Contracts in the energy and construction sectors regularly provide a party with a right to terminate for specified defaults by their counterparty. Where, for example, an employer fails to pay on time, this may only give rise...more
2/16/2026
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Welcome to the Shipping and Energy Year in Review 2025 from the London office of Haynes Boone. As editor of our quarterly newsletter, I am delighted to bring together, in one place, the alerts, articles, publications and...more
1/20/2026
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Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Maritime Transport ,
Nuclear Power ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Offshore Wind ,
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Project Finance ,
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Renewable Energy ,
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Law of Shipbuilding Contracts Update 2025: It has been five years since the publication of the Law of Shipbuilding Contracts. We are therefore pleased to share our 2025 Update. Written by William Cecil, Fiona Cain and Jack...more
12/11/2025
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Project Finance ,
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The fifth edition of The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts was published in 2020.
Since then, we have continued to monitor the cases that directly relate to the law of shipbuilding contracts and those in the context of...more
12/11/2025
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Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
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International Arbitration ,
Jurisdiction ,
Maritime Transport ,
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UK ,
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It is not uncommon in the energy and construction sectors - particularly in the offshore space - for one or possibly both parties to have a contractual termination right linked to whether a breach is “capable of remedy.”...more
The Court of Appeal has overturned the Commercial Court’s decision in Orion Shipping v Great Asia Maritime [2025] , clarifying that where a seller fails to use due or reasonable diligence to deliver a vessel by the cancelling...more
Welcome to the Autumn 2025 Shipping and Energy Newsletter.
In our third newsletter for 2025, we cover a wide range of topics, from limitations of liability in energy contracts to financing in the mining sector and the...more
9/25/2025
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Contract Drafting ,
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Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Contracts ,
Energy Sector ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Mining ,
Nuclear Power ,
Project Finance ,
Shipping
In this edition, we explore some of the strategic questions shaping conversations in the energy sector today and provide you with tools and information that will be helpful when entering into contracts....more
8/7/2025
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Clean Energy ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Contract Drafting ,
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Crisis Management ,
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Data Centers ,
Energy Projects ,
Hydrogen Power ,
International Arbitration ,
Maritime Transport ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Project Finance ,
Renewable Energy ,
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