The UK’s Job Support Scheme30 October 2020
This article explains how the new UK Job Support Scheme (including the most recent updates) coming into force on 1 November 2020 will enable businesses to retain employees on shorter hours.
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New Greek Insolvency Law30 October 2020
This article discusses Greece’s new insolvency law.
Conflicts of Laws: Blocking Statutes and Antiboycott28 October 2020
In the sixth of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article explores conflicts of laws resulting from the EU Blocking Statute and US antiboycott law.
How Brent Crude Oil’s Dominance Could Come To An End28 October 2020
Partner Andrew Hutcheon and Associate George Garthwaite have written an article for Law 360 exploring the world’s leading crude oil benchmark, Brent.
Bliss for shipowners! Damages may be claimed in addition to demurrage for voyage charterparty delay27 October 2020
This article discusses a significant recent decision by the English Commercial Court which answers a much-debated question for owners.
WFW advises IPR on acquisition of Egyptian oil & gas portfolio from DGE27 October 2020
IPR is a leading private E&P operator in Egypt with nine concessions and a strong track record of enhancing the recovery of mature producing oil and gas fields.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 4927 October 2020
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, find out the latest on amendments to costs budgets, when a party can be joined to existing proceedings, and why the Court of Appeal described an application as being “redolent with illegitimate collateral purposes, subterfuge and manifest unfairness”.
WFW returns excellent Q3 2020 energy & infrastructure league table results27 October 2020
WFW has topped inspiratia’s global renewables rankings by deal count for the seventh consecutive quarter. It also leads this quarter’s transaction volume table.
WFW advise Advertising Association on industry’s first sustainability project26 October 2020
The project will include the development of a carbon measurement tool, enabling the industry to measure and understand waste and carbon impacts, with the aim of eliminating the negative environmental effects of production and working towards a carbon neutral future.
WFW creates Real Estate department in Paris with key new hire23 October 2020
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that Cyrille Gogny-Goubert has joined the firm’s Paris office, establishing an on-the-ground real estate practice in France for the first time.
WFW advises CDPQ on 216 MW Spanish PV portfolio acquisition22 October 2020
The portfolio comprises 73 plants which produce over 355,000 MWh annually, representing enough clean electricity to supply more than 115,000 households.
Behind bars in Thailand for a negative hotel review?22 October 2020
This article examines Thailand’s recent high profile case on hotel defamation and the Computer Crimes Act, and considers significant issues that travel and tourism-related OTAs, websites and platforms should be aware of.