Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 25
Read the twenty fifth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Article Archive
Lawful act economic duress: the Supreme Court emphasises narrow application of doctrine
Can a claimant escape a contract that a defendant coerced them to enter into on the basis of threats to do something legal but potentially economically devastating to the claimant? That was the question addressed recently by the UK Supreme Court in Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd.
Global Aviation Restructuring Index
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article shares our insights on the data analysis beyond the headline debtor-friendliness and creditor-friendliness scores.
The UAE bankruptcy law and the aviation industry
Following the launch of WFW’s Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI), this article provides an overview of the current UAE bankruptcy/restructuring regime and why its applicability to the aviation industry remains unclear and untested.
Breaking the menopause taboo in the workplace
Most women will go through the menopause during their working lives. Yet it is estimated that almost a million women in the UK have left their jobs as a result of menopausal symptoms. What can employers do to break the menopause taboo, support their staff and retain talent?
A surprising conclusion? The impact of the Notice of Completion of Making Good in the due date of final accounts when no defects have been notified under JCT contracts
The decision in CC Construction Ltd v Mincione is also a warning for adjudicators on the importance of considering carefully all defences raised by the parties.
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 24
Read the twenty fourth edition of our weekly update of Italian labour law.
Vietnam’s Draft Master Plan VIII and the Energy Transition
In this article, we focus on what the changes in the latest draft of Master Plan VIII mean for the transition towards renewable energy in Vietnam.
A Greener Voyage: Fit for 55
This article focusses on the proposals made by the European Commission regarding the extension of the European Emissions Trading Scheme to the maritime sector.
Payment Orders – Latest updates and best practice for creditors pursuing simple debts
In September 2021, a change was made to the UAE Civil Procedure Code (Federal Law 11 of 1992) (“CPC”) relating to Payment Orders.
