WFW advises banks on Adria Ferries financing2 November 2023
The purchase of AF Mia was financed through a capital increase as well as the loan.
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US Sanctions on Venezuela Substantially Eased1 November 2023
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: Renewables1 November 2023
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 18031 October 2023
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 making31 October 2023
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 18/11/202331 October 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 financing30 October 2023
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.
Payment permitted? Sanctions clauses in Letters of Credit27 October 2023
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 agreement27 October 2023
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.
Law meets practice – Battle for space14 November 2023
Join Watson Farley & Williams for the third webinar of our German webinar series “Recht trifft Praxis” (“Law Meets Practice”).
Snacks: Digestible Weekly Labour News – Issue 13026 October 2023
Read the 130th edition of our weekly update on Italian labour law.
Prestige Oil Spill Aftermath Continues to Linger26 October 2023
It discusses a recent judgment regarding two arbitration awards issued in 2013, ordering a P&I Club to pay damages to France and Spain relating to the pollution caused by the MT Prestige oil spill in 2002.