On 2 August 2023, India’s Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 (“Amendment Bill”) to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (“Act”). The Act...more
In conjunction with the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”), the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (“SCCA”) conducted a study into KSA legislation and confirmed that parties to Saudi arbitration...more
Economic ripples of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will permeate the financial, energy, retail, and agricultural sectors, among others. (A link to a related King & Spalding webinar is located here.) While the full effects of...more
6/28/2022
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China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Assets ,
Imports ,
India ,
Interest Rates ,
Oil & Gas ,
Price Inflation ,
Russia ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Ukraine
On April 11, 2022, the EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee (CDDC) determined that the state-owned Russian Railways is in default on a missed bond payment. Russian Railways tried to make the interest payment due...more
4/15/2022
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Bondholders ,
Bonds ,
Compliance ,
EMEA ,
Frozen Assets ,
International Arbitration ,
Investors ,
Russia ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Terms and Conditions ,
U.S. Treasury
Since the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 400 international companies have announced their intentions to scale back or shut down their business operations in Russia. Russia has responded to the exodus of...more
8 Key Business Takeaways From Russia’s War -
Economic ripples of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will permeate the financial, energy, retail, and agricultural sectors, among others. (A link to a related King & Spalding...more
3/24/2022
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China ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Foreign Assets ,
Foreign Debt ,
India ,
Interest Rates ,
Oil & Gas ,
Price Inflation ,
Russia ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Ukraine
Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining -
The English High Court (Sir Michael Burton GBE) has handed down a significant judgment dismissing a challenge to a Tribunal’s jurisdiction under section 67 of the Arbitration Act...more
In December 2020, the EU and UK announced the conclusion of a free trade agreement or ‘Association Agreement’, termed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”). The TCA has two core features. First, the TCA is a free trade...more
A clear message to parties that arbitration agreements providing for a DIFC seat must be respected
In a landmark decision handed down by His Excellency Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi in Multiplex Constructions LLC v Elemec...more
Good news at last for the development of offshore wind projects in France -
While France had launched in 2011 a very ambitious offshore wind farm development program, aiming to reach 6 GMW of wind turbine installations at...more
3/14/2018
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Canada ,
Clean Water Act ,
Construction Industry ,
Duty of Care ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
France ,
Groundwater ,
Offshore Wind ,
Pipelines ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
Wind Power
In a decision likely to give comfort to parent energy companies, the English Court of Appeal has confirmed (by a majority of 2:1) that the parent company of the Shell Group owed no duty of care to approximately 42,500...more
In a judgment handed down at the end of 2017, but only recently released, the High Court in London has determined - in Bilta (UK) Ltd v RBS - that interviews held with employees in preparation of a report intended to deter a...more