In our final Commercial Disputes Weekly of 2022, we explore when an email is signed, when an English court will not get involved in foreign litigation, the implication of a term when calculating rent in a lease and the evidence required for a claim for the cost of replacement borrowing.
We will be back on Tuesday 10 January 2023 and wish all our readers a relaxing break.
In this article we discuss the recent case of Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd v JP Morgan Chase Bank NA [2022] SGHC 213, where the High Court of Singapore considered the validity of a sanctions clause for the first time.
In this article we discuss Havila Kystruten AS v Abarca Compania de Seguros AS in which we represented the successful Norwegian shipowner. The judgment is welcome for the detailed guidance on the parties’ rights to terminate shipbuilding contracts as well as the nature and scope of refund guarantees.
ESG is still top of the agenda in boardrooms. In this article, WFW Partner Sarah Ellington considers five things to look out for in 2023.
A document heavy Commercial Disputes Weekly with two decisions on disclosure considering collateral use and removal of privilege issues. We also look at a decision on the interplay of termination provisions in finance leasing documents and illegitimate reasons for declaratory relief.
The Court of Bologna upheld WFW’s arguments.
In this article, Sarah Ellington and Philippa Beasley look at the main legal challenges being faced by companies making net zero commitments. It follows on from our earlier article that examined some of the main criticisms of net zero claims made in recent reports by advocacy organisations.
This Commercial Disputes Weekly covers two decisions on the provision of information; one relating to misappropriated cryptocurrency and the other to business information held on employees’ personal devices. We also consider whether a call option gave sufficient proprietary interest to justify relief from forfeiture and the application of the UCTA reasonableness test with two experienced commercial parties.
In this article we summarise the CII framework, explain where this fits in the wider IMO decarbonisation agenda and ask whether CII can really work and survive in its current form.
In this article, Sarah Ellington and Philippa Beasley examine some of the main criticisms of net zero claims made in recent reports by advocacy organisations.
Partner Sumeet Malhotra is delighted to invite you to our latest Dispute Resolution webinar, during which he will give advice on the characterisation of so called “circular” or “structured” commodity trades, and discuss judgments which have provided clarification on the same.
In this Commercial Disputes Weekly we examine whether an arbitration agreement can exist when no binding contract was concluded. We also consider a post-Brexit anti-suit injunction, the duty of care under a yacht delivery contract and when a landlord can obtain dispensation from notice requirements.
