WFW promotes seven lawyers to counsel8 May 2025
Watson Farley & Williams is pleased to announce it has promoted seven lawyers to counsel.
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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 22917 December 2024
We round the year off with an edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly that discusses decisions on limitation of liability, the enforcement of foreign judgments, formality requirements for a transfer of interest in shares and variation of construction contracts.
The Sustainability Imperative – Part 222 March 2023
Drawing on a series of in-depth interviews and a global survey of circa 500 senior industry leaders, our follow-up report examines the shipping world’s views on ESG and what actions it is taking as a result.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 11129 March 2022
The cases covered in Commercial Disputes Weekly 111 give guidance on the application of sanctions to a bareboat charter, avoiding a breach of the draft judgment embargo, trusts and claiming losses in relation to investment funds.
London International Shipping Week 202113 September 2021
As the law firm with the largest dedicated maritime practice in the world, we are proud to be long-standing supporters of London International Shipping Week, which in a short time has grown to be one of the world’s premier maritime events.
New German Govt. Act on setting up businesses online14 July 2021
On 10 June 2021, the German Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act on the Implementation of the Digitalisation Directive (Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Digitalisierungsrichtlinie, DiRUG) of the European Union, setting the framework for the online formation and registration of branches of new businesses in Germany.
The Sustainability Imperative – Part 123 February 2021
Drawing on a series of in-depth interviews and a global survey of 545 senior industry leaders, our report examines the shipping world’s views on sustainability and governance and what actions it is taking as result.
Nasdaq: Proposed Board Diversity Rules3 February 2021
This article explores Nasdaq’s recent proposal to adopt new listing rules, requiring all companies listed on its U.S. exchange to publicly disclose diversity statistics regarding their board of directors.
Sanctions Compliance11 November 2020
In the last of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article discusses the importance of sanctions compliance.
WFW advises Wilmington Trust on landmark scheme of arrangement for US$6bn NAC debt restructuring programme24 July 2020
The scheme gives legal sanction to an agreement between NAC and its creditors that grants security over 236 aircraft, held by Wilmington Trust in its capacity as security trustee.
Deadline Approaching for US Direct or Indirect Investment Abroad13 May 2020
US persons, including corporations, who own or control more than 10% of a foreign entity must make a filing with the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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.
