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.
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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.
The Anatomy of an LNG to Power Project21 October 2020
This is the first of a series of articles on the LNG-toPower projects, and will look at the risk matrix for the main components of an LNG-to-Power value chain as well as suitable mitigants, starting with a ‘bigger picture’ approach..
WFW advises Octopus Renewables on 175 MW Spanish greenfield PV acquisition21 October 2020
WFW carried out the due diligence and the drafting and negotiation of the share purchase agreement executed within the framework of the deal.
WFW advises Nordea on Euronav US$713m loan facility20 October 2020
The first drawdown refinanced indebtedness in relation to nine VLCCs and three Suezmaxes and security included Belgian, Greek and French mortgages over these ships.
The Government’s Draft for a Revised Renewable Energy Act 2021- an Overview20 October 2020
The German Government has issued a draft for a substantial revision of the Renewable Energy Act, with a view to paving the way to achieving national climate targets.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 4819 October 2020
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly find out the English’s court’s view on whether a “material adverse effect” clause could cover the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the Court of Appeal’s decision in a case raising important issues on misuse of confidential information and the tort of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means.
