In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider issues of contractual interpretation in relation to the Hague Rules time bar, restrictions on assignment and deduction of furlough payments, as well as statutory interpretation of the Building Safety Act 2022 provisions.
In this article, we discuss an important ruling made by the DIFC Court of Appeal relating to the courts’ powers to issue Worldwide Freezing Orders.
In this article, we look at the differences between the terms on which commercial vessels are designed, constructed and delivered.
Italy’s new transitional FER X decree: incentives for electricity production from plants fuelled by innovative renewable sources with generation costs close to market competitiveness up until 31 December 2025.
On February 21, 2025, the Office of the US Trade Representative released a notice of a proposal to impose wide-ranging fees on shipping companies and vessels with a Chinese nexus.
On 13 February 2025, the application window opened for Allocation Round 7 (AR7) of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference scheme. AR7 introduces the Clean Industry Bonus, superseding the previous ‘Sustainable Industry Rewards’.
We are seeing a variety of responses to FuelEU in the maritime sector. Some operators are ready or preparing for compliance whilst, at the other end of the scale, others are delaying any concrete action until 2026.
Read the 200th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
In this article, we discuss recent judgments indicating a shift in the Dubai onshore courts’ approach to the concept of “without prejudice”.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider two UK Supreme Court judgments, a key decision on sovereign immunity and the limits of the Ralli Bros principle in relation to the enforcement of acts that are unlawful under foreign law.