English court rejects Covid-19 frustration argument in aircraft leasing case3 February 2021
This article examines the recent Commercial Court comments that an airline operator’s aircraft leases were not frustrated by the effects of Covid-19.
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Fly or goodbye – Can airlines survive without taking to the skies?28 January 2021
As once profitable airlines look to raise liquidity to weather the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Partner Patrick Moore and Ocorian Director Abigail Holladay assess the use of alternative assets as a means to raise finance.
CCL Amendments: another step towards making UAE a global investment hub27 January 2021
The UAE Government has recently made significant changes to the country’s Commercial Companies Law. This article explores the key amendments to the CCL contained in the recently passed Federal Decree Law No. 26 of 2020.
New aviation finance team joins WFW Hong Kong4 January 2021
We are delighted to announce the hire of BCLP’s aviation team in Hong Kong, led by William Ho and Jackson Chow. The team are considered leaders in the Chinese aviation finance and leasing market.
WFW Aviation Partner Oliver Tebbit relocates to London from Dubai2 November 2020
This move marks the expansion of our global corporate jet offering, with Oliver continuing to work alongside Dhruv to serve clients in the Middle East and Asia, and now on-the-ground to focus on our European corporate jet practice.
WFW wins Ishka’s Restructuring Deal of the Year 201915 October 2020
The firm has won the ‘Restructuring Deal of the Year 2019’ award for its advice to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA regarding the restructuring of NAS’ €250m Norwegian bond transaction.
Airline Economics names three WFW Aviation Partners to 40 under 40 2020 list5 August 2020
Partners Dominic Pearson, Patrick Moore and Pete O’Hare has been recognised among the most outstanding individuals in that age group active in the commercial aviation industry.
WFW wins three AFJ Deal of the Year 2019 Awards30 June 2020
The firm’s wins were: Overall Capital Markets Deal of the Year, Africa Deal of the Year and Structured Lease Deal of the Year.
Carbon offsetting, lenders and COVID-19: an uncharted CORSIA?8 June 2020
This article outlines the basic functions of CORSIA, identifies risk mitigation measures which lenders might take to protect their position and addresses how COVID-19 might reshape the mechanics for airlines meeting CORSIA emissions targets
Sign me up, log me in, let me begin: The rise of digital signatures23 April 2020
This article explains the difference between an electronic signature and a digital signature, what digital signatures look like, how they work and why they are more secure than ‘simple’ electronic signatures.