New German bill tightens real estate transfer tax on share deals27 April 2021
Significant changes for share deals relating to entities owning German real estate passed the German Parliament and shall become effective from 1 July 2021.
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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 7127 April 2021
This week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly features the latest from the Court of Appeal on limitation, together with a decision on the manner in which security for costs should be provided, and the relevant test for the implication of terms, plus a warning on the risk of parallel proceedings for the enforcement of judgments.
Maritime Webinar Series – Episode 211 May 2021
Join Watson Farley & Williams for to the second episode of our Maritime Webinar Series on 11 May.
Important new guidance on interpreting exclusion and limitation clauses26 April 2021
This article explores a recent TCC decision that has provided long overdue and important confirmation on how clauses excluding or restricting liability for breach should be interpreted.
Strategic investments in listed companies and shareholder relationship agreements26 April 2021
This article examines relationship agreements in the context of companies whose shares are admitted, or are seeking admission, to trading on one of the markets operated by the London Stock Exchange or Aquis Stock Exchange.
WFW advises Danaos on US$1.25bn refinancing23 April 2021
Danaos has refinanced all its outstanding debt under nine senior secured credit facilities, streamlining its capital structure from nine credit facilities to one.
WFW Secures Important Agency Disputes Win for BCP21 April 2021
The long-running case was eventually decided in BCP’s favour after almost five years. The Supreme Court’s judgment has established a legally sound and commercially viable precedent for petroleum industry participants.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 7020 April 2021
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, find out what the Court of Appeal had to say about banker’s duties, without prejudice privilege and limitation periods.
The EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Investments – Agriculture and Forestry (Soft Commodities)19 April 2021
In the fifth article of our sector series on the EU Taxonomy Regulation for Sustainable Investments, we set out the key concepts it introduced and explain what they means for market participants in the forestry and agriculture sectors.
US Dollar LIBOR Transition in asset finance – where are we now?19 April 2021
This article examines the recent regulatory and market body announcements relating to the transition away from LIBOR.
Maritime Webinar Series – Episode 127 April 2021
Join Watson Farley & Williams and other industry leading advisors to hear them discuss trends and issues in maritime M&A including market drivers, deal structures, pricing and areas of risk and reward you should be attuned to when approaching maritime M&A transactions.
Ship leasing – risk of reclassification in US proceedings15 April 2021
As the importance of ship leasing as an alternative to debt financing grows, one potentially difficult and uncertain issue should be examined: the risk of a lease being recharacterised in US legal proceedings.
