WFW advises Shell on new structured trading agreement with Yü Energy4 March 2024
The structured trading arrangement replaces Yü Energy’s previous facility.
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False representations in letters of credit: Key developments in Singapore13 September 2023
In this article, the Singapore Dispute Resolution team discusses recent case law developments in banks’ obligation to make payment under letters of credit, where such obligation is tainted by false and/or fraudulent representations made by the beneficiary.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 1272 August 2022
A quartet of interpretation cases this week: Commercial Disputes Weekly covers decisions by the Court of Appeal on rent cesser clauses during the pandemic and the requirements for rent repayment orders, and the Commercial Court looks at a commodities sale and purchase agreement and decisions of an arbitral tribunal and judge.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 10915 March 2022
Commodities disputes have kept the courts busy this week and allowed the first reported decision on the implied term that insurers will pay claims within a reasonable period. Commercial Disputes Weekly also looks at a Supreme Court decision on the Housing Act 1985 and a case of enforcement of personal guarantees.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 1071 March 2022
In Commercial Dispute Weekly Issue 107, the cases address some contractual basics; offer and acceptance, jurisdiction clauses and quantification of damages for breach. We also look at a decision highlighting the often difficult issue of when litigation privilege begins.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 10622 February 2022
The cases in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly look at the Court’s approach to all types of behaviour including serious error, dishonesty and fraud.
WFW advises VSA on Pyx LSE Main Market dual listing10 November 2021
Pyx has been listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia, which will remain its primary listing, since February 2020.
WFW strengthens Asia dispute resolution practice with new Singapore Partner hire2 August 2021
Sumeet has nearly 20 years’ experience as a lawyer, with particular expertise in advising industrial and agricultural commodity traders on trade disputes, structured trade finance, trade credit insurance and shipping/charterparty matters.
The EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Investments – Agriculture and Forestry (Soft Commodities)19 April 2021
In the fifth article of our sector series on the EU Taxonomy Regulation for Sustainable Investments, we set out the key concepts it introduced and explain what they means for market participants in the forestry and agriculture sectors.
When a right to possession is ten tenths of the law: the decision in Scipion v Vallis1 July 2020
In this article we consider a recent decision in the English High Court which held that substantial damages are recoverable based on the infringement of a bailor’s right to possession of property.