Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 1
Welcome to a new weekly update from the London disputes team at Watson Farley & Williams, with bite size snippets of know how from the English courts.
Article Archive
Marshall Islands removed from EU blacklist; economic substance guidelines forthcoming
On October 10, 2019, the Marshall Islands was removed from the European Union’s blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
Harassment or not?
Employment Partner Anna Robinson explores a recent case in which an Employment Tribunal held that a female manager massaging a male employee’s shoulders for 2-3 minutes, whilst unwanted conduct, was not harassment.
The Future of Renewable Energy
Our renewable energy report provides insight on renewable power generation, merchant risk, the growth of corporate PPAs and new battery storage solutions.
Payment Provisions in construction contracts: when and what to imply from the scheme
A recent case about the construction of a new hotel using modular methods has provided important guidance on how payment arrangements in construction contracts operate in practice.
Successes and Upcoming Challenges in the World of Chinese leasing
Christoforos Bisbikos features in prominent bi-monthly maritime publication, Marine Money. The article looks at Chinese leasing which has now grown to control its largest ever portion of the global ship finance space.
ECJ decides against VAT exemption for offshore jack-up drilling rigs
Gerrit Bartsch explores the European Court of Justice’s decision to rule that offshore jack-up drilling rigs do not benefit from the VAT exemption for vessels which are engaged in the international shipping and maritime transport sector.
Thomas Cook’s collapse: a challenge for UK insolvency law
In light of Thomas Cook going into liquidation, Stephen Parker looks into whether the UK insolvency law needs to be reformed.
US Sanctions COSCO: Effects on the Shipping Community
COSCO Tanker and COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Seaman and Ship Management Co., as well as four other Chinese companies, have been placed on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control. This article looks into the effects of these sanctions.
Poseidon Principles for ‘responsible’ ship lending
Our Partner Toby Royal was recently interviewed in an article by Seatrade on the topic of the Poseidon Principles. Toby was a member of the team which provided legal oversight and drafting input for the Principles.
