In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider a UK Supreme Court decision on limitation of liability, as well as other judgments on the interpretation of an arbitration award, alleged defective design on a construction project and an undisclosed principal in a commodities contract.
Shipowners should be aware that where charterers redeliver late, their ability to claim substantial damages could be limited by the existence of any contractual obligations that prevent entry into further fixtures.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider collision liability, competing jurisdiction agreements, guidance on relief from forfeiture and the requirements of liability for half secret commissions.
The Admiralty Court has clarified the meaning of an “Affected Area” under the BIMCO Infectious or Contagious Diseases Clause.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider a fiduciary’s duty to account for profits, horizontal arbitration agreements, contractual risk allocation and interpretation of a guarantee.
Commercial Court has provided guidance on the interaction between the Hague Rules time bar and contractual time bars.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we go from salvage to sovereign immunity, serious irregularity in arbitration to insurance.
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.
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.
This transaction would allow LDA to invest a billion euros over the next few years to more than double the size of its fleet.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider two UK Supreme Court judgments, a key decision on sovereign immunity and the limits of the Ralli Bros principle in relation to the enforcement of acts that are unlawful under foreign law.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider issues of injunctions, sovereign immunity, building safety remediation contribution orders, an off-hire dispute and serious irregularity in arbitration.
