WFW advises Guardian Metals on its acquisition of Copper Bay11 April 2025
The project is in a site of historic tailings disposal on the beach at Chañaral Bay.
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INDABA 2025: How can Ghana combat illegal mining?18 February 2025
In this article, jointly authored with leading Ghanaian law firm Kimathi and Partners, Sarah Ellington, Sulaiman Hoosen and Lorraine Mintah draw on both national and international perspectives to consider how Ghana can combat illegal mining.
Climate Litigation: Key Risks and Liabilities for Aviation Companies23 January 2025
The decision in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland has set a precedent requiring Convention states to assess the effectiveness of their legislative regimes to protect individuals who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Climate litigation: key risks and liabilities for shipping companies21 October 2024
We discuss the details of the ITLOS opinion as well as some recent and pending actions that appear to hint that greater scrutiny of shipping emissions as part of the overall value chain may be on the horizon.
WFW advises Guinea as US$24bn Simandou African mega-project closes7 August 2024
The US$24bn Simandou project, the largest greenfield integrated mine and infrastructure investment in Africa to date, on which Watson Farley & Williams has been advising the Republic of Guinea, has now completed, including the required Guinean and Chinese regulatory approval.
Climate litigation: Key risks and liabilities for mining companies19 July 2024
What does the Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland decision mean for mining companies?
Climate Litigation: Key risks and liabilities for oil and gas companies14 June 2024
The decision has set a precedent requiring Convention states to assess the effectiveness of their legislative regimes to protect individuals who are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
WFW advises TORM on sale of US$250m shares owned by Oaktree13 June 2024
TORM is one of the world’s largest owners and operators of product tankers.
European Court of Human Rights on the climate crisis and what this means for our key industry sectors13 June 2024
In this series of articles, we discuss the recent European Court of Human Rights case, Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland and other climate litigation across WFW’s key sectors of energy, infrastructure and transport.
WFW advises Dana Petroleum on Sales and Purchase Agreement with NEO Energy20 November 2023
Dana’s Western Isles FPSO produces from two oil fields in the Northern North Sea.
WFW advises TMG and Temeraire on sale of ship management companies to Grindrod Shipping27 September 2023
Watson Farley & Williams advised Taylor Maritime Group Limited and Temeraire Holding (MI) Limited on the c. US$13.5m sale of Taylor Maritime Management Limited and Tamar Ship Management Limited to a subsidiary of Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd.
