Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 199
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we discuss maritime salvage and termination in a chain of charters, conclusive evidence provisions in construction and injunctions in aviation leasing.
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Airlines across the globe continue to fight for their survival in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. In our highly regarded report, we explore the restructuring trends that have emerged and some significant changes to legislation in the UK. Now in its second edition, the report also incorporates a valuable table comparing the key features of a UK scheme of arrangement, a UK restructuring plan and the US’s Chapter 11 rehabilitation procedure, as well as case studies on the restructurings of Virgin Atlantic Airways and Malaysian Airlines Berhad.
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In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we discuss maritime salvage and termination in a chain of charters, conclusive evidence provisions in construction and injunctions in aviation leasing.
In this update, we discuss a new memorandum of understanding for a first-of-its-kind specialised mediation framework for the aviation industry in Asia, signed by the Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation (“CAA”) and Singapore International Mediation Centre (“SIMC”).
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider two cases of interpretation of aviation leases, as well as jurisdiction challenges to an arbitration award and provisions for renewal of business tenancies.
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