Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 15
Read the fifteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Article Archive
Keep your eye on the time-bar! Arab Lawyers Network Company Ltd v Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Ltd
This article looks at an English Commercial Court decision which highlights the importance of considering the effect of time-bar clauses carefully in order to avoid being prevented from bringing claims in the future.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 85
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly find out what the English courts had to say on the interpretation of a liquidated damages provision in a construction contract, the recovery of the costs of obtaining security in a foreign jurisdiction, and for how long an individual can be required to surrender their travel documents.
Legal Issues in Supplying and Financing Maritime Energy Saving Technology
The development and use of energy saving technology (EST) in ships is likely to play a significant part in the transition towards sustainability. However, the installation and financing of EST on ships may present several challenges, particularly with existing ship financiers.
Tax authorities provide welcome post-Brexit clarification of US-UK Tax Treaty
Competent authorities have provided welcome guidance regarding the application of the “Limitation on Benefits” clause of the US-UK income tax treaty.
Hotels & hospitality – stress to distress?
With the Covid-related restrictions of the last fifteen months easing for many in the hotel and hospitality industry, we consider whether any of the existing stress will turn into distress?
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 14
Read the fourteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
ESG and Logistics – Powering the future
In the first of our series of articles focussing on logistics real estate, we explore the themes of green power generation and power management in logistics buildings as a means of tackling climate change.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 84
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly discover whether collateral warranties in construction projects constitute construction contracts, how to determine whether a shipbuilding contract guarantee is a see to it or an on demand guarantee, and warnings on the importance of getting it right when serving and issuing proceedings. Plus the Supreme Court gives some thought to estoppel by convention.
New German VAT treatment of remuneration for supervisory activity published
Following recent EU and German court decisions, the German tax authorities have advised that lump-sum remunerations for supervisory activities will generally not be subject to VAT; though exceptions may apply for remuneration schemes comprising of fixed and variable payments.