In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly an important Supreme Court case on arbitrators’ duties to give disclosure of appointments in multiple arbitrators, as well as a pair of cases involving fine art.
This article examines the case of Banco San Juan Internacional, Inc v Petroleos De Venezuela SA. where the effect of sanctions on obligations under a loan agreement and the doctrine of unenforceable penalty were discussed.
Both LNG Carriers Tangguh Batur and Tangguh Towuti have been recognised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Green Ship Programme for attaining Energy Efficiency Design Index certification.
This article discusses a new recommendation to the European Court of Justice, which has the potential to complicate collective redundancy consultations.
In an important decision today of the UK Supreme Court arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig incident, the Court upheld the principle that bias rather than a lack of independence is required to remove an arbitrator.
Polymetal is investing £2.1m for the 22.5% stake in Chesterfield, subject to publication of a prospectus. Chesterfield is currently completing its first pass diamond drilling and geophysics exploration campaign on its licence district at Troodos West in Cyprus.
The UAE Cabinet recently announced its approval of amendments to the Bankruptcy Law that aim to ease the enhanced financial pressures on businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. This article looks at the changes and potential implications.
Welcome to the fourth edition of Watson Farley & Williams’ maritime disputes newsletter – a publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
Does Covid-19 constitute a force majeure event? Will the English courts allow parties outside the jurisdiction to attend a remote hearing? When can documents obtained from a Norwich Pharmacal application be used? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the latest Commercial Disputes Weekly.
Partners Malte Jordan and Daisy East have been quoted in PFI, commenting on the continued rise in interest in the offshore wind market, particularly in Eastern Europe.
This article details the upcoming transition away from LIBOR and towards other risk-free benchmark rates across multiple currencies, looking in particular at SONIA and SOFR.
This article discusses the replacement of LIBOR at the end of 2021 which is likely to create difficult technical and practical issues for all sectors of business and finance.
