Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 23818 March 2025
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at issues of jurisdiction involving foreign acts of state, moratorium debts, unjust enrichment and backdoor expert evidence.
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WFW advises secured bondholders in Spirit Airlines Chapter 11 bankruptcy17 March 2025
Spirit announced the close of its financial restructuring and emergence from bankruptcy.
New opportunities for renewable energy grid connection12 March 2025
New Energy law: cable pooling, capacity-exceeding grid connection for energy plants and flexible grid connection contracts – what operators, developers and investors need to bear in mind.
Impact of judicial review reform on the costs of infrastructure projects12 March 2025
Cost control and commercial certainty remain significant challenges for large infrastructure projects, with frequent budget overruns and delays highlighting the need for better planning, stakeholder collaboration and streamlined legal processes.
Enforcing foreign arbitral awards: When does ratifying a treaty constitute a waiver of foreign state immunity?12 March 2025
A recent decision has widened the scope for state entities to rely on foreign state immunity to resist enforcement of arbitral awards in Australia.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 23711 March 2025
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we go from salvage to sovereign immunity, serious irregularity in arbitration to insurance.
Transforming the Construction Workforce6 March 2025
Mark Farmer, a prominent figure in UK construction and CEO of Cast Consultancy, has delivered a stark warning about the future of Britain’s construction industry in his latest government-commissioned review of Industry Training Boards.
On Site Construction Spring 2025 Webinar20 March 2025
This webinar comprises four bitesize updates bringing you up to date on the latest key legal developments. There will also be the opportunity to pose questions to our panel, which we are delighted to say includes Mark Enzer of Mott MacDonald.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 2364 March 2025
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider issues of contractual interpretation in relation to the Hague Rules time bar, restrictions on assignment and deduction of furlough payments, as well as statutory interpretation of the Building Safety Act 2022 provisions.
DIFC Court warms to Worldwide Freezing Orders4 March 2025
In this article, we discuss an important ruling made by the DIFC Court of Appeal relating to the courts’ powers to issue Worldwide Freezing Orders.
WFW advises InfraVia on acquisition of majority stake in LDA3 March 2025
This transaction would allow LDA to invest a billion euros over the next few years to more than double the size of its fleet.
Pride and Without Prejudice: Protection of confidential settlement discussions under UAE law27 February 2025
In this article, we discuss recent judgments indicating a shift in the Dubai onshore courts’ approach to the concept of “without prejudice”.