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High Speed Rail 2 - coming to a field near you?
HS2 Ltd is to start environmental and engineering survey work along the planned route of the new rail line between London and the Midlands. As landowners are being contacted for site visits, Travers Smith outline the HS2 plans over the next few years and the likely impact they will have.
Law Firm: Travers Smith | Published: 23 May 2012 | Practice Area: Rail
Avoiding ambiguity: top ten contract drafting tips
The recent Abu Qatada deportation case provides a useful reminder of the ambiguities inherent in many commonly-used expressions of time in legal documents. This briefing from Travers Smith offers 10 tips for avoiding an argument over the drafting of expressions of time in commercial contracts.
Law Firm: Travers Smith | Published: 02 May 2012 | Practice Area: Boilerplate
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A review of Euro payments in the wake of regulatory change
The payments industry is facing an influx of regulatory change to prepare for expected growth. In this article, DLA Piper's Michael McKee and Gavin Punia review the regulatory changes so far, what those changes mean for businesses and the impact that further change may have on the industry.
Law Firm: DLA Piper | Published: 19 April 2012 | Practice Area: Trade Finance
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TUPE’s service provision change: all the latest guidance
A flurry of recent employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal decisions on TUPE brings some much needed clarity. This briefing from Nabarro analyse these important TUPE developments in detail, with a particular focus on how they affect organised grouping, activities and goods and services.
Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 18 April 2012 | Practice Area: Transfer of Undertakings
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The advantages of post-award settlement in international arbitration
In 2011, King & Wood assisted two separate clients in negotiating settlements after the arbitral awards were rendered in offshore arbitrations. This article provides a brief description of the two cases in question and analyses how each one dealt with post-award settlement.
Law Firm: King & Wood Mallesons | Published: 17 April 2012 | Practice Area: Remedies and Enforcement
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Settling disputes - robust negotiations or economic duress?
The UK High Court recently had to decide whether a party to a settlement agreement could avoid the agreement because it had been entered into under economic duress. Field Fisher Waterhouse detail the facts of the case, how the High Court passed judgment and provide a range of practical tips.
Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 16 April 2012 | Practice Area: Remedies and Enforcement
The Zeebrugge disaster 25 years on - what companies still need to be aware of
March 2012 marks the 25 year anniversary of the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, in which 193 people lost their lives as the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry capsized. Eversheds provides a detailed analysis of how the disaster continues to shape corporate manslaughter and health and safety law.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 28 March 2012 | Practice Area: Health and Safety
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Battleships: West Tankers win the latest arbitration battle but who will win the war?
In Allianz SpA and others v West Tankers Inc, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the use of anti-suit injunctions to support arbitration agreements is inconsistent with EU legislation. However, as this briefing shows, that was not the end of the dispute between the parties.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 27 February 2012 | Practice Area: Arbitration
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Aviation update - EU Emissions; employment changes; next generation civil aviation
This briefing looks at a variety of topical issues in the aviation industry, including an update on EU Emissions Trading Scheme; the changing horizon of employment law in the aviation sector; air passenger duty; airline payment surcharges; and 'next generation' civil aviation.
Law Firm: Clyde & Co | Published: 10 February 2012 | Practice Area: Air
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Opening the door: further liberalisation in Malaysia’s service sector
In view that the service sector has been the main driving force of Malaysia's economic growth, it is proposed under the Budget 2012 that the Government will further liberalise 17 service sub-sectors in phases. This client alert provides a full breakdown of these service sub-sectors.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 26 January 2012 | Practice Area: Sale and Supply of Goods and Services
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