The US$24bn Simandou project, the largest greenfield integrated mine and infrastructure investment in Africa to date, on which Watson Farley & Williams has been advising the Republic of Guinea, has now completed, including the required Guinean and Chinese regulatory approval.
Additional informational guidance has been released by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Negotiations have substantively concluded among 80-plus WTO Members on a new set of digital trade rules that could cover up to 90% of global trade once implemented. We take a look at what the rules contain and what comes next for this critical initiative in Geneva.
Read the 170th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
This article explores how properly structured projects can be protected by investment treaties against such risks.
This article explores obligations imposed on large and/or unique platforms and different compliance requirements for different types of platforms.
We advised GEFO Shipping Group on its order of two additional climate-friendly chemical tankers from Chinese shipyard Nantong Xiangyu. Delivery is scheduled for late 2026 or early 2027 with options for two further vessels also agreed.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider whether a binding charter and guarantee resulted from an exchange of emails, as well as decisions on disclosure in foreign proceedings, abuse of process and interpretation of a settlement agreement.
We are strengthening our Middle East ship finance practice with the the relocation of Assets & Structured Finance Partner Emily Widdrington from London to Dubai as of 1 August 2024.
Read the 169th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
