Maritime Seminar – Shanghai9 September 2024
Join us for our Maritime seminar in Shanghai on 9 September 2024.
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Enhancing Global Trade Efficiency? UNIDROIT’s New Model Law on Warehouse Receipts22 August 2024
This article examines the new Model Law on Warehouse Receipts developed by UNIDROIT, summarising its key objectives and commenting on its benefit for all commodity market participants.
Navigating Ship Finance: Expert Insights and Networking4 September 2024
Hear from WFW experts on the topics of ‘Mortgagee’s Interest Insurance – why you need it but what it won’t do’, ‘Sanctions update for lenders’, and an exclusive interview with Jan-Philipp Rohr, Global Head of Shipping of Hamburg Commercial Bank.
Navigating Turbulence: a comparative analysis using GARI of Chapter 11, UK schemes and domestic procedures12 August 2024
Why have many airlines tended towards Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as an internationally recognised restructuring procedure and shied away from the UK schemes?
WFW advises NatWest and UKEF on €100m loan to Bristow for acquisition of five SAR aircraft12 August 2024
We advised National Westminster Bank and UK Export Finance regarding a €100m Export Development Guarantee term loan granted to Bristow Group.
EU ETS and Fuel EU Maritime Regulation (FEMREG) Compliance Toolkit7 August 2024
View a must-have checklist of the essential preparations and their timelines required to comply with EU ETS and Fuel EU Maritime (FEMREG).
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.
How investors can protect their international projects from resource nationalism and windfall taxes1 August 2024
This article explores how properly structured projects can be protected by investment treaties against such risks.
WFW advises GEFO on further acquisition of climate-friendly chemical tankers30 July 2024
We advised GEFO Shipping Group on its order of two additional climate-friendly chemical tankers from Chinese shipyard Nantong Xiangyu. Delivery is scheduled for late 2026 or early 2027 with options for two further vessels also agreed.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 21530 July 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider whether a binding charter and guarantee resulted from an exchange of emails, as well as decisions on disclosure in foreign proceedings, abuse of process and interpretation of a settlement agreement.
WFW strengthens Dubai ship finance offering with partner relocation29 July 2024
We are strengthening our Middle East ship finance practice with the the relocation of Assets & Structured Finance Partner Emily Widdrington from London to Dubai as of 1 August 2024.
WFW advises banks on MIURA 5 space launcher programme financing29 July 2024
MIURA 5’s inaugural launch is intended for first half of 2025.
