Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 2521 October 2021
Read the twenty fifth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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Lawful act economic duress: the Supreme Court emphasises narrow application of doctrine21 October 2021
Can a claimant escape a contract that a defendant coerced them to enter into on the basis of threats to do something legal but potentially economically devastating to the claimant? That was the question addressed recently by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd.
WFW Bangkok garners four Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2021 shortlistings20 October 2021
The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards recognise firms that have undertaken the most high-profile, high-value, and complex transactions and disputes over the last 24 months.
WFW advising GP JOULE Utility on merger agreement with team energie20 October 2021
The deal was signed 29th September 2021 and is expected to close by the end of the year.
WFW deal wins ISHKA’s ‘Best Restructuring Deal of the Year 2020’20 October 2021
The Ishka Deal of the Year Awards highlight the best aviation financing transactions of 2020, recognising financing transactions and M&A for airlines, lessors and investors.
WFW advises Deutsche Börse on sale of 50% stakes in REGIS-TR S.A. and REGIS-TR UK LTD20 October 2021
The deal was signed on 3 September 2021 and is expected to close in the first half of 2022.
WFW advises on structuring of and financing for French hybrid solar plant projects19 October 2021
WFW also advised Bpifrance, La Banque Postale and Crédit Coopératif as lenders on the €16m debt financing.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 9119 October 2021
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly there are important comments from the Court of Appeal on the enforcement of adjudication awards and whether uncontroverted expert evidence must be accepted, and the Commercial Court considers the effect of breach of an ADR provision.
WFW advises Sandfire on AUS$97m sale of stake in Adriatic19 October 2021
The transaction involved the sale of 34,600,780 CHESS depositary interests (“CDIs”) representing ordinary shares in the capital of Adriatic.
Global Aviation Restructuring Index19 October 2021
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article shares our insights on the data analysis beyond the headline debtor-friendliness and creditor-friendliness scores.
The UAE bankruptcy law and the aviation industry19 October 2021
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article provides an overview of the current UAE bankruptcy/restructuring regime and why its applicability to the aviation industry remains unclear and untested.
WFW launches the Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI)19 October 2021
Watson Farley & Williams is delighted to announce the official launch today of the firm’s new online interactive legal analytics tool, the Global Aviation Restructuring Index or GARI, at the Ishka+ Aviation Investival: North America virtual conference.
