The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing both US and foreign borrowers to consider US bankruptcy options. This article explores what lenders need to know about US Bankruptcy Code to protect their investment.
By the end of the year, both EU flagged and non-EU flagged vessels that call at port or anchorage in an EU Member State will be required to have a certified IHM on board; this article considers the difficulties posed by COVID-19 for compliance and the emerging solutions.
In a sign of things to come, in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly the first Covid-19 related cases are starting to appear, as well as arguments that any resulting economic downturn would justify an order for security for costs.
This article offers an overview of loan notes issued by property developers, which provide an alternative source of finance for property developments.
This article higlights the key talking points that arose from a recent webinar hosted by WFW and Grant Thornton on the future of EV in the UK.
The interaction of dispute resolution processes with other regimes take centre stage in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, with an important decision from the Supreme Court on the compatibility of the statutory adjudication process with the insolvency regime, a decision regarding the arbitrability of claims under the Companies Act 2006, and a decision on whether a State was immune from claims in arbitration under the State Immunity Act 1978.
COVID-19 is likely to have a significant economic impact on Thailand’s exporters, sellers and traders. To what extent can trade credit insurance assist companies dealing with these increased risks?
This article considers the decision in Islandsbanki Hf & Ors v Stanford, and the steps which must be taken to enforce a foreign judgment in England under the Lugano Convention.
In this article we consider the current decline in energy demand and its resultant impact on wholesale power prices, and the potential role for corporate and synthetic PPAs as well as proxy revenue swaps in the market.
A sigh of relief for a bailor under a collateral management agreement in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, plus what happens where you’ve been erroneously named in a bill of lading.