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Dubai Decree changes the Legal Landscape

Partner Charlotte Bijlani, Counsel Soraya Corm-Bakhos and Senior Associate Thomas Whitfield have published an article in Thomson Reuters which examines the issuance of Decree No. 34 of 2021.

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Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 89

There’s lots to discover in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, including decisions on liability for rent during the covid-19 pandemic, which time zone should be used to determine the date of discharge, and the impact of the Disclosure Pilot on pre-action disclosure applications.

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Interpreting see-to-it and on-demand guarantees

The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Shanghai Shipyard Co Ltd v Reignwood International Investment (Group) Company Limited provides important clarification on how the courts will construe such instruments and indicates a movement away from presumptions based on the identity of the guarantor.

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Oil & Gas newsletter – Issue 1

Welcome to the first edition of Watson Farley & Williams’ global oil & gas newsletter – a publication in which our Energy Sector team reflects on what we are seeing in the Oil & Gas market.

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