In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider maritime cases on sanctions and time bars, as well as restrictions on enforcement of foreign judgments for multiple damages and insurers’ rights to contribution.
Our multi-disciplinary practitioners will be speaking on the hot topics and trends in shipping and provide practical insight on navigating the challenges and opportunities in the industry for 2025 and beyond.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in Fimbank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2024] UKSC 38, holding that both the Hague Rules and the Hague Visby Rules’ one year time bars apply to claims for misdelivery occurring after discharge.
Read the 185th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
This article explores the reasons for the current scarcity of Chinese-manufactured WTGs in European offshore wind projects and potential mitigants to project financing concerns regarding their use.
In this article, Nikki Chu, Archit Dhir and Fawwaz Ahmed discuss the decision in Augusta Energy SA v Top Oil and Gas Development Co Ltd, where the English Commercial Court granted interim anti-suit relief against Nigerian proceedings that had been commenced in breach of an English court jurisdiction agreement.
Our aerospace team examines the latest developments across space – from funding the space economy, investment in space infrastructure, use of spectrum rights and orbital positions to launch service competition and space debris.
All space operators need to be aware of that orbital positions and spectrum usage rights, which are administered by national regulatory bodies, have become objects of commerce and could give rise to obligations and penalties.
We are delighted to announced that Sydney Partner Nathan Eastwood has been recognised in the Outstanding LGBTQ+ Executives Role Model List 2024.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly, we consider two cases dealing with how damages are calculated, the grant of summary judgment following acceleration of a loan and interpretation of conditions precedent in a construction contract.