Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 13
Read the thirteenth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Article Archive
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 83
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, reminders from the Court of Appeal of the importance of the open justice principle and the consensual nature of arbitration, as well as an interesting decision on the interaction between insolvency regimes and jurisdiction clauses.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 12
Read the twelfth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 82
In this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, Supreme Court success on liquidated damages clauses, three cases from the Court of Appeal on privilege issues, and an interesting update on the rules regarding trial witness statements.
Preferred stock in the shipping sector
This article explores the increasing trend for private equity investments in the shipping sector to take the form of preferred stock in either publicly listed or private companies, rather than through establishing a joint venture with an established shipowner.
Supreme Court returns to orthodox interpretation of liquidated damages clauses
The UK Supreme Court has today handed down a significant decision on the interpretation of liquidated damages clauses. Watson Farley & Williams acted for the successful party, PTT Public Company Limited.
Offshore Wind and Shipping – The importance of the interplay between Shipbuilding Contracts and Charters
While 2020 proved to be a challenging year for offshore oil and gas markets, the same cannot be said about offshore renewables, which saw substantial growth. Offshore renewable projects achieved an estimated record project sanctioning of US$56bn, which, for the first time, represents a higher amount than offshore oil and gas.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 11
Read the eleventh edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
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.