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Expert perspectives on the latest developments across our sectors and services.
Market Insight
In Conversation With Sir Bernard Rix: 50 Years of Mareva Injunctions
HFW Partner Brian Perrott speaks to Sir Bernard Rix about the Mareva case and the impact it has had on litigation around the world…
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Briefing
PRA Publishes Consultation on Updating the Approach of Banks and Insurers to Managing Climate-Related Risks
It is almost ten years since Mark Carney, as then Governor of the Bank of England, gave his well-known "Breaking the tragedy of the horizon" speech…
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Market Insight
Industry Insights: In Conversation With Steve Hardy, CEO, Policy Expert
HFW Global Senior Partner Giles Kavanagh speaks with Steve Hardy, the CEO of UK insurance business Policy Expert…
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Briefing
Sea Freight – Weathering the Storm of Uncertainty
The past six months in the containerised sea freight market have been marked by significant uncertainty. The unpredictable geopolitical landscape…
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What Do COP28 and COP29 Really Tell Us About the Paris Agreement and Net Zero Ambitions?
There is an assumption that a 1.5 degree net zero target is achievable by 2050 if only we did more. The evidence and the reality, based on the…
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Arbitration Act 1996: First Appeal To Succeed on All of Sections 67, 68 & 69
In what is, as far as we are aware, the first and only reported case of its kind, the Court has today allowed an appeal against an arbitration…
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Bulletin
Comprehensively Yachts, May 2025 bulletin
Welcome to the Comprehensively Yachts semi-annual bulletin, featuring an array of insights and discussions on key topics within the yachting…
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Yachting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The dramatic coastline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in particular the Red Sea, with its crystal-clear waters and vibrant marine life is…
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Jones Act Claim
The recent Florida court decision awarding US$2.88 million to three members of the crew of the large yacht UTOPIA IV, following its collision with…
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Briefing
Discontinuation of LIBOR – Impact on Commercial Contracts
The London Interbank Offered Rate was for decades the globally accepted interest benchmark for trillions of dollars of financial products…
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Briefing
A Rare Setting Aside of an Arbitration Award
In the recent case of Mare Nova Incorporated v Zhangjiagang Jiushun Ship Engineering Co Ltd [2025] EWHC 223 (Comm), Mare Nova Incorporated as the…
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Briefing
Winch Design Limited v. Le Souef & anor [2025] EWHC 120 (Comm)
The recent Commercial Court decision in Winch Design Limited v. Le Souef & anor [2025] EWHC 120 (Comm) provides another example of the English…
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