The Appellate Division of the Singapore High Court recently provided the construction industry with interesting, and somewhat unexpected, guidance regarding COVID as a force majeure event in the context of construction...more
The question of whether a party’s failure to comply with a mandatory step in a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause is an issue of “admissibility” or “jurisdiction” was a hot topic in the international arbitration sphere...more
Shortly after the long-awaited Supreme Court judgment on the operation of liquidated damages in the event of termination, the English courts have delivered another important judgment on the operation of liquidated damages,...more
A recent decision issued by the Technology and Construction Court has provided a helpful reminder for experts, counsel and clients of the importance of ensuring equality of arms between experts and, in that connection, of...more
Managing Decommissioning Risks in Asian M&A Transactions -
By the end of 2026, approximately 134 producing Concessions and Production Sharing Contracts (each, a “PSC”) will have expired in South Asia. It is expected that 900...more
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On 3 August 2017, the Supreme Court of England and Wales handed down its decision in the case of MT Højgaard A/S v E.ON Climate & Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Limited and another – [2017] UKSC 59, finding in favour of the...more