Is the UK Government an ‘old fossil’ in protecting the downstream oil market?
This article gives an introduction to The Downstream Oil Resilience Draft Bill 2021, which was presented to the UK Parliament in June 2021, and looks at its implications.
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End of life care: Decommissioning offshore installations
With the high numbers of mature oil fields in the North Sea, ownership increasingly in the hands of “late life specialists” and many offshore assets reaching the end of their useful life, decommissioning issues are no doubt a sign of things to come.
Decree No. 34 of 2021 enhances the status of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre
The Ruler of Dubai has issued Decree No. 34 of 2021, significantly reforming and enhancing the status of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 87
The Commercial Disputes Weekly returns with a number of significant recent decisions from the English courts, not least the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the existence of lawful act economic duress in English law. Plus look out for a number of decisions in the maritime sector, as well as advice on how to plead a case of estoppel by convention.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 20
Read the twentieth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Luxembourg Rail Protocol: Practical aspects for operators and financers
This Spanish newsletter discusses some practical aspects of the Cape Town Convention’s Luxembourg Rail Protocol following the announcement by the Spanish Government of their intention to sign it.
Off-spec cargo: breach of condition? Agile traders just can’t make a loss – Galtrade Limited v BP Oil International Limited
This article looks at a recent English Commercial Court decision which will be of interest to oil and commodities traders.
Financing LNG Carriers and Multi-Party Issues In LNG Export Projects
Partners Joe McGladdery and Simon Kavanagh, in the latest issue of Marine Money, look at some of the more significant issues faced generally by Owners when constructing and financing LNGCs against long-term charters.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 19
Read the nineteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
The UK’s hotly anticipated hydrogen strategy – Cool Britannia, or full of hot air?
Following stated intentions to become a global leader in hydrogen, the UK government recently launched its long-awaited hydrogen strategy. But is this new strategy the foundation for a future hydrogen super economy or just full of hot air? Read our analysis to find out!