Arbitration in the Energy Sector: Arbitration Experiences and Issues of Interest25 April 2023
We will discuss first-hand issues of interest and current concerns in relation to Energy Arbitration.
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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 15628 March 2023
A strong transport theme for this issue of Commercial Disputes Weekly, with a decision on the impact of sanctions on aircraft leasing standby letters of credit and two maritime decisions on unseaworthiness and recovery of standby charges. We round it off with a look at whether recent damage from a WWII bomb falls within the war exclusion of an insurance policy.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 15521 March 2023
Topical cases on Ukraine, Russia and sanctions appear in this issue of Commercial Disputes Weekly, together with decisions on the formality requirements for right to manage companies and breach of a material adverse change warranty.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 15414 March 2023
In this issue of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at whether disclosure is limited to ‘contemporaneous’ documents, two cases on the importance of following notice procedures to the letter and the extent to which a party can insist on its chosen counsel team.
Building Safety Pledge deadline fast approaching: What you need to know9 March 2023
In this article, Partner Barry Hembling and Associate Jamie Bell look at the key terms of the Building Safety Pledge and what the pledge may mean for developers.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 1537 March 2023
This week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly considers a Supreme Court decision on rent repayment orders, two maritime decisions as to calculation of the liability sum and determination of time limitation issues in relation to oil pollution.
Defects and the desire for fitness for purpose – a Thai law perspective7 March 2023
In this article, we discuss the uncertainty surrounding design obligations in the Thai construction/engineering sector following the UK Supreme Court’s judgment in MT Højgaard v E.ON.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 15228 February 2023
A varied issue for Commercial Disputes Weekly covering novation from conduct and a no dealing clause, formalities for the witnessing of deeds, whether an adjudicator exercised a lien and an injunction to prevent use of documents overseas.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 15121 February 2023
In this issue of Commercial Disputes Weekly we look at the Admiralty Court’s decision that there was a clear breach of the crossing rules, when the US court can assist with obtaining evidence for English proceedings and two different scenarios in which applications to prevent adjudication enforcement failed.
How to dodge a dispute15 February 2023
In the Civil Engineering Surveyor February 2023 Issue, Partner Theresa Mohammed and Associate Emma Thompson discuss how to dodge a construction dispute amid this instability.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 15014 February 2023
The decisions in this issue of Commercial Disputes Weekly look at a variety of sources of law: a clash between statute and contract in a landlord and tenant dispute, a potential novel development of the common law with cryptocurrency, a classic battle of the forms sale of goods case and interpretation of the carve out for legal expenses from a freezing order.
WFW advises on planning strategy for Brick Veil Mosque9 February 2023
The mosque will be built on raised grassland at the Broughton interchange in Preston, Lancashire.