SEARCH OPEN NAV BRIEFINGS BULLETINS VIDEO CASE UPDATES GUIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP BOOKS PUBLICATION SUBSCRIPTION PUBLICATIONS BULLETINS Published on a regular basis, our bulletins cover a range of issues and trends affecting industry sectors and specific legal services, as well as legal case updates. Bulletins Commodities Bulletin, September 2021 28/09/2021 READ MORE Welcome to the Autumn edition of our Commodities bulletin. Construction Bulletin, September 2021 01/09/2021 READ MORE In this edition: One Arbitration for Multiple Contracts: An Overlooked Tool?; Can You Limit Liability for Deliberate Breach?; Maintaining Momentum when the Money Stops; Hong Kong to Introduce SOP Provisions in Government Contracts; Upcoming Events and News Commodities Bulletin, July 2021 15/07/2021 READ MORE Welcome to the second edition of our relaunched Commodities bulletin. Commodities Bulletin, May 2021 25/05/2021 READ MORE Welcome to the first edition of our relaunched Commodities bulletin. Insurance Bulletin, April 2021 01/04/2021 READ MORE In this edition: SMCR – FCA Directory Persons data – upcoming submission deadline for solo-regulated firms; Law Society Gazette predicts hardest PII market for 20 years; The recent decision in ABN AMRO Bank v [Underwriters] and Edge Brokers (London) [2021] EWHC 442 (Comm) La Boussole - French Shipping - March 2021 09/03/2021 READ MORE The HFW Paris Shipping team is pleased to present the very first issue of La Boussole, a newsletter dedicated to French shipping law. Construction Bulletin, March 2021 01/03/2021 READ MORE In this edition: Experts and Conflicts of Interest; The Pre-Estimate of Loss Test for Liquidated Damages is Alive and Well in Singapore; Hong Kong Court of Appeal Confirms Strict Approach to Notice as a Condition Precedent to Entitlement; Sampling Variations: An Acceptable Approach in Construction Disputes? List of upcoming events & news. Insurance Bulletin, February 2021 26/02/2021 READ MORE In this edition: Parametric insurance after 2020; The Covid-19 impact – insolvent businesses and what happens to third-party claimants? Insurance Bulletin, January 2021 29/01/2021 READ MORE In this edition: Climate risk will be a focus for the PRA and Lloyd’s in 2021; Court of Appeal considers Part VII transfer principles; Wider consequences of the Supreme Court judgment in the FCA test case; Recent Court of Appeal judgment likely to increase the use of DBAs in English litigation. Insurance Bulletin, December 2020 29/12/2020 READ MORE In this edition: Covid-19 judgment update: South Africa and Australia; Covid-19 policy review: FCA deadline passes; SMCR and Coronavirus – Employers granted additional time to comply with the Certification Regime and Conduct Rules Construction Bulletin, December 2020 16/12/2020 READ MORE Welcome to our end of year round-up of key construction law Developments from 2020. This bulletin reviews the eight most interesting, or noteworthy developments of the year, with a particular focus on the UK market. Insurance Bulletin, November 2020 17/11/2020 READ MORE In this edition: FCA reports on general insurance pricing practices – changes are coming; The FCA indicators for assessing fitness and propriety (Senior Managers and Certification Regime); COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses: English High Court confirms loss of use is not equivalent to physical loss of property; English Supreme Court confirms principles for determining the governing law of an arbitration UAE Corporate and Commercial Bitesize Bulletin, Issue 4, October 2020 28/10/2020 READ MORE In this issue we will be covering the recent changes to employment laws in the UAE. UAE Corporate and Commercial Bitesize Bulletin, Issue 3, October 2020 05/10/2020 READ MORE In this issue we will be covering the recent changes to the legislative regime in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. UAE Corporate and Commercial Bitesize Bulletin, Issue 2, September 2020 28/09/2020 READ MORE In this issue we will be covering the recent changes to the data protection laws in the UAE. UAE Corporate and Commercial Bitesize Bulletin, Issue 1, September 2020 22/09/2020 READ MORE We are delighted to introduce the HFW UAE Corporate and Commercial Bitesize Bulletin. Over the next few weeks we will be issuing updates covering a quick snapshot of legislative changes in the UAE over recent months. In this first issue we will be covering recent corporate and commercial updates. Construction Bulletin - September 2020 01/09/2020 READ MORE In this issue: The Future Is Virtual - Why Virtual Hearings Should Become the Go-to Platform for Adjudications, Arbitrations and Short Hearings; Back-to-back Payment Provisions in the UAE – Are They Always Enforceable?; Merits Review: New Australian Case Concerning the Court’s Ability to Review Adjudicators’ Decisions; Insolvent Companies Can Pursue Adjudication - Bresco; List of Upcoming Events Insurance Bulletin, July 2020 16/07/2020 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, June 2020 24/06/2020 READ MORE In this edition: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, April 2020, Edition 2 27/04/2020 READ MORE Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin March 2020 27/02/2020 READ MORE In this issue: Court Limits Restitutionary Remedies Where a Principal Repudiates a Contract; Company in Liquidation Can Pursue Adjudication in Narrow Circumstances; Adjudication for the Offshore Sector; New Bill to Tackle Unfair Payment in the UK; List of Upcoming Events Insurance Bulletin, January 2020 30/01/2020 READ MORE Regulation and Legislation; Market Developments Insurance Bulletin, December 2019, Edition 1 06/12/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and Legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; Insurance Bulletin, October 2019, Edition 1 23/10/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW Publications and events Insurance Bulletin, September 2019, Edition 1 20/09/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and Legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events; Hong Kong Aerospace Bulletin - September 2019 10/09/2019 READ MORE In this bulletin, the latest in our current series of Hong Kong-related aviation bulletins, we look at both recent and forthcoming aviation developments in the region with a focus on finance-related issues, exploring the implications behind the acronyms of LIBOR, JOLCOs and IDERAs. Construction Bulletin, September 2019 02/09/2019 READ MORE In this issue: FIDIC’s New Emerald Book for Underground Works; Construction Industry Reforms in Australia and the United Kingdom; Notices and Valuation of Variations; Conspiracies and Contract Administrators Insurance Bulletin, July 2019, Edition 2 26/07/2019 READ MORE In this issue: HFW publications and events; Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration Insurance Bulletin, July 2019, Edition 1 08/07/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments Insurance Bulletin, June 2019 Edition 1 13/06/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, May 2019 29/05/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration Insurance Bulletin, April 2019 Edition 1 04/04/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market Developments Insurance Bulletin, March 2019 Edition 2 26/03/2019 READ MORE In this issue: 1. Regulation and legislation; 2. Court cases and arbitration; 3. HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin, March 2019 11/03/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Australia’s Capital City Infrastructure Boom – Capacity and Capability Challenges; Dispute Resolution in Kuwait; Third Party Funding in Asia Pacific: An Update; When Are Works ‘Practically Complete’?; List of Upcoming Events 2019. Insurance Bulletin, March 2019 Edition 1 07/03/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration Hong Kong Aerospace Bulletin, March 2019 01/03/2019 READ MORE Aviation developments in and around Hong Kong Insurance Bulletin, February 2019 Edition 2 21/02/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, February 2019 Edition 1 08/02/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin January 2019 Edition 1 24/01/2019 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments Insurance Bulletin, December 2018 Edition 1 19/12/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, November 2018 Edition 2 26/11/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin November 2018 Edition 1 08/11/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, October 2018 Edition 1 16/10/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market Developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, September 2018 Edition 1 14/09/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin September 2018 13/09/2018 READ MORE In this issue: China’s International Commercial Courts; The new UAE Arbitration Law; Smart contracts in the construction industry; ‘No oral modification’ clauses in construction contracts; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, August 2018 01/08/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, July 2018 Edition 2 12/07/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, July 2018 Edition 1 02/07/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, June 2018 Edition 3 21/06/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW Publications and events Insurance Bulletin June 2018 Edition 2 14/06/2018 READ MORE In this issue: 1. Regulation and legislation; 2. Market developments; 3. HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, June 2018 Edition 1 06/06/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, May 2018 Edition 2 18/05/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW Publications and events Insurance Bulletin, May 2018 Edition 1 03/05/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW Publications and events Insurance Bulletin, April 2018 Edition 1 18/04/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW Publications and events Insurance Bulletin, March 2018 Edition 3 21/03/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, March 2018 Edition 2 16/03/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, March 2018 Edition 1 09/03/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin, March 2018 02/03/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Subcontracts Writ Large; Is PPP feasible in the GCC?; Qatar Crisis and Force Majeure; Australian High Court Limits Grounds for Judicial Review of Adjudication Determinations; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, February 2018 Edition 4 22/02/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation Insurance Bulletin, February 2018 Edition 3 19/02/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, February 2018 Edition 2 09/02/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, February 2018 Edition 1 01/02/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, January 2018 Edition 2 24/01/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, January 2018 Edition 1 18/01/2018 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, December 2017 Edition 3 18/12/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; Season’s Greetings Insurance Bulletin, December 2017 Edition 2 08/12/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, December 2017 Edition 1 01/12/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, November 2017 Edition 4 16/11/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, November 2017 Edition 3 16/11/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, November 2017 Edition 2 10/11/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, November 2017 Edition 1 02/11/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court Cases and Arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, October 2017 Edition 3 26/10/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Client feedback; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, October 2017 Edition 2 20/10/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, October 2017 Edition 1 13/10/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, September 2017 Edition 2 13/09/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, September 2017 Edition 3 13/09/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, September 2017 Edition 1 07/09/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW Publications and events Construction Bulletin, September 2017 04/09/2017 READ MORE In this issue: NEC aims global with NEC4; Landmark UK court decision on design liability; How to successfully limit your contractual liability; FIDIC’s Sub-Clause 20.1 under common and civil law; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, July 2017 Edition 4 28/07/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; International Dispute Resolution Bulletin, July 2017 26/07/2017 READ MORE In this issue: New Flamenco: Dancing with New Rules on Mitigation; Interpretation of Exclusion Clauses found in Commercial Contracts; Hong Kong court rejects claim of Crown Immunity, and allows enforcement against assets of PRC state-owned enterprise; Lehman Brothers Administration: Court considers what to do with the £8 billion surplus; Litigation Funding: a review Insurance Bulletin, July 2017 Edition 3 20/07/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, July 2017 Edition 2 14/07/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events Commodities Bulletin, July 2017 13/07/2017 READ MORE In this edition: Enforcement of awards and judgments in ‘difficult’ countries; Letters of credit: what is an issuing bank entitled to know before paying out?; MiFID II position limits and reporting regimes: an update; HFW and Grant Thornton: Brexit Japan; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, July 2017 Edition 1 06/07/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 23 June 2017 22/06/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 16 June 2017 16/06/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 9 June 2017 08/06/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 2 June 2017 02/06/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin 26 May 2017 26/05/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 19 May 2017 18/05/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 12 May 2017 11/05/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; Other/international; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 4 May 2017 04/05/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 13 April 2017 13/04/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments: HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 7 April 2017 07/04/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 3 April 2017 03/04/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Competition Bulletin, April 2017 03/04/2017 READ MORE In this issue: A tale of two judgments: the MasterCard interchange fee decisions and their relevance for competition damages claims; The failing firm defence: when failure is the opportunity; Mending the net: proposed changes to EU merger control. Insurance Bulletin, 23 March 2017 23/03/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, 17 March 2017 17/03/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 10 March 2017 10/03/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments Commodities Bulletin, March 2017 10/03/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Standby letters of credit – still the lifeblood of international commerce?; Trade finance: potential pitfalls for counter-signatories signing letters of indemnity; Enforcement: criminalising the non-payment of arbitration awards; New EMIR margin requirements for uncleared OTC derivatives come into force – are you compliant?; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 3 March 2017 02/03/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin, March 2017 28/02/2017 READ MORE In this issue: New FIDIC forms of contract; Peripheral disputes: pressure and potential; Contractor victorious in tunnel collapse claim; Welcome to new construction partners; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 23 February 2017 23/02/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 16 February 2017 16/02/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 10 February 2017 09/02/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 3 February 2017 03/02/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 26 January 2017 26/01/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 19 January 2017 19/01/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 13 January 2017 13/01/2017 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration Shipping Bulletin, December 2016 19/12/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Limitation of liability– can you opt out?; Cargill successfully appeals the Court of Appeal’s interpretation of an off-hire clause; York-Antwerp Rules 2016: a summary; WEHR TRAVE; How to be green and recycle; HFW will merge with Legge Farrow Kimmitt McGrath & Brown LLP; Conferences and events; Related publications Insurance Bulletin, 15 December 2016 15/12/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 8 December 2016 08/12/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 1 December 2016 01/12/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 25 November 2016 24/11/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 17 November 2016 17/11/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 11 November 2016 10/11/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 4 November 2016 04/11/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 27 October 2016 27/10/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 21 October 2016 21/10/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 13 October 2016 13/10/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 6 October 2016 06/10/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Commodities Bulletin, September 2016 30/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: NEW GAFTA 125 RULES: give and take; Trade finance: the challenges of the requirement for contractual recognition of bail-in; Do the terms of a purchase contract affect the seller’s obligations under an FOB sale?; Trade with Iran: any progress?; “Brexit and Beyond”: Commodities Roundtable Forum; Commodities Case Update; Autumn Commodities breakfast seminars, HFW London; Conferences and Events Insurance Bulletin, 29 September 2016 29/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 23 September 2016 23/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 15 September 2016 15/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 8 September 2016 08/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news, publications and events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, September 2016 02/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Brexit: disputes considerations following the vote; French contract law Reform: what’s new?; Exclusion clauses in ‘knock for knock’ provisions – they work!; Post judgment security for costs: additional comfort for defendants with enforcement concerns; Summary determination of a proprietary claim: the court’s willingness to “grasp the nettle”; Conferences and events. Construction Bulletin, September 2016 01/09/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Pay-when-paid clauses; The cost of hot tubbing; Striking out unfair contract terms in civil law jurisdictions; Getting on with the job; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 22 July 2016 22/07/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events; Editor’s note Commodities Bulletin, July 2016 18/07/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Events of Default clauses – practical issues to consider; Credit support: do you have on demand guarantee or not?; The growth of renewables in China: what are the implications; End of “the line” – all about nexus; EU regulatory round-up – Summer 2016; Brexit update; Conferences and Events. Insurance Bulletin, 15 July 2016 15/07/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Cruise Bulletin, July 2016 15/07/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Cruising to a well-earned recycling: the current legal regime for end of life passenger vessels; New passenger cruise terminal for the Port of Fremantle; Flags of convenience offer no protection in insolvency law; The end is nigh for norovirus…; HFW publications; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 7 July 2016 07/07/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court case and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 30 June 2016 30/06/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 23 June 2016 23/06/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments Insurance Bulletin, 16 June 2016 16/06/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Shipping Bulletin, June 2016 13/06/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Can a court find causative fault against vessels not party to the proceedings?; Extra-contractual liability of classification societies; Mediation – an offer you cannot refuse?; MTM HONG KONG; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 10 June 2016 10/06/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 2 June 2016 02/06/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 26 May 2016 26/05/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 19 May 2016 19/05/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 13 May 2016 13/05/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 6 May 2016 06/05/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 28 April 2016 28/04/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 22 April 2016 22/04/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Commodities Bulletin, April 2016 22/04/2016 READ MORE BREXIT – Key questions for the commodities sector Marine Insurance Bulletin, April 2016 21/04/2016 READ MORE In this issue: 2016: the year of a new York-Antwerp regime?; Enterprise Bill: an enterprising bill for insurers; Yacht to be careful: unusual features of yacht insurance policies; Tianjin port explosion: six months on; Conferences and events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, April 2016 18/04/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Brexit: A Disputes Perspective; Court of Appeal considers non-party funding in two recent cases; Arbitration and enforcement bolstered by Australian High Court decision: freezing order can be granted in expectation of a foreign judgment or arbitration award; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 14 April 2016 14/04/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court Cases and Arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 17 March 2016 17/03/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 10 March 2016 10/03/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Competition Bulletin, March 2016 04/03/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Brexit: a competition law perspective; The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance: how long is a piece of red tape?; Will the Competition Appeal Tribunal become a popular venue for international class actions?; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 3 March 2016 03/03/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin, March 2016 01/03/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Project insolvency and choice of jurisdiction; Arbitration in Saudi Arabia; Landmark UK case on liquidated damages; FIDIC Middle East Conference; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 25 February 2016 25/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events International Arbitration Quarterly Bulletin, February 2016 23/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Now what? Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards in Thailand and Vietnam; Offers to Mediate – The New Calderbank?; Pencil Hill Ltd v US Citta Di Palermo SpA1: The High Court enforces arbitration award even though sum awarded was under a penalty clause; Dubai court judgment refuses to find arbitrators liable and further supports Dubai as a centre for international arbitration; Privy Council takes the option out of optional arbitration clauses; Singapore International Arbitration Centre consultations: revised draft 2016 Rules, and new Investment Arbitration Rules 2016; HFW cements Middle East presence with launch of three new Associations; Conferences and events Commodities Bulletin, February 2016 23/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Trade finance in 2016: time to enrol in the club?; Do your bespoke clauses protect you against unwanted standard form terms?; Enforcing awards against a state owned entity and third party debt orders: Supreme Court grants permission to appeal; All at sea: wading through the principles of mitigation – a Court of Appeal decision; Conferences and events. Shipping Bulletin, February 2016 22/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: The BUNGA MELATI 5: Singapore bunker supplier loses US$21 million as Singapore High Court dismisses its claim; Liquefaction – a shift in IMSBC Code classification in sight following the BULK JUPITER bauxite incident?; CLIPPER MONARCH1 liening on Silver Rock Investments; Sign of the times? Dealing with an impecunious charterer; Related publications; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 18 February 2016 18/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 12 February 2016 12/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news Insurance Bulletin, 5 February 2016 04/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market developments; HFW events Offshore Bulletin, February 2016 04/02/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Offshore challenges in the Middle East and Africa; Is an FPSO a ship? - Revisited; Knock-for-knock clauses considered in Norway; New Supplytime Form; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 28 January 2016 28/01/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 22 January 2016 21/01/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW News, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 14 January 2016 14/01/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW News, publications and events Commodities Regulation Bulletin, January 2016 11/01/2016 READ MORE In this issue: Global regulators; European Union regulatory highlights; Non-EU regulatory highlights; Conferences and events. Cruise Bulletin, December 2015 18/12/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Code for cruising on ice; Focus on cruise terminals in the Mediterranean; Supply chains and modern slavery; UK Consumer Rights Act 2015: potential relief for maritime, aviation and rail; Conferences and events. Commodities Bulletin, December 2015 17/12/2015 READ MORE In this issue: ‘Fat Finger’ incidents highlight need for effective pre-trade controls; Risk of cartel facilitation under Article 101 TFEU; Letter of credit fraud: what protection is available?; Commodities regulatory round-up; Related publications; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 15 December 2015 15/12/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration Insurance Bulletin, 3 December 2015 03/12/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, December 2015 01/12/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Supreme Court upholds and clarifies penalty clauses; Berezovsky’s estate: High Court provides clarity over the interpretation of the Insolvency Act 1986 in the context of a deceased’s insolvent estate; Menelaou v Bank of Cyprus: The Supreme Court subjects unpaid vendors’ liens, unjust enrichment and the doctrine of subrogation to scrutiny; Court confirms legal advice privilege will extend to continuum of communications in regulatory investigations; One step closer to Third Party Funding in Hong Kong; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 27 November 2015 27/11/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 20 November 2015 20/11/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 12 November 2015 12/11/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 5 November 2015 05/11/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 29 October 2015 29/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW news, publications and events Marine Insurance Bulletin, October 2015 26/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Marine insurance law reform: England: 1, Australia: 0; The risks of over insurance...; Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal upholds marine insurance warranty; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 22 October 2015 22/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news, publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 15 October 2015 15/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news, publications and events Commodities Bulletin October 2015 14/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The consequences of failing to take delivery of cargo; European ruling increases regulatory burden under REACH; Commodities regulatory update; Related publications; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 9 October 2015 09/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news, publications and events Shipping Bulletin September 2015 (Korean) 06/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: 그것은 당신의 “선박(ship)”인가? 건설 중인 선박에 대한 클레임 관련 대리선(surrogate ship) 가압류명령 신청에 대한 호주 법원의 판결; SFL HAWK와 부패한 황새치; 런던 중재 5/15: 정박시간과 용선료 발생 중단, 이 두 가지는 만날 수 없는 것인가?; 해운업 사이버 보안; 컨퍼런스 및 이벤트 Insurance Bulletin, 1 October 2015 01/10/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration Dispute Resolution Bulletin, September 2015 28/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Called to account? New non-financial reporting requirements for businesses; A new financial court for England; Legal advice privilege in Hong Kong – what in-house counsel needs to know; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 24 September 2015 24/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events International Arbitration Quarterly Bulletin, September 2015 21/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Arbitration in China: the final chapter of the CIETAC schism; Challenging enforcement of an award and partial enforcement in Australia; Challenging enforcement of an arbitral award in Singapore; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 17 September 2015 17/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Shipping Bulletin, September 2015 15/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Is that your “ship”? Australian courts consider surrogate ship arrest proceedings against a vessel under construction; Anti- suit injunctions– the limits of the court’s protective powers; SFL HAWK and the rotten swordfish; London Arbitration 5/15 – laytime and off-hire – never the twain shall meet?; Cyber security for shipping; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 10 September 2015 10/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events Construction Bulletin, September 2015 01/09/2015 READ MORE In this issue: FIDIC Red Book: right to arbitrate?; Extension of time and time bars; Hong Kong security of payment legislation; Frustration – the radical change in obligation test; Conferences and events. Bollettino Marittimo, Estate 2015 12/08/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Bunge SA contro Nidera BV – Appello alla Supreme Court – Default Clause nel formulario GAFTA 49 – se la clausola fornisca o meno un codice completo per il calcolo dei danni; RES COGITANS – Reclamo di ING come cedente del reclamo di un fornitore contrattuale del gruppo OW Bunker – PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC contro O.W. 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Insurance Bulletin, 30 July 2015 30/07/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, July 2015 29/07/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The impact of the Insurance Act 2015 on insurance dispute resolution; The significance of the place of the arbitration in international arbitration; Attaching assets in the UAE: an effective tool for claim creditors; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 23 July 2015 23/07/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events Insurance Bulletin, 16 July 2015 15/07/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration. Insurance Bulletin, 9 July 2015 09/07/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW publications and events; News. 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International Arbitration Quarterly bulletin, June 2015 22/06/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Anti-suit injunctions: West Tankers survives judicial challenge – for now; Failure to pay advance on costs in ICC arbitration – can court proceedings go ahead?; Trends in enforcing arbitration awards in the UAE; The best of both worlds in alternative dispute resolution: Singapore’s Arb-Med-Arb Protocol; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 18 June 2015 18/06/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications and events. Insurance Bulletin, 12 June 2015 10/06/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; HFW events; News. Insurance Bulletin, 4 June 2015 04/06/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW events and publications; HFW news. Cruise Bulletin, June 2015 27/05/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The impact of a changing sanctions landscape; One regime for global shipping?; Low sulphur, potentially high risk; Liability limits to increase by 51%; Conferences and events. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, May 2015 26/05/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The Singapore International Commercial Court: an update; Exercising your contractual discretionary power: how rational should you be?; The Brussels Regulation: English Court of Appeal decision on jurisdiction in tort claims; Conferences and events. Logistics Bulletin, June 2015 22/05/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Alliances in the container trade; Himalaya clause; Contempt by director punishable by imprisonment; Standard service contract for container shipping launched jointly by BIMCO and GSF; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 21 May 2015 21/05/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications. Insurance Bulletin, 14 May 2015 14/05/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW events. Insurance Bulletin, 7 May 2015 07/05/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW news. Insurance Bulletin, 30 April 2015 29/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications. Commodities Bulletin, April 2015 28/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Major developments in gas and power regulation; Whose terms are you trading on?; Qingdao: another English Court decision; Wake up and smell the coffee: protection under the Hague Rules where cargo arrives damaged; Conferences and events Green Shipping Bulletin, April 2015 27/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Update on sulpher emissions regulations in Hong Kong and the PRD; Sink or swim? 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Insurance Bulletin, 16 April 2015 16/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications Shipping Bulletin, April 2015 16/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: ASTRA rocked: Charterers’ failure to pay one hire instalment held not to be breach of condition; Raising the stakes: Stena Bulk AB v Copley and others; Maritime refugees: obligations on the Merchant Navy; “As is where is” or “as she was”… where’s the difference?; The LONGCHAMP; Reminder; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 7 April 2015 02/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments Bollettino Marittimo - Edizione Speciale Pirateria, Aprile 2015 01/04/2015 READ MORE In this issue: LONGCHAMP – Se alcune spese sostenute per via del prolungamento del sequestro con lo scopo di ridurre il riscatto rientrano o meno in Avaria Generale; VALLE DI CORDOBA – Trafigura Beheer BV/ Navigazione Montanari S.p.A. – può una perdita dovuta ad atti di pirateria rientrare nella clausola di perdita in transito (‘In-Transit Loss’) di un contratto di noleggio a viaggio? 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Marine Insurance Bulletin, March 2015 31/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The BRILLANTE VIRTUOSO: part one; Right for underwriters to invoke insurance terms and conditions; Liability limits to increase by 51%; The Nairobi International Convention; Conferences and events Offshore Bulletin, March 2015 26/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Is an FPSO a ship?; Update: BP loses right to US$750 million additional insurance; ...and the English Court of Appeal confirms that joint insurance precludes subrogation rights; Nigeria: two trends – a perfect storm?; Transocean Drilling UK Limited v Providence Resources PLC (the Arctic III); Commercial Court considers meaning of “operating expenditure” and unreasonable withholding of consent; Conferences and events International Arbitration Quarterly Bulletin, March 2015 26/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The development of arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region; The English Commercial Court refuses to enforce a New York Convention award; Further development of Dubai as a regional arbitration hub: the launch of EMAC (Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre); Removal of an arbitrator due to lack of impartiality: a recent English Commercial Court case; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 26 March 2015 25/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; News; HFW publications Insurance Bulletin, 19 March 2015 19/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW events; News Dispute Resolution, March 2015 18/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Competing jurisdiction clauses and the ‘one stop adjudication’ presumption; Arbitration agreements and determining the choice of law: a recent English case; How to freeze a Swiss bank account; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 12 March 2015 12/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration Insurance Bulletin, 5 March 2015 05/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications; News Construction Bulletin, March 2015 02/03/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Enforcement of FIDIC dispute board decisions; The IBA country guides to ADR; Adjudication and insolvent contractors; HFW annual offshore wind seminar; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 27 February 2015 26/02/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW events Insurance Bulletin, 19 February 2015 19/02/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; HFW publications; News Commodities Bulletin, February 2015 17/02/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Ten things you need to know about the BP General Terms & Conditions for Sales and Purchases of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products, 2015 Edition; Qingdao: an English Court decision; Regulatory update for commodities: MiFID II and ESMA; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 12 February 2015 12/02/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications; News Insurance Bulletin, 5 February 2015 04/02/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications Insurance Bulletin, 30 January 2015 30/01/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications Dispute Resolution Bulletin, January 2015 27/01/2015 READ MORE In this issue: The Reversal of West Tankers? The opinion in Gazprom (C-536/13); Anti-suit injunctions and insolvency: a recent decision; Anti-suit injunction applications: two recent experiences and the importance of getting it right; News; Conferences and events Shipping Bulletin, January 2015 20/01/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Costly non-compliance on ECDIS; Ebola and its effect on time charterparties; French Cour de cassation issues landmark decision regarding jurisdiction in collision cases; A timely reminder to P&I Clubs; Another Regulation: SOx Emissions; Quarterly case update; News; Awards; Conferences and events. Insurance Bulletin, 14 January 2015 14/01/2015 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications; News. Commodities Bulletin, December 2014 17/12/2014 READ MORE In issue: Letters of Credit: a Court of Appeal decision; Trade arbitrations: the strategic benefits of an application under Section 32 of the Arbitration Act 1996; Regulatory update: market review, benchmarks and market abuse; News; Conferences and events Marine Insurance Bulletin, December 2014 15/12/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Starlight shipping; Throwing interest rates into the mix; English Court of Appeal extends “fraudulent claims” rule to “fraudulent devices”; Autonomous Marine Vehicles; Conferences and events International Arbitration Quarterly, December 2014 11/12/2014 READ MORE In this issue: New CIETAC Rules: 1 January 2015; Enforcing an arbitration award against a non-party: a recent English case; Singapore Court of Appeal continues to support non-interventionist approach to arbitration; The New York Convention 1958 half a century on: is it still effective?; News; Conferences and events Insurance Bulletin, 10 December 2014 10/12/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events. Insurance Bulletin, 3 December 2014 03/12/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events. Construction Bulletin, December 2014 01/12/2014 READ MORE In this Issue: Duties of care for contractors in Australia; Consequential loss – the confusion continues; Consequential loss – the confusion continues; Good faith obligations under NEC3; Hong Kong Lighthouse Club conference; Conferences and events Logistics Bulletin, November 2014 27/11/2014 READ MORE In this issue: The new Insurance Bill: implications for logistics; The future of Chinese ports; Dispute resolution provisions in logistics contracts: friendly discussion before arbitration?; The new CTU Code; A new London aircraft policy: AVN1D Insurance Bulletin, 26 November 2014 26/11/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Market developments; Court cases and arbitration. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, November 2014 25/11/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Liquidated damages provisions in jeopardy: an unexpected consequence of amending the contract; Troubleshooting an ADR process: arbitration and effective court support; The Alexandros T: a new decision; News; Conferences and events Cruise Bulletin, November 2014 19/11/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Controlling Ebola; Cyber attacks and the intangible threat to the cruise industry; Cruising on greener seas: the industry’s efforts to reduce emissions and increase efficiency; Recent developments under French law on cruises and carriage of passengers; News; Notice Bollettino Marittimo, Ottobre 2014 30/10/2014 READ MORE In this issue: La tassazione nella Repubblica Popolare Cinese: l’impatto nel settore internazionale marittimo dei recenti sviluppi in materia; GLOBAL SANTOSH (NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V. vs. Cargill International S.A.) – se gli atti dei sub-noleggiatori abbiano o meno costituito atti di “charterers’ agents” ai sensi di una clausola fuori nolo; The NEW FLAMENCO – Vendita di nave ad un prezzo più alto di quello che sarebbe stato ottenuto qualora il contratto di noleggio fosse stato adempiuto – rilevanza di ciò circa i danni reclamabili dagli armatori a seguito della risoluzione del contratto; MAERSK NEUCHATEL – garanzia per il contributo del Carico in Avaria Generale – se il garante sia obbligato o meno a pagare su richiesta ai sensi dell’Adjustment pubblicato dal liquidatore di avarie; Libyan Navigator Ltd v Lamda Maritime Holdings Sp. z. o. o – richiesta di assistenza dalla Corte inglese da sub-noleggiatori incerti su come procedere di fronte ad un avviso di ‘lien’ sul nolo pagabile ai loro armatori; FALKONERA – trasferimento di carico ship-to-ship – se gli armatori di una VLCC fossero stati legittimati o meno a negare il permesso per il trasferimento del carico ad un’altra VLCC; Assuranceforeningen Gard Gjensidig v The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1971 – Inquinamento ambientale – NISSOS AMORGOS; LNG GEMINI – American Overseas Marine Corporation vs. Golar Commodities Ltd – Importanza dell’adempimento a regole procedurali; Yemgas FZCO v Superior Pescadores SA Panama – The SUPERIOR PESCADORES; Moran Yacht & Ship Inc v Kirill Pisarev; 4YOU [2014] EWHC 1098 (Comm) – 4YOU – il diritto o meno del broker alle provvigioni per la vendita di uno yacht; “ALEXANDROS T” – se gli accordi transattivi tra assicurato ed assicuratore fossero o meno definitivi; La Convenzione ILO sul lavoro marittimo comincia ad avere i suoi effetti; Aggiornamento sulla pirateria; NYPE 2014; Regolamento UE per recupero crediti transfrontalieri; HFW – Notizie Shipping Bulletin, October 2014 28/10/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Changes to China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) rules: a new dawn for the provision of Chinese cross-border security and guarantees?; BIMCO electronic bill of lading clause: another step in the right direction; The NEW FLAMENCO: benefiting from a breach of contract?; Friendly discussion before arbitration; Conferences and events Green Shipping Bulletin, October 2014 20/10/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Not just hot air: tightening SOx emissions limits from 2015; Breaking bad: new builds, more scraps?; Spatial awareness: a look at the new maritime spatial planning directive; Polar Code update; Conferences and events Commodities Bulletin, October 2014 17/10/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Appeal decision on LME’s proposed queuing rule; Regulatory update for commodities: MiFID and REMIT; The Ebola virus: impact on commodities; Kurdish crude, SOMO and the organisation known as Islamic State (ISIS): What banks and traders need to know; Conferences and events International Arbitration Quarterly Bulletin, September 2014 30/09/2014 READ MORE In this issue: New LCIA rules come into effect; The importance of the link between mediation and arbitration; Challenging enforcement of an arbitral award in Australia (1); Challenging enforcement of an arbitral award in Australia (2); News; Conferences and events. Marine Insurance Bulletin, September 2014 29/09/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Stop press: The Insurance Bill; Sanctions: ensuring compliance; Follow my leader? The ST EFREM; Quarterly Case Update; Conferences and events. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, September 2014 25/09/2014 READ MORE In this issue: A new development in enforcing arbitration awards; All reasonable endeavours: what are you obliged to do?; Jurisdiction gateways; Conferences and events India Bulletin, September 2014 15/09/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Stop press: new Law Commission report on arbitration; Giving credit for benefits caused by repudiation of charterparty: the NEW FLAMENCO; Shipbroking in India; Ship arrest in India: a busy year for the Bombay High Court; Conferences and events. Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin, September 2014 09/09/2014 READ MORE In this issue: NEC3: Using a follow clause? Beware...; UK Insurance Bill introduced into Parliament; New regulatory regime for insurance brokers in the UAE; The disclosure of documents and the waiver of privilege; European Commission consults on the functioning and future of Insurance Block Exemption Regulation; Rioting our way to a change in the law; Amendments to the Australian Insurance Contracts Regulations 1985 – duty of disclosure; Conferences and events Construction Bulletin, September 2014 01/09/2014 READ MORE In this issue: NEC3: what documents take priority?; Clutching at straws; Demands under performance bonds; Sanctity of contract rates; Conferences and events Commodities Bulletin, August 2014 12/08/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Iron ore: soaring supply and dropping demand causing concerns for miners, investors and importers; The Iraq-Turkey pipeline dispute and the future of Kurdish crude; Arrest of bunkers blocking vessel and cargo onboard: good news for commodity traders; News; Conferences and events Logistics Bulletin, July 2014 31/07/2014 READ MORE In this issue: The fall of P3 and the rise of 2M: competition law and the container shipping industry; Package limitation: OOO Garant-S v Empire United Lines Co Inc; Exclusion clauses: the contra proferentem rule continued; UKWA T&Cs 2014 edition; Conferences and events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, July 2014 17/07/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Crystal clear? The Court of Appeal on freezing orders; Singapore builds its dispute resolution capabilities; Is it possible to enforce a clause requiring parties to resolve a dispute by “friendly discussion”?; PRC arbitration and hybrid arbitration clauses – an opportunity for flexibility; Conferences and events Shipping Bulletin, July 2014 07/07/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Limitation fund by guarantee: ATLANTIK CONFIDENCE; Freezing injunctions and pollution claims: the NISSOS AMORGOS; Diminution of vessel value: having your fishcake and eating it? Head owners’ consent and repudiatory breach; Quarterly case update; News; Conferences and events Bulletin Assurance, Juillet 2014 04/07/2014 READ MORE Dans cette édition : Fausse déclaration intentionnelle du risque : le questionnaire écrit reste la seule référence; Direction du procès : la renonciation de l’assureur ne porte pas sur la nature des risques garantis; Quel tribunal territorialement compétent en cas de litige portant sur un produit défectueux ?; Invitation à rechercher une solution amiable : le délai de prescription continue à courirv Commodities Bulletin, June 2014 24/06/2014 READ MORE In this issue: GM crops – an Australian decision; Revision to GAFTA contracts: a unified approach to prohibition and force majeure; Debris in LNG cargoes; Conferences and events Cruise Bulletin, June 2014 18/06/2014 READ MORE In issue: The bleak outlook of reduced sulphur emissions; Package travel - a new direction?; Athens Convention 2002: increased burden on carriers and their insurers; The cruise industry and competition law; News; Conferences and events Offshore Bulletin, June 2014 13/06/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Update: BP’s US$750 million additional-insured win in jeopardy; The pitfalls of exclusion clauses in oil and gas contracts; Energy politics and new gas opportunities in Azerbaijan and Southern Europe; Who bears the risk of supplying off-spec bunkers to supply vessels?; Conferences and events. International Arbitration Quarterly, June 2014 09/06/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Hong Kong’s pro-enforcement stance: a reluctance to countenance bias in the enforcement of arbitral awards?; Using state immunity to avoid enforcement of arbitral awards: a case study; Reflections on the new ICC Mediation Rules; The new CEFAREA rules; Conferences and events Marine Insurance Bulletin, June 2014 02/06/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Weightwatchers: container weighing developments; The OCEAN VICTORY: subrogated claims against co-assureds; Cargo damage where cause of loss is unclear: can the balance of probabilities be satisfied by process of elimination?; Sanctions update: what should insurers and brokers do in light of recent developments?; Conferences and events Construction Bulletin, June 2014 01/06/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Change at the centre of disputes; Variations: Middle East civil codes; Restrictions on the power to vary; Procurement law restricting variations; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, May 2014 22/05/2014 READ MORE In this issue: E-discovery and cloud computing; Evidential issues in litigation – recent experience; European Account Preservation Orders – update; News; Conferences and events Bollettino Marittimo: Edizione Speciale Sulla Pirateria, Maggio 2014 15/05/2014 READ MORE In questa edizione speciale del Bollettino Marittimo, prendiamo in considerazione la attuale situazione della pirateria, problema che purtroppo resta tutt’ora irrisolto, nonostante il numero degli attacchi da parte dei pirati somali sia sensibilmente diminuito, con il fenomeno sempre più in crescita in Africa Occidentale. Commodities Bulletin, April 2014 30/04/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Court rules on LME’s proposed queuing rule; Trading bulk cargoes – when does title pass?; FCA publishes its approach to commodity market regulation; Conferences and events Shipping Bulletin, April 2014 16/04/2014 READ MORE In this issue: No hope for affirming buyers: the difficulties of serious irregularity challenges; State immunity and arbitration: the PRESTIGE; Transport of oil: French Decree on the limitation of liability for pollution; Athens Convention 2002: increased burden on carriers and their insurers; Fair winds: emissions regulation in Hong Kong; Salvage update: the meaning of “immobilised until professionally assisted”; News; Conferences and events. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, March 2014 27/03/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Standard form freezing orders – conflicting decisions; Is failure to make an advance payment on costs a repudiatory breach of an arbitration agreement?; Conferences and events. Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin, March 2014 25/03/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Negotiating the jurisdictional maze; Directors’ defence costs: NZ Supreme Court allows Bridgecorp appeal; Suspension of Iran sanctions: a golden opportunity?; The blame game; Australian bushfires: application for security for costs dismissed; News; Conferences and events. International Arbitration Quarterly, March 2014 18/03/2014 READ MORE In this issue: The CIETAC split: some implications and recommendations; Hong Kong arbitration update: amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance (cap 609); Large complex claims and the role of managed mediation; News; Conferences and events Green Shipping Bulletin, March 2014 12/03/2014 READ MORE In this issue: The European Ship Recycling Regulation comes into force; Marine Spatial Planning: the future?; A new shipping shortcut: the challenges of the Arctic; Emissions regulations: a brave new world for the bunkering industry; Conferences and events Construction Bulletin, March 2014 04/03/2014 READ MORE In this issue: New ICC Mediation Rules; Statutory adjudication in Hong Kong; EPC contracts: key characteristics; HFW offshore wind seminar; Conferences and events. India Bulletin, March 2014 01/03/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Development of Indian ports; Any port in a storm for floating armouries?; Dispute resolution clauses in bills of lading: the lessons of the CHANNEL RANGER; Part 36 offers in English arbitration proceedings; Conferences and events. Commodities Bulletin, February 2014 28/02/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Formation of contract and the correct measure of damages – a recent decision; “In transit loss” clauses – protection for stolen cargo?; Conferences and events. Logistics Bulletin, February 2014 17/02/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Mandatory container weighing; Cargo damage where cause of loss is unclear: can the balance of probabilities be satisfied by process of elimination?; Exclusion of consequential losses; Subject to contract; Conferences and events. Shipping Bulletin, January 2014 31/01/2014 READ MORE In this issue: West African piracy – still piracy but a different kettle of fish? MLC starts to bite; Should settlement agreements be final? – the ALEXANDROS T; Unsafe ports – remarkable maritime casualty proves costly for charterers; Dispute resolution clauses in bills of lading: the lessons of the CHANNEL RANGER; News; Quarterly Case Update; Conferences and events. Marine Insurance Bulletin, January 2014 29/01/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Judgment call: ALEXANDROS T; English High Court reconsiders fraudulent devices and perils of the sea; General Average for mega containerships: a new solution?; Mega-containerships: impact on cargo underwriters; Quarterly Case Update; Conferences and events. Commodities Bulletin, January 2014 27/01/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Court of Appeal upholds GAFTA arbitrators’ decisions on prohibition and default clause; Damages for late delivery of fuel oil to be based on spread of days of Platts’ prices; EU MiFID II/MiFIR agreed – major implications for commodities; News; Conferences and events. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, January 2014 27/01/2014 READ MORE In this issue: Entire agreement clauses – are they effective?; Changes to litigation in the English Courts – a good thing for the parties?; Part 36 offers in English arbitration proceedings; Conferences and events. Commodities Bulletin, December 2013 19/12/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Fire at sugar loading terminals – a decision; ROT clauses: proceed with caution; Conferences and Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, December 2013 16/12/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Should settlement agreements be final? - the ‘Alexandros T’; Of jurisdiction clauses and standard terms: the importance of clarity; Conferences and Events; Corrigendum Offshore Energy Bulletin, December 2013 13/12/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Safe port warranties and knock-for-knock; Offshore construction in Asia-Pacific; Local content: changing rules but an ongoing priority; Political risk in offshore energy in Latin America; Conferences and Events Personal Injury Bulletin, December 2013 12/12/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Who is watching? Who is listening? – Use of surveillance in legal proceedings; Breaking Jackson’s rules: no relief for the wicked; Getting ready for the Athens Convention 2002: the countdown to April 2014; Inexcusable fault: equal treatment for all French employees; MLC update; Conferences and Events. International Arbitration Quarterly, December 2013 12/12/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Transparency in International Arbitration: towards a contemporary paradigm; Conferences and Events. Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin, December 2013 05/12/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Follow settlements to the rescue; Australian bushfires – application to exclude evidence dismissed; Basis of contract clauses; Termination of policies in France – attempts to restrict insurers’ rights; Judgment call: ‘Alexandros T’; Broker must pass on collections - timebar no excuse; Good faith and (re)insurance contracts in the UAE; Conferences and Events. Commodities Bulletin, November 2013 27/11/2013 READ MORE In this issue: New LME warehousing rules; Is a carrier obliged to ship cargo on board a particular vessel?; HFW Commodities Teams in Court. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, November 2013 21/11/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Large complex claims and the role of managed mediation; A closer look at economic duress; Conferences & Events. Bollettino Marittimo, Novembre 2013 15/11/2013 READ MORE La presente edizione del Bollettino Marittimo analizza varie recenti sentenze che sono state emesse durante il periodo estivo. Shipping Bulletin, October 2013 29/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Liens on sub-freights continued: owners’ right to intercept freight confirmed; Norwegian Sale Form 1993: the status of buyers’ deposit; VAT exemption on yachts: the end of French exceptionalism; Quarterly Case Update; News; Conferences and Events. Logistics Bulletin, October 2013 29/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Who contracts with whom? A brief analysis of Chinese exports to the United Kingdom; Getting the carrier right: risky bills?; English court looks at an “agent/principal” relationship; Good faith – a new universal implied duty on contracting parties?; News; Conferences and Events. Commodities Bulletin, October 2013 23/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Recaps, contract formation, description and quality; India’s coal industry – developments and implications; FOSFA Default clause: an unsatisfactory outcome; Conferences and events. Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin, October 2013 11/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: The Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) approach to schemes of arrangement and capital extraction; Australian decision on Directors’ defence costs; Supreme Court overturns decision on erosion of insurance layers. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, October 2013 03/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: The CIETAC split: some implications and recommendations; Changes to Swiss corruption laws on the horizon; Part 36 offers - what are they and how have they changed? Marine Insurance Bulletin, October 2013 03/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: MLC – implications for insurers; Armed guards: due diligence; Uneconomic costs of repair: an update on the Kyla case; ISM warranty in hull policy requires documentary compliance only India Bulletin, October 2013 02/10/2013 READ MORE In this issue: The new gas gold rush – an Indian perspective; India’s thermal coal imports – a long and winding road; DIFC Arbitration – a powerful tool for the GCC-India trade; Uncertainty returns to knock-for-knock? International Arbitration Quarterly, September 2013 26/09/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Levelling the playing field? – IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration; Anti-suit injunctions receive support from UK Supreme Court; The Black Hole in Australian arbitration law; Conferences & Events Latin America Bulletin, September 2013 20/09/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Colombia - market liberalisation; The principle of comity and SulAmerica v Enesa; The winds of change in Brazilian anti-dumping law; IRB’s privatisation; News; Conferences and Events Commodities Bulletin, September 2013 01/09/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Shifting sands – frustration and force majeure in Singapore; Court of Appeal decision: a warning to CIF buyers and sellers; Brazil - delivery without an original bill of lading; Conferences and Events Commodities Bulletin, July 2013 31/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Insolvent vessel owners: problems for commodities traders – and some solutions; Australian oil pollution penalties: update; HFW Trade Seminar Green Shipping Bulletin, July 2013 29/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Sustainable Shipping – the future?; Marpol Annex V Regulations – a new regulation for owners, operators, charterers and shippers to contend with; EUmissions: the drive to reduce CO2 emissions; The air we breathe; Slow steaming ahead: the impact of economic conditions and environmental scrutiny; News; Conferences and Events Aerospace Bulletin, July 2013 26/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: The broader use of AAIB accident investigation reports;Passengers on blacklisted carriers must be warned before concluding contract; Country Focus – Myanmar and Victory for carrier in Korean shock watch case; Limitation periods for aviation claims in Brazil Dispute Resolution Bulletin, July 2013 25/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Mediation: a cautionary tale; The consequences of using “all reasonable endeavours” clauses – a Singapore High Court decision Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin, July 2013 22/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Construction of a Claims Control Clause; Changes to the regulatory landscape – the FCA; Extended Warranty Contracts – are they contracts of insurance?; Christchurch earthquakes – Red Zone insurance issues clarified; D&O cover in France – sanctions and penalties uninsurable; Proportionate liability and concurrent wrongdoers – professional advisers and fraudsters; Construction of a public liability policy. Logistics Bulletin, July 2013 10/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Himalaya Clauses in multimodal transport: implications of a US District Court’s decision in Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc v Service Transfer Inc; CMR v Hague Rules - which applies when and why?; Carriage of dangerous goods by air: liability issues for cargo interests; Liquidated damages in logistics agreements – an overview; Spotlight on competition – mergers, acquisitions and antitrust. Shipping Bulletin, July 2013 04/07/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Enforcement: a case development update from across the Atlantic; Submarine cables and limitation of liability; Mandatory ECDIS carriage requirements: are paper charts no longer acceptable as a primary means of navigation? AGIC Commodities, July 2013 03/07/2013 READ MORE HFW is pleased to be a sponsor of AGIC 2013, the premier conference for the grains industry. As part of our on-going commitment to the industry we have put together for this conference a Commodities Bulletin to highlight just some of the cases that have arisen over the past twelve months, or which we think will be of interest to many involved in logistics and the marketing of grain. Commodities Bulletin, June 2013 28/06/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Transparency directive: EU brings in new measures; Major new derivatives regulation – practical steps towards compliance Dispute Resolution Bulletin, June 2013 25/06/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Eurosail - the balance-sheet insolvency test clarified; Upholding the validity of arbitration clauses; "And/or" - inaccurate, obscure, uncertain and/or just plain meaningless? Offshore Energy Bulletin, June 2013 24/06/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Importation of offshore ships in Australia; OTC 2013 - is deepwater drilling making a comeback?; Insurers beware: BP wins US$750 million additional insured claim; Impact of "The Astra" on Supplytime and Towhire; Delays in Offshore Wind Farm Construction; Conferences & Events. International Arbitration Quarterly, June 2013 19/06/2013 READ MORE In this issue: New SIAC Arbitration Ruls enter into force; Emergency arbitration under the SIAC Rules; Corporate choices in international arbitration: industry perspective. Marine Insurance Bulletin, June 2013 17/06/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Wear and tear is not always what it seems; The future of the Marine Insurance Act; Section 53 of the Marine Insurance Act 1906 – the broker’s liability for premium; Another revision to General Average: York Antwerp Rules 2016?; Case Update July 2012 - December 2012. Commodities Bulletin, May 2013 31/05/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Dawn raids: focus on commodities; Letters of credit: a cautionary tale; GAFTA prohibition clause: another new decision; Conferences & Events India Bulletin, May 2013 30/05/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Introduction of the Maritime Labour Convention; Satisfactory quality in vessel sales: the Union Power; Marpol Annex V Regulations - a new Regulation for owners, operators, charterers and shippers to contend with; Marine insurance issues: two recent cases to know; and Conferences & Events. Dispute Resolution Bulletin, May 2013 28/05/2013 READ MORE In this issue: “No property in a witness”…?; Dispute resolution in the UAE: precautionary attachments; and The race to issue proceedings - the importance of timing and method of transmission Bollettino Marittimo 24/05/2013 READ MORE La presente edizione del Bollettino Marittimo analizza varie recenti sentenze che hanno apportato importanti modifiche nel panorama giuridico inglese. Latin America Bulletin, May 2013 20/05/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Brazil - a regulatory perspective; Revision of the offshore construction policy; Airline consolidation and competition law in Latin America; Venezuela: Supreme Court upholds ruling saying that overbooking is unlawful; Conferences & Events; and News Global GA, May 2013 07/05/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Aviation issues in the offshore energy sector; UAE develops new regulations for light aircraft; Country Focus: Indonesia - GA hotspot; Business jet owners/managers beware: ignore ground handling arrangements at your peril!; Export credit financing: An opportunity not to be missed; Conferences & Events Commodities Bulletin, April 2013 30/04/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Liquefaction of dry bulk cargoes – a phenomenon that continues to haunt the seas between Indonesia and China; Who bears the cost of delay in unloading in CFR contracts – a Singapore decision; Australia implements G-20 OTC derivative reforms; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, April 2013 29/04/2013 READ MORE In this issue: The English Courts' approach to ordering disclosure from French companies; Enforcement of commercial pledges under UAE law; News Personal Injury Bulletin, April 2013 25/04/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Are we taking the fun out of everything?; More exaggerated claims in personal injury; Jackson revisited: the trouble with double-bubble; Lifeboats under scrutiny; Sounding off? New noise protection for crew; Conferences & events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, March 2013 28/03/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Piercing the corporate veil - the Supreme Court’s ruling; The Courts’ approach to arbitration in Hong Kong - and some implications; Conferences & Events. Commodities Bulletin, March 2013 26/03/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Prohibition and Default Clauses - a FOSFA decision; Can a contract for the sale of goods be enforceable despite some significant terms being uncertain?; A tangled web - do the roles of receiver and sub-charterer overlap?; and Conferences & Events Offshore Energy Bulletin, March 2013 20/03/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea - practical and commercial considerations; Aviation issues in the offshore energy sector; FPSOs - recent developments in classification and regulation; WELCAR 2011 update; Offshore finance - an increased role for export credit agencies?; WINDTIME - Winds of change?; Conferences & Events International Arbitration Quarterly, March 2013 12/03/2013 READ MORE In this issue: International arbitration in Australia in limbo; Incorporating arbitration agreements and following multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses; Enforcement of arbitration awards in China and Hong Kong; Global Arbitration Review (GAR); HFW International Arbitration Seminars; Conferences & Events Shipping Bulletin, March 2013 07/03/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Marpol Annex V Regulations - new regulations for owners, operators, charterers and shippers to contend with; Time lost later? Off-hire under NYPE 1946; Non-payment of hire: clarity under SupplyTime ‘89; Liens on sub-freights: a Chinese perspective; Clausing the bills and ‘Retla clauses’; News; Conferences & Events Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin, March 2013 01/03/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Directors’ defence costs: Bridgecorp decision overturned; Mitigating costs in liability policies; Jurisdiction and contract certainty; Basis of contract clause; Loss of hire; Enforcing Commercial Court judgments in the DIFC; and vice versa; News; Twin Towers – how many events; and Conferences & Events Commodities Bulletin, February 2013 28/02/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Decision on GAFTA Prohibition and Default Clauses; REACH - What are your obligations?; Publication of SCoTA GTCs and EFET Individual Biomass Contract; and Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, February 2013 26/02/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Heads of Agreement can be legally binding - an Australian decision; Reform of the Brussels I Regulation; Do parties to a commercial contract have a duty to act in good faith?; GAR 100; HFW Seminars; Conferences & Events. Marine Insurance Bulletin, February 2013 20/02/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Costa Concordia: impact on marine insurance market; Insurer in the middle: Court of Appeal confirms no automatic stay of English proceedings brought by reinsurers; Perils of the seas v inherent vice: what is the cause?; Iran Sanctions: how can insurers and brokers protect themselves?; A careful look at causation; Conferences & Events Aerospace Bulletin, February 2013 14/02/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Airline consolidation and competition law in Latin America; EU emissions trading scheme update - “stopping the clock”; EC Regulation 261/2004 update; Slot trading to be recognised throughout the EU; Insuring the cost of defending corporate manslaughter claims; Consumer Rights Directive: Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012; Case law update; News; Conferences & Events India Bulletin, February 2013 06/02/2013 READ MORE In this issue: The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2012; Increased demand for coal increases fire risks; Recognition and enforcement of Indian arbitral awards and judgments in the UAE; News; Conferences & Events Global GA, February 2013 06/02/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Is a warranty bill of sale really necessary?; Mandatory insurance requirements - EU and beyond; Brazilian air taxi operators fight back against illegal carriage of passengers by air; Regional focus: China; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin, January 2013 31/01/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Communications with your advisors about the law will always be confidential. Won’t they?; What to expect from the Supreme Court in 2013; News; Conferences & Events. Commodities Bulletin, January 2013 31/01/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Iran Sanctions: focus on commodities traders; Can a charterer order STS transfers between VLCCs? Can an owner withhold approval?; Commodities Breakfast Seminars; Conferences & Events. Logistics Bulletin, January 2013 31/01/2013 READ MORE In this issue: Electronic bills of lading; Getting the bills wrong; Putting on weight; Insurance and liability limitation clauses: a quick reminder of how they work; Counterfeit goods; The secrets of effective communication with HMRC; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin 14/12/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Are ADR clauses enforceable?; No property in an email; 2013: Jackson reforms to English litigation Personal Injury Bulletin 14/12/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Introduction of the Maritime Labour Convention; Privy Council applies negative discount rates on future damages; Piracy and mental health risks; Recent revisions to the levels of compensation under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance in Hong Kong; Conferences & Events Shipping Bulletin 13/12/2012 READ MORE In this issue: An arbitration mystery tour? Determining the governing arbitral law where the arbitration clause is silent; Slow steaming ahead: the impact of economic conditions and environmental scrutiny; The impact of EU Regulation 392/2009 on carriage of passengers by sea in France and wider implications for the rest of Europe; Speed and performance - London 2012; News; Conferences & Events Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin 12/12/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Court of Appeal rules Judge correct to exercise his discretion to refuse stay of proceedings; Broker’s obligations to disclose commission from insurer; When is an arbitration clause not an arbitration clause?; S&P; Measure of direct loss following physical damage; FSA’s consultation on the client money rules for insurance intermediaries; Superstorm Sandy - insurance and reinsurance issues; News; Conferences & Events Commodities Bulletin 11/12/2012 READ MORE In this issue: New ICC rules on forfaiting; The effect of Basel III on trade finance; Challenging GAFTA jurisdiction: Court clarifies time limit; Conferences & Events Legal Metal 07/12/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Iron ore buyers’ defaults - contractual protections; Hurricane Sandy disruptions: can you rely on force majeure provisions?; Update on the London Metal Exchange sale - FSA and Court approval; Conferences & Events International Arbitration Quarterly 30/11/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Which arbitrator to choose?; Arbitration in the EU - exclusion from the Brussels Regulation; Chasing assets - the importance of the enforcing state; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin 28/11/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Enforcing judgments - a victory for certainty; Injunctions: the ongoing duty of disclosure; Practical considerations in novation of contracts (2) - Partial novation Global GA 09/11/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Air ambulances beware - it does not pay to force a rescue; Contractual ambiguity: not worth flirting with; Regional focus: Brazil; Product integrity bursaries: cash in the bank?; Conferences & Events Marine Insurance Bulletin 05/11/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Welcome; Eurozone Crisis; Revision to the offshore construction policy; Six month detainment clauses: the unexpected consequence of piracy; Case Update: January – June 2012; Conferences & Events Energy Bulletin 25/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Energy market regulation intensifies; Sanctions: If in doubt? Don’t do it; Conferences & Events Commodities Bulletin 22/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Enforcing arbitration awards in the cotton trading world; Trade finance: different sources; The Bribery Act and market practice; Conferences & Events Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin 22/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: European Commission publishes final version of Insurance Mediation Directive 2 proposal; Designing the pillars of the new UK regulatory architecture; Asbestos claims and jurisdiction; John Barlow joins HFW; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin 17/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Freezing orders - once more unto the breach?; Specifying the number of arbitrators in a tribunal; Practical considerations in novation of contracts (1); Conferences & Events Shipping Bulletin 15/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: What can we learn from the Costa Concordia?; Are we about to see history repeating itself?; Strikes: understanding the risks; Conferences & Events; News Legal Metal 12/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Special edition - regulatory focus; EU’s OTC Derivatives Regulation impacts LME business; The LME sale - what’s the hold-up?; Robert Finney joins HFW; Conferences & Events Logistics Bulletin 08/10/2012 READ MORE In this issue: CMR jurisdiction - a door closed?; European Commission finds existence of freight forwarders cartel; Eurozone crisis; Will TUPE apply at the end of the contract?; Freight rate movement in container shipping; News; Conferences & Events Commodities Bulletin 28/09/2012 READ MORE In this issue: LNGVOY - a serious contender?; State capacity in derivative contracts; Prospect of Russian export restrictions; continues to affect grain markets; Conferences & Events Aerospace Bulletin 28/09/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Storm on the runway - compensation for passenger delays in China; Product liability litigation in China: impact on foreign manufacturers; Class action reform in Hong Kong; EC Regulation 261/2004 update: recent unpublished case law in The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Austria; State aid developments; EU ETS: a perspective on the valuation of carbon credits; E-freight - extension to Warsaw trade lanes; Conferences & Events India Bulletin 20/09/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Piracy update; The effects of international sanctions on Indian shipping; Indian power shortages and the benefits for Australian coal; Enforceability of Chinese guarantees: “The Vine”; Regulation of ship recycling: some thoughts on the current regime; Freight rate movement in container shipping; Conferences & Events Dispute Resolution Bulletin 07/09/2012 READ MORE In this issue: E-disclosure, The basics of corporate insolvency explained (Part 2), Another option for dispute resolution in the UAE: the DIFC Courts, Dispute Resolution Breakfast Seminars. Personal Injury Bulletin 31/07/2012 READ MORE In this issue: A flutter in the corporate veil, The importance of contemporaneous evidence, Is the claim time barred?, The Athens Convention new developments, Increase to limits of liability. Commodities Bulletin 16/07/2012 READ MORE In this issue: New defaults?; Can FOB buyers pass demurrage liability to sellers?; Commodities Breakfast Seminars; Innovation in International Trade Seminar; and Conferences & Events International Arbitration Quarterly 28/06/2012 READ MORE In this issue: The new CIETAC Arbitration Rules 2012: implications for arbitrations in the PRC; Singapore arbitration: recent changes; Determining the law of an arbitration agreement; Conferences & Events. Shipping Bulletin 28/06/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Australian Federal Court rules that FFA-linked ship arrest was not legally justified; “ABQAIQ”•English Court champions arbitration; The “KOS”; Quarterly Case Update; News; Conferences & Events. Dispute Resolution Bulletin 19/06/2012 READ MORE In this issue: “All reasonable endeavours” clauses - how far must you go?; Letters of credit and jurisdiction; The basics of corporate insolvency explained (Part 1). Global GA 01/06/2012 READ MORE In this issue: The EU ETS - simplified procedure for small emitters - not so simple?; Insurance Coverage: is your medical certificate still valid?; The Italian government appears to have heeded industry concerns and has modified a new tax on private aircraft; Oil and gas exploration and production aviation loss mitigation; Country focus: India; Conferences & Events. Commodities Bulletin 31/05/2012 READ MORE In this issue: LME in China?; DECC calls for RED evidence; HFW recruits leading commodities lawyer; Conferences & Events. Aerospace Bulletin 11/05/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Business jet damage claims; Collision Course: Stott v Thomas Cook/Hook v British Airways; Beware: the Convention two year time limit is no bar to workers’ compensation indemnity claims against carriers; UCTA and international supply contracts; World Space Risk Forum, Dubai 2012; News; Conferences & Events. Legal Metal 03/05/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Negotiating physical metal trading contracts - points to consider; Regulatory changes in the mining sector in Sub-Saharan Africa - a snapshot of the potential impact for investors; LME award upheld; Conferences & Events. Commodities Bulletin 30/04/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Who wants to live forever? Events of Default under the ISDA Master Agreement; Chartering by conduct and London arbitration proceedings: the importance of documents; Oil majors approvals; Conferences & Events Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin 05/04/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Sanctions against Syria; Insurance agreements should be evidenced in writing; CA upholds decision on order of erosion of insurance layers; Solvency II - FSA Internal Model pre application update; Insurance coverage issues affecting the financial services industry; Asia-Pacific natural catastrophes: issues for the (re)insurance markets; News; Conferences & Events. Commodities Bulletin 30/03/2012 READ MORE In this issue: New horizons in trade finance; New African Mining Codes; GAFTA Contract Reprints - 1 April 2012; Recent publications; News; Conferences & Events. Shipping Bulletin 29/03/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Off-hire, the CONWARTIME and Punctuation Marks; “The Rowan”; “Take it or leave it” - whether a settlement agreement can be avoided for economic duress; Further sanctions against Syria and Iran; News; Conferences & Events. International Arbitration Quarterly 13/03/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Drafting international arbitration clauses; Reform of arbitration law in France; New ICC Rules: has anything changed?; Challenging an award on grounds of fraud; Dates for your Diary. Commodities Bulletin 27/02/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Problems up the chain; Contractual delivery period in GAFTA contracts; Common European Sales Law; Conferences & Events Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin 16/01/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Silence and inaction do not amount to estoppel; Insurers prejudiced by “loss of chance” because of late claim notification; Australia to adopt a standard “flood” definition; Australian High Court upholds judgment that all material exposure to asbestos causes mesothelioma; Digital satellite revisited; Conferences & Events. Logistics Bulletin 10/01/2012 READ MORE In this issue: E-freight: the IATA project and its use on Warsaw Convention trade lanes; Sanctions - an overview; When do liens work?; Is your “agreement” really only a quote or an offer?; Transport of dangerous goods by sea; News. Shipping Bulletin 09/01/2012 READ MORE In this issue: Piracy latest; How much to claim in damages?; Strikes - who pays for delays? Time to revisit your charter wording; Revision to the Inter-Club NYPE agreement 1996; UK government approves armed guards on board UK registered shipping; CONWARTIME 2004 - Was the long way round the wrong way round?; News; Conferences & Events Commodities Bulletin 03/01/2012 READ MORE In this issue: An uncertain future for the EU sugar regime; Moves towards protectionism: the impact on commodities; HFW assists in setting up European Bulk Oil Traders’ Association; Conferences & Events. 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