Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 145 August 2021
Read the fourteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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WFW advises FERNAO on refinancing5 August 2021
FERNAO was set up by private equity funds advised by AUCTUS Capital Partners in 2015 as a build-and-buy platform initially to acquire Magellan Netzwerke GmbH.
ESG and Logistics – Powering the future4 August 2021
In the first of our series of articles focussing on logistics real estate, we explore the themes of green power generation and power management in logistics buildings as a means of tackling climate change.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 843 August 2021
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly discover whether collateral warranties in construction projects constitute construction contracts, how to determine whether a shipbuilding contract guarantee is a see to it or an on demand guarantee, and warnings on the importance of getting it right when serving and issuing proceedings. Plus the Supreme Court gives some thought to estoppel by convention.
New German VAT treatment of remuneration for supervisory activity published3 August 2021
Following recent EU and German court decisions, the German tax authorities have advised that lump-sum remunerations for supervisory activities will generally not be subject to VAT; though exceptions may apply for remuneration schemes comprising of fixed and variable payments.
Sexual harassment in the workplace – new employer obligations2 August 2021
The UK Government recently published its response to its consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace and intends to introduce new legislation “as soon as parliamentary time allows”. At this stage, it is unclear from the Government’s Response exactly how any changes in legislation will affect current employer obligations, but employers may need to take further active steps to prevent sexual harassment.
WFW joins Greener Litigation Initiative2 August 2021
The firm has joined fellow law firms, barristers’ chambers and other disputes professionals in signing the ‘Greener Litigation Pledge’ an initiative which aims to reduce the environmental impact of dispute resolution practices across the UK.
WFW continues to excel in H1 2021 Energy and Infrastructure League Tables2 August 2021
The firm once again improved its rankings in the H1 2021 energy and infrastructure league tables by leading publications Inframation, inspiratia and IJGlobal.
WFW strengthens Asia dispute resolution practice with new Singapore Partner hire2 August 2021
Sumeet has nearly 20 years’ experience as a lawyer, with particular expertise in advising industrial and agricultural commodity traders on trade disputes, structured trade finance, trade credit insurance and shipping/charterparty matters.
WFW advises lenders on financing for sale and leaseback of major Spanish supermarket portfolio30 July 2021
We advised a syndicate of banks comprising acting as lenders on a loan granted for the sale and leaseback acquisition of a portfolio of 27 supermarkets from leading Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona.
Will Gateway 1 Hackitt?30 July 2021
Gateway 1 and Fire Statements are intended to integrate thinking on fire safety as part of the planning application process, but will Gateway 1 help implement Hackitt’s recommendations or become a paper exercise?
Court confirms two-tier system for collateral warranties30 July 2021
This article examines the decision Toppan Holdings Limited and another v Simply Construct (UK) LLP where the UK’s TCC has provided guidance on whether collateral warranties given on construction projects are “construction contracts” and whether an adjudication can be brought under collateral warranties.