Happy New Year, Happy New Rules7 January 2021
This article considers updates to the ICC arbitration rules which came into force on 1 January 2021, including provisions on consolidation and joinder, and the use of remote hearings.
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Comprehensive reform of German restructuring and insolvency law now in place6 January 2021
The comprehensive reform of German restructuring and insolvency law implements the European Restructuring Directive but also makes further important changes to the insolvency law.
WFW further expands Maritime Disputes practice with new London Partner hire4 January 2021
Well-known maritime disputes expert Mike Phillips has joined the firm as a Partner in London. He moves from Stephenson Harwood, where he has been a partner for 12 years.
New aviation finance team joins WFW Hong Kong4 January 2021
We are delighted to announce the hire of BCLP’s aviation team in Hong Kong, led by William Ho and Jackson Chow. The team are considered leaders in the Chinese aviation finance and leasing market.
WFW advises MYTILINEOS on acquisition of 50 MW Spanish PV plant22 December 2020
The 50 MW photovoltaic plant is under development in Jaén, Andalusia, Spain and construction will begin shortly.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 5622 December 2020
In the last of this year’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, discover the meaning of arbitration, what the Court of Appeal thinks about redundancy arguments when construing contracts, and when the English courts will restrain payment under a performance guarantee. With very best wishes to all our readers, we’ll be back in 2021!
WFW advises Predica on share acquisition in Renvico wind portfolio22 December 2020
Renvico operates a wind portfolio with total installed capacity of 329 MW, including 187 MW located in France and 142 MW in Italy.
A year in shipping: 202021 December 2020
Italy Partner Furio Samela has written a feature piece on Italy’s shipping finance market for online Italian magazine Shipping Italy as part of the publication’s overview of the industry over past year.
WFW advises Nordea on Exmar LPG US$310m loan facility21 December 2020
The loan facility refinanced two existing loan facilities secured on a number of LPG vessels and provides working capital to the owner. It is secured on 11 LPG vessels registered on Belgian flag.
WFW opens in Düsseldorf in major expansion of German Energy practice21 December 2020
Düsseldorf is home to a large number of companies relevant to the firm’s broader energy and infrastructure offering, including telecoms, power and utility companies as well as banks and other insurance and financial institutions.
Spanish Royal Decree on economic regime for renewable energy production facilities17 December 2020
This article offers a brief overview of the Royal Decree in relation to the next auctions in the renewable sector in Spain.
What you need to know about the Spanish renewable sector’s first auction mechanism introduced in 202117 December 2020
In this article, we offer an overview of the pending auctions process to take place in Spain.
