In this first edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly in 2026, we consider decisions on proximate cause in mortgagee insurance, rough justice in adjudication, interpretation of aviation lease provisions and a successful arbitration challenge for lack of jurisdiction.
In this final 2025 edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider the validity of an expert determination, conditions precedent, port closure issues in commodities and safety repair costs in service charges. We will return in January 2026 and wish all our readers a peaceful break.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider damages for late redelivery of a ship, allocation of risk of unseaworthiness, set off in aviation leases and the balance of human rights and national security.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at the consequences where a director acted when he should not have and when directors refused to act but should have. We also consider when a defaulting mortgagor could take over sale of a property and the parameters of a payment obligation.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider obligations in relation to planning permission, implied terms in sale of goods, variation of freezing orders and a property disputes summary procedure.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider a Supreme Court decision on ship sale contracts, assignability of ICSID awards, required knowledge of breach for termination and liability in the Fundão dam collapse.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider claims by a third party directly against insurers, whether contribution liability was excluded, misrepresentation and unlawful means conspiracy.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider various contract interpretation points in relation to requirements to provide insurance, payment provisions, penalty clauses and the powers of mortgagees.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider time periods for arbitration appeals, abusive litigation, a clash of clauses in reinsurance and a costs decision that went up to the Supreme Court.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we look at decisions on covenants, sale of goods and vessel repossession obligations.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we discuss a trio of Court of Appeal cases on maritime and real estate issues, as well as the question of whether breaches can be remedied.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider procedural fairness in adjudication, production of evidence in arbitration, damages following discharge of injunctions and nuisance.
