Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 87
Read the eighty seventh edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Article Archive
US Risk Retention – Container Box White Paper
The purpose of this White Paper is to provide general guidance to transaction participants and practitioners in their consideration of the application of the provisions of Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as added by section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the federal interagency credit risk retention rules promulgated thereunder, codified at 17 C.F.R. Part 246, to a typical issuance of securities by a newly formed special purpose vehicle that owns or will own, among other things, a portfolio of marine containers and related leases which may be entered into directly or indirectly by way of one or more management agreements.
Italy unlocks drilling in new Italian “Aiuti Quater” Decree
The Italian government has announced new measures on the procedure for drilling to secure the long-term supply of domestically produced natural gas initiated in its new Aiuti quater Decree.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 86
Read the eighty sixth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
ISDS and Climate Change: What Happens Next?
This article discusses the recent companion Issue Notes released by the UNCTAD on ISDS system, its impact on climate change, investment treaties and climate legislation, and offer some key takeaways for investors and states to be aware of.
Towards a new AI liability regime: presumptions and right of access to evidence in favour of injured parties
The article summarises the main elements of the directive proposed by the EU Commission to adapt the rules on non-contractual civil liability to allow for artificial intelligence.
Sustainability and corporate governance: towards a stakeholder society?
The article summarises the main elements of the proposed EU directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 144
In our final Commercial Disputes Weekly of 2022, we explore when an email is signed, when an English court will not get involved in foreign litigation, the implication of a term when calculating rent in a lease and the evidence required for a claim for the cost of replacement borrowing.
We will be back on Tuesday 10 January 2023 and wish all our readers a relaxing break.
Sanctions clauses in letter of credit transactions – valid and enforceable?
In this article we discuss the recent case of Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd v JP Morgan Chase Bank NA [2022] SGHC 213, where the High Court of Singapore considered the validity of a sanctions clause for the first time.
Can I have a refund?
In this article we discuss Havila Kystruten AS v Abarca Compania de Seguros AS in which we represented the successful Norwegian shipowner. The judgment is welcome for the detailed guidance on the parties’ rights to terminate shipbuilding contracts as well as the nature and scope of refund guarantees.
