Can a claimant escape a contract that a defendant coerced them to enter into on the basis of threats to do something legal but potentially economically devastating to the claimant? That was the question addressed recently by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd.
The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards recognise firms that have undertaken the most high-profile, high-value, and complex transactions and disputes over the last 24 months.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly there are important comments from the Court of Appeal on the enforcement of adjudication awards and whether uncontroverted expert evidence must be accepted, and the Commercial Court considers the effect of breach of an ADR provision.
The decision in CC Construction Ltd v Mincione is also a warning for adjudicators on the importance of considering carefully all defences raised by the parties.
In September 2021, a change was made to the UAE Civil Procedure Code (Federal Law 11 of 1992) (“CPC”) relating to Payment Orders.
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly look out for an interesting shipbuilding case involving the use of confidential design documents, as well as the Court of Appeal’s comments on estoppel by conduct and guidance on when an adjournment will be granted.
This article, the first in a series exploring the English courts’ powers in support of LMAA arbitrations, assesses the power to grant anti-suit injunctions where proceedings have been initiated outside of London in breach of an arbitration agreement.
With the remarkable rise in activities around the ordering of vessels to be constructed after years of very limited orders, industry players have yet again to be aware of the legal aspects and pitfalls relating to newbuilding contracts and refund guarantees.
Partner Charlotte Bijlani, Counsel Soraya Corm-Bakhos and Senior Associate Thomas Whitfield have published an article in Thomson Reuters which examines the issuance of Decree No. 34 of 2021.
There’s lots to discover in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, including decisions on liability for rent during the covid-19 pandemic, which time zone should be used to determine the date of discharge, and the impact of the Disclosure Pilot on pre-action disclosure applications.
The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Shanghai Shipyard Co Ltd v Reignwood International Investment (Group) Company Limited provides important clarification on how the courts will construe such instruments and indicates a movement away from presumptions based on the identity of the guarantor.
Welcome to the first edition of Watson Farley & Williams’ global oil & gas newsletter – a publication in which our Energy Sector team reflects on what we are seeing in the Oil & Gas market.
