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Mitigating Legal Risk in Sustainability Reporting

In this article, we highlight the potential pitfalls for businesses in sustainability reporting and the need to ensure accurate and transparent reports, as and when a business is ready to share its sustainability journey with a wider audience.

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Adjudication benefits extended by Court of Appeal in important decision

In an important decision, the UK Court of Appeal has today overturned a High Court judgment that restricted the use of a quicker and cheaper means of resolving construction disputes.

The decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP, in which WFW’s construction team acted for Abbey, the successful appellant, will have significant implications for the construction and real estate industries as it confirms the benefits of adjudication as being more widely available.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 120

The spate of adjudication decisions continues with two more cases dealing with enforcement and the binding nature of such decisions. We also discuss a Court of Appeal decision on the applicable law and jurisdiction in a tower of insurance policies and a question of procedural law in arbitration.

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The ZouZou – MII to the rescue?

The ZouZou – If the owner’s marine insurers decline cover for a total loss, will the lender’s mortgagee’s interest insurance policy come to the rescue?

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