WFW Partner Sarah Ellington achieves CMC Registered Mediator status22 January 2024
The CMC is the largest registering organisation for mediation in England and Wales.
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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 18916 January 2024
the courts have considered the interpretation of lease extension options, whether one dispute or two were referred to adjudication and when damages are recoverable for misrepresentation.
ESG Disputes Outlook 202415 January 2024
Dispute Resolution and ESG Partner Sarah Ellington and Associate Lauren Satill consider five key trends to look out for in 2024.
Expanded Arrangement for Enforcement of Mainland Judgments in Hong Kong10 January 2024
This article highlights the key summary of the expanded arrangement for reciprocal enforcement of judgments between mainland China and Hong Kong which will take effect on 29 January 2024.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 1889 January 2024
We start 2024 with an edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly that rounds up a few cases from the end of 2023 on cargo damage, state immunity, ship sale and arbitration issues.
New UAE Maritime Law – what you need to know20 December 2023
Following the announcement of the UAE’s New Maritime Law, WFW Dubai examines its key developments and discuss what’s changed.
UK High Court refuses to exercise jurisdiction over claim by migrant workers in Malaysia against Dyson in the UK20 December 2023
The UK High Court refused to exercise jurisdiction over claims of forced labour brought against Dyson by migrant workers in Malaysia.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 18719 December 2023
Rounding the year off in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly with the application of an insurance war exclusion for a WWII bomb, whether a river bed counts as land and the incorporation of an arbitration agreement into a barter arrangement.
On-Site Review: 2023 in Perspective14 December 2023
Many in the construction and development sectors will be approaching this year’s holiday season breathing a sigh of relief and hoping for a well-earned break.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 18612 December 2023
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at adjudication, anti-suit injunctions, debt priorities and land registration.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 1855 December 2023
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider the question of jurisdiction in adjudication, whether courts can stay proceedings and order parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution, the lawfulness of the London Metal Exchange’s actions and a prohibition on assignment.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 18428 November 2023
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly contains reminders of the need for clear contract drafting, as well as considering whether there was apparent bias following a judge’s speech and when a Master’s negligence gives a shipowner a defence to breach of charterer’s orders.
