The Future of EV Charging: Spotlight on Greece9 May 2024
Greece has set ambitious EV targets for 2030 in correlation with enabling legislation and a generous subsidy regime to encourage the rollout of electric vehicles and charging structures.
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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 20514 May 2024
A trio of cases from the Supreme Court in this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, together with a decision on the adequacy of the government’s net zero plans and one on the interpretation of an exclusion in standard offshore construction insurance.
Investor-State Update: ICSID Annulment in Almasryia v. Kuwait Holds Lessons for Hotel and Hospitality Investors10 May 2024
In a first-of-its kind ruling, an ICSID ad hoc committee has annulled an investment treaty arbitration award issued under Rule 41(5), which allows expedited dismissal of claims that manifestly lack legal merit. We examine the rulings and consider the implications for the hotel and hospitality sector at large.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 1589 May 2024
Read the 158th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
Seabed Activities in Domestic Jurisdictions: Why Coastal States should pay attention to the work of the International Seabed Authority9 May 2024
This article explains how UNCLOS requires States to meet or exceed the standards being set by the International Seabed Authority in relation to pollution control and considers what this might mean for the regulation of seabed activities by States.
I have a bad feeling about this… If you thought EU ETS is complicated, meet FEMREG – Europe’s new low carbon fuels law for shipping8 May 2024
The Fuel EU Maritime Regulation looms large as shipping companies must decide their fuel compliance strategy and submit their monitoring plans before September. Slow steaming will not be enough to make ‘shipping companies’ compliant and below we explain why.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 2047 May 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider various challenges – to jurisdiction, to adjudication and arbitration awards and to the interpretation of an insurance policy.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 1572 May 2024
Read the 157th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
The Future of EV Charging: Spotlight on Italy2 May 2024
In this article, the fifth in our “The Future of EV Charging Infrastructure: Spotlight on” series, we provide an overview of the main pieces of regulation governing the development of EV charging infrastructure in Italy.
Consultation on proposed offshore transmission cables now open1 May 2024
National Grid is planning to build two primarily offshore transmission cable routes to carry clean energy from Scotland to demand centres in England.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 20330 April 2024
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider maritime jurisdiction and limitation claims, the pay to be paid rule, competing claims in relation to an adjudication decision and the different ways the English court can assist with enforcement of a credit agreement.
IBA Updated 2024 Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration29 April 2024
In this article, we summarise the important changes in the updated Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration published by the International Bar Association in February 2024.