The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report (the “Inquiry”), published in September 2024, has prompted a significant evolution in the regulatory landscape for Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs).
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) Athens is delighted to announce it has won the gold prize for “Equal Opportunities/Benefits for Women” at the 2025 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards (“DEI”) organised by Boussias Events (“Boussias”).
The UK Government has announced a set of reforms aimed at accelerating the remediation of unsafe cladding across residential buildings.
This article explores the Seville Commitment’s transformative policies aimed at boosting sustainable infrastructure and mining investment through fairer financing, debt relief and global cooperation.
Greenwashing is rising amid ESG pressures, leaving both financiers and businesses exposed to regulatory and consumer scrutiny. Regulators are enforcing stricter standards, exposing companies to reputational, legal, and financial risks for misleading sustainability claims.
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised a consortium of lending banks — comprising Banco Santander S.A., ABN Amro Bank N.V., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Westminster Bank plc, Investec Bank plc and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale — on a £220m green financing package granted to Pulse Clean Energy.
Watson Farley & Williams is delighted to announce that the firm has won two Deal of the Year awards at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2025.
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised Prow Capital, who manage the Green Shipping Fund (“GSF”), regarding a senior secured post-delivery financing granted to Liberty Lines S.p.A. (“Liberty Lines”).
Join us for our ‘Constellations and Capital: Financing Space Assets and Satellites from Ground to Orbit’ seminar and networking event on 6 August at our Hong Kong Office.
Thailand’s ERC extends PPA timelines for renewables under FiT Scheme, offering developers clarity while reinforcing delivery discipline and grid-readiness alignment.
In this edition of Commercial Disputes Weekly we consider arbitral jurisdiction, preliminary issues of Nigerian law, suspended remediation orders and unjust enrichment. CDW is taking a short break and will return on Tuesday 15 July.
The ruling clarifies the limits of equitable set-off and confirms the strict enforceability of “pay now, argue later” obligations.
