Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 11
Read the eleventh edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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Maritime Disputes Newsletter – July 2021
Welcome to the fifth edition of Watson Farley & Williams’ maritime disputes newsletter – a publication designed to help you get to grips with the latest developments in English maritime law.
Maritime Disputes Newsletter – July 2021: Other Notable Decisions
See here for decisions on general contract topics made by the English courts.
Maritime Disputes Newsletter – July 2021: Arbitration awards
See here for a selection of recent decisions by LMAA tribunals, published in association with the Lloyd’s Maritime Law Newsletter.
Maritime Disputes Newsletter – July 2021: Maritime Decisions
See here for the latest maritime decisions made by the English courts.
New German Govt. Act on setting up businesses online
On 10 June 2021, the German Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act on the Implementation of the Digitalisation Directive (Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Digitalisierungsrichtlinie, DiRUG) of the European Union, setting the framework for the online formation and registration of branches of new businesses in Germany.
A Smart judgment for owners: An owner can demand payment of freight under a Bill of Lading even if head charterers have paid hire in full
In a recent judgment of the English Commercial Court, The M/V Smart , which will be welcomed by owners, Mr Justice Butcher held that a shipowner could demand direct payment of freight under a bill of lading even though the bill of lading stated that the freight was payable “as per charterparty” and the vessel’s time charterer was not in default.
‘New Normal’ Commercial Rents
The Covid-19 pandemic has required the Courts to grapple with novel questions regarding the renewal of commercial leases. This article explores some of the most impactful decisions on contractual risk allocation and valuation.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 10
Read the tenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Changes in Spanish energy regulation
RD-L 12/2021 adopts urgent measures in the field of energy taxation and generation, as well as regarding the management of the regulatory levy and the water-use tariff.