UK Job Support Scheme
The UK’s furlough scheme ends on 31 October 2020. From 1 November 2020, the new Job Support Scheme will take effect and continue until the end of April 2021. In this article we summarise the main provisions of the scheme.
Article Archive
Sanctions and Shipping: Update and Overview
This report highlights some recent developments and forthcoming changes in the sanctions landscape which will increase the importance of compliance, most likely complicate the task and which have particular relevance for the maritime industry.
Noncomprehensive Sanctions: Venezuela, Global Magnitsky, Hong Kong
In the third of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article explores noncomprehensive sanctions, with a focus on Venezuela, the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and Hong Kong.
Recent developments in Greece’s e-mobility market
In this article we discuss recent developments in the e-mobility market in Greece, with the entry of new legislation to promote e-mobility.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 45
Find out how the English courts are applying the Bresco decision on adjudication and insolvency in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly, along with a Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of “goodwill”, and comments from the Admiralty Registrar on procedure in Admiralty claims.
Managing the alliance between owners and brands
Felicity Jones and Alan Polivnick discuss the difficulties being faced by the hospitality industry, one of the hardest hit sectors as a result of government restrictions owing to the Covid-19 pandemic
Void or Voidable? – The consequences of procedural irregularity in construction adjudication
This article examines the TCC’s recent confirmation that an adjudicator under the Scheme for Construction Contracts can only be appointed after a notice of adjudication has been served on the receiving party.
New German Covid-19 regulations regarding shareholder meetings
This article explores the German Government’s recent measures to facilitate companies holding shareholder meetings during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Comprehensive Sanctions: Iran, Syria, North Korea
In the second of a seven-part series on the application of US sanctions to the shipping community, this article focuses on the comprehensive sanctions regimes against Iran, Syria and North Korea.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 44
Are communications with foreign in-house lawyers covered by privilege under English law? Can you amend a claim after trial? What happened in the FCA’s business interruption test case? Find out the answers to all this and more in this week’s Commercial Disputes Weekly.