Directors’ liability and sustainability objectives
As sustainable development is now an imperative for governments, it is clear that sustainability objectives are impacting businesses and their managing bodies under Italian law.
Article Archive
Tax authorities provide clarification of US-UK tax treaty after Brexit and USMCA
On July 26, 2021, the competent authorities of the United States and the United Kingdom entered into an arrangement (Brexit Arrangement) interpreting the US-UK income tax treaty.
When three become one: Claiming multiple debts in one adjudication
An important new decision from the English Technology and Construction Court shows how the courts are willing to adopt a common sense approach to assist parties owed money under construction contracts.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 92
This week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly considers an important decision from the Supreme Court on whether a claimant is obliged to plead and prove foreign law, as well as an interesting case for the maritime sector on sanctions clauses in LOUs, and guidance from the TCC on the operation of the new rules on trial witness statements.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 25
Read the twenty fifth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Lawful act economic duress: the Supreme Court emphasises narrow application of doctrine
Can a claimant escape a contract that a defendant coerced them to enter into on the basis of threats to do something legal but potentially economically devastating to the claimant? That was the question addressed recently by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 91
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly there are important comments from the Court of Appeal on the enforcement of adjudication awards and whether uncontroverted expert evidence must be accepted, and the Commercial Court considers the effect of breach of an ADR provision.
Global Aviation Restructuring Index
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article shares our insights on the data analysis beyond the headline debtor-friendliness and creditor-friendliness scores.
The UAE bankruptcy law and the aviation industry
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article provides an overview of the current UAE bankruptcy/restructuring regime and why its applicability to the aviation industry remains unclear and untested.
Breaking the menopause taboo in the workplace
Most women will go through the menopause during their working lives. Yet it is estimated that almost a million women in the UK have left their jobs as a result of menopausal symptoms. What can employers do to break the menopause taboo, support their staff and retain talent?