Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 131
Read the 131st edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
Author: Sam Abreo Archive
US Sanctions on Venezuela Substantially Eased
On October 18, 2023, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 44 broadly permitting US and non-US persons to deal with Venezuelan crude and gas. Under the license, US and non-US persons generally can transport Venezuelan crude and gas until April 18, 2024.
Countdown to COP: Renewables
This week, Mhairi is joined by Madrid Partner Rodrigo Berasategui, who has more than 20 years’ experience advising on a broad range of renewables transactions, to discuss the sector at the heart of the drive toward net zero.
Commercial Disputes Weekly – Issue 180
This edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly considers an arbitration award obtained by fraud, the appropriate forum for a claim of forced labour in Malaysia and two decisions involving attempts to resist enforcement of security for financing.
Energy Act 2023 – a decade in the making
The new UK Energy Act 2023 gained royal assent on 26 October 2023. In this first of a series of articles, we explore the changes it has introduced.
Thailand Digital Platform Services Law – compliance required by 18/11/2023
Thailand has introduced a new law to regulate digital platform services providers and protect consumer interests.
WFW advises Natixis CIB and Santander S.A. on €700m 1,231MW Spanish PV portfolio greenfield project financing
Watson Farley & Williams advised Natixis CIB on a circa €700m greenfield project financing granted to Spanish Portfolio, S.L, a subsidiary of Grupo Cobra, for the construction, development, and operation of a 1,231 MWp photovoltaic portfolio comprising 21 plants located in Spain.
Celebrating Black History Month – Saluting our Sisters
In recognition of this theme, MOSAIC, WFW’s Ethnic & Racial Diversity Network, marked the occasion by showcasing the stories of leading black women from the world of business and law.
Payment permitted? Sanctions clauses in Letters of Credit
This article summarises the recent judgment in Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd v JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., where the Singapore Court of Appeal confirmed that an objective approach is to be adopted when interpreting sanctions clauses in letters of credit.
Investment changes coming to ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement
The recently signed upgrade to the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement brings important changes for investors and sets up a work programme to review the agreement’s investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.
