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.
In this article, we discuss the EU Commission’s proposal to repeal Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 requiring carriers to communicate passenger data for the purposes of enhancing border control and tackling illegal immigration.
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This short article looks at the new UK Tonnage Tax measures and their impacts on the shipping industry in the UK.
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.
One of the main tax giveaways in the UK budget this week was the introduction of full expensing of capital allowances for the next three years.
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Following our recent article giving an overview of the aquaculture industry in Spain, this second article focusses on sector related M&A transactions.
In this article, we discuss how the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the “ACCC”) announced a crackdown on social media influencers and the online social media platforms which they use.
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.
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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.