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Expert perspectives on the latest developments across our sectors and services.
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Commodities case update 17th edition: September 2024
Read our seventeenth edition of the Commodities Case Update, summarising 12 key recent cases relevant to the commodities sector.
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LNG bulletin July 2024
Welcome to the July edition of the LNG bulletin. We are delighted to include four articles, from our offices in Singapore, London and Perth…
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Is Retrieval Duty an Extension of the Quincecare Duty
In this article we review the English court judgment in CCP Graduate School L…
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Commodities Case Update, February 2024
We are delighted to present the February 2024 edition of the Commodities Case Update
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English Court of Appeal departs from the rule in Halsey and enables the courts to order ADR
On 29 November 2023, the Court of Appeal in a specially convened panel includ…
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LNG Bulletin, December 2023
Welcome to the 2023 edition of the HFW LNG bulletin. This edition includes articles on the current status of the LNG industry in Australia; the potential sources for dispute in an LNG market which has undergone rapid development and which is now characterised by tight supply, price volatility and fragile balance; the drivers behind the shifts in the global LNG market and how market dynamics are changing in Asia; a number of recent cases on delivery and redelivery notices under charterparties; and an update on the progress and impact of the EU's LNG benchmark.
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The UK Supreme Court’s decision on the Quincecare duty is good news for banks, but they may not be completely in the clear just yet
In this article we provide a review and analysis of the recent UK Supreme Cou…
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Commodities Case Update, July 2023
We are delighted to present the July 2023 edition of the Commodities Case Update, with a summary of 12 key recent cases relevant to the commodities sector.
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Commodities Case Update, January 2023
A round up of fourteen recent cases relevant to the commodities sector
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LNG Bulletin, December 2022
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the HFW LNG bulletin, with articles from some of our lawyers in Singapore, London and Houston. We have included a piece assessing the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the LNG market and energy security in Asia; a piece looking at how to minimise the risks involved in trading in such a volatile market; a reflection on two recent force majeure judgments; an update on the regulatory response to the booming LNG sector in the US; and an article on EU emergency regulation to tackle high gas prices and volatility.
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Fraudsters beware: Third-party Disclosure Orders are about to become easier to obtain
One major obstacle to bringing a claim against cyber-criminals and internatio…
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Unjust Enrichment – an answer when Quincecare doesn’t apply?
An article that considers a judgment which provides a useful insight into an …
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