In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider a mixture of substantive and supportive decisions of the English courts relating to ownership of oil, whether disclosure would breach sanctions, competing jurisdictions and the effect of a limitation clause.
In this article, Mike Phillips and Archit Dhir discuss the recent Supreme Court decision on recovery of piracy ransom payments and its relevance to current issues in the Red Sea.
On 6 November 2023, the United States District Court of New Orleans, Louisiana, rendered a decision on the enforceability of a DIFC-LCIA arbitration clause.
In December 2023, the 28th United Nations Conference of the Parties (“COP28”) reached consensus on a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuel use supported by significant global growth in renewable energy capacity.
EU ETS obligations for shipping companies and the transposition of the Implementing Regulation.
Read the 144th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
New Italian Energy Security Decree Law: Focus on measures for the development of the sector related to floating wind power plants at sea.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we look at legal privilege in fraud cases, when a landlord withholding consent may be reasonable, when state immunity applies and guidance on remediation orders for building safety defects.
Critical raw materials have a part to play in meeting the EU’s net-zero and climate-related goals.
Read the 143rd edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
Every aircraft repossession presents its own challenges. In this article, we highlight certain matters that should be considered in any contentious or potentially contentious situation, wherever it may arise in the world.
This article examines the recent Court of Appeal’s decision in Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd (2024) EWCA Civ 5, on the assignment issue in a sale contract under Japanese law.