Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 2123 September 2021
Read the twenty first edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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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.
WFW advises Banco Santander on refinancing of Spain’s first hybrid solar-biomass plant22 September 2021
WFW advised Banco Santander on the refinancing of one of the world’s first ever hybrid solar-biomass plants and the first in Spain.
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.
WFW advises VPK on acquisition of DA Alizay to create a sustainable development hub22 September 2021
VPK and DAH will convert the Alizay paper mill into a recycled paper-based production site which will notably include VPK’s converted paper mill and the IPP recycling plant for waste paper.
WFW advises NTI on acquisition of Italy’s NKE and Spanish subsidiary21 September 2021
WFW provided advice on the legal due diligence and all Italian law matters relating to the acquisition documents and completion of the transaction, including legal and corporate due diligence.
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.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 8721 September 2021
The Commercial Disputes Weekly returns with a number of significant recent decisions from the English courts, not least the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the existence of lawful act economic duress in English law. Plus look out for a number of decisions in the maritime sector, as well as advice on how to plead a case of estoppel by convention.
WFW advises Societe Generale on financing of two hybrid power vessels21 September 2021
Built at Norway’s Ulstein Verft shipyard and initially delivered in 2012, the ‘Hermit Fighter’ and ‘Hermit Prosper’ were the first PX121 design vessels from Ulstein Design & Solutions.
Germany’s Latest Offshore Wind Auction – A Sign of Things to Come? Legal and Economic Perspectives30 September 2021
Join Watson Farley & Williams and NERA Economic Consulting for our webinar on ‘Germany’s Latest Offshore Wind Auction – A Sign of Things to Come? Legal and Economic Perspectives’ on 30 September.
WFW shortlisted for Restructuring Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards17 September 2021
The Lawyer Awards recognise excellence in the UK legal profession and their annual ceremony is one of the key highlights of the legal year.
WFW advises lenders on secured term loan financings for Navios Acquisition17 September 2021
WFW acted for Hamburg Commercial Bank AG as mandated lead arranger, agent and security trustee, together with Alpha Bank S.A. as lenders in connection with a secured term loan facility of up to US$195m.
