A design for life
In this article we discuss a recent decision of the TCC which provided useful guidance on the meaning of “design life” in construction contracts.
Article Archive
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 57
There are lots of cases to get your teeth into in our first Commercial Disputes Weekly of 2021, from decisions on asymmetric jurisdiction clauses and the costs implications of abandoning a claim, to the latest guidance on the Disclosure Review Pilot and the application of rules on challenging jurisdiction to stakeholder claims.
Recent developments in Spain’s e-mobility market
This article explores recent developments in Spain’s e-mobility legislative framework as the Government steps up its promotion of the decarbonisation of the transport sector as part of the country’s energy transition between 2030 to 2050.
Happy New Year, Happy New Rules
This article considers updates to the ICC arbitration rules which came into force on 1 January 2021, including provisions on consolidation and joinder, and the use of remote hearings.
Comprehensive reform of German restructuring and insolvency law now in place
The comprehensive reform of German restructuring and insolvency law implements the European Restructuring Directive but also makes further important changes to the insolvency law.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 56
In the last of this year’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, discover the meaning of arbitration, what the Court of Appeal thinks about redundancy arguments when construing contracts, and when the English courts will restrain payment under a performance guarantee. With very best wishes to all our readers, we’ll be back in 2021!
A year in shipping: 2020
Italy Partner Furio Samela has written a feature piece on Italy’s shipping finance market for online Italian magazine Shipping Italy as part of the publication’s overview of the industry over past year.
Spanish Royal Decree on economic regime for renewable energy production facilities
This article offers a brief overview of the Royal Decree in relation to the next auctions in the renewable sector in Spain.
What you need to know about the Spanish renewable sector’s first auction mechanism introduced in 2021
In this article, we offer an overview of the pending auctions process to take place in Spain.
A review of the OFTO regime? Yes please!
The fourth of our nine-part OFTO series discusses an early holiday gift from Ofgem and BEIS: consultations on the OFTO regime and CfD Allocation Round 4, with responses due early in the new year.