcing arbitration awards against foreign states, a Privy Council decision on setting aside arbitration awards on public policy grounds, plus an important warning on the recording of remote hearings.
Read the ninth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
