Update on Developing LNG to Power Projects in Vietnam4 October 2021
In this article we explore the new legal framework in Vietnam for developing LNG to Power Projects and our practical experiences of the law in operation.
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Interpreting see-to-it and on-demand guarantees30 September 2021
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.
Thai and NOK Air rehabilitations: top ten takeaways30 September 2021
Top 10 lessons from the Thai Airways and NOK Air rehabilitation proceedings for lessors and key takeaways for leasing to Thai operators in a post-COVID-19 market.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 2230 September 2021
Read the twenty second edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Oil & Gas newsletter – Issue 129 September 2021
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.
Are flexible working requests about to become more difficult for employers?28 September 2021
On the 23 September 2021, the UK government published an open consultation which considers five ways in which the current legal framework for making flexible working requests could change. We look at what the consultation’s proposals could mean for employers.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 8828 September 2021
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly look out for two cases on proceedings for contempt of court, what happened when a draft witness statement was shown to the other side before a hearing, and how to draft an unless order.
Temporary windfall profit reduction mechanism on remuneration from electricity production activity in Spain23 September 2021
On 15 September 2021, Royal Decree-Law 17/2021 of 14 September 2021, providing for urgent measures to mitigate the impact of soaring natural gas prices in the retail gas and electricity markets was published in the Spanish Official Gazette and came into force the following day.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 2123 September 2021
Read the twenty first edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Is the UK Government an ‘old fossil’ in protecting the downstream oil market?23 September 2021
This article gives an introduction to The Downstream Oil Resilience Draft Bill 2021, which was presented to the UK Parliament in June 2021, and looks at its implications.
End of life care: Decommissioning offshore installations22 September 2021
With the high numbers of mature oil fields in the North Sea, ownership increasingly in the hands of “late life specialists” and many offshore assets reaching the end of their useful life, decommissioning issues are no doubt a sign of things to come.
Decree No. 34 of 2021 enhances the status of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre21 September 2021
The Ruler of Dubai has issued Decree No. 34 of 2021, significantly reforming and enhancing the status of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.