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2 months ago | 
sustainability.slaughterandmay.com | Peter Wickham |Oliver Moir |Hywel Davies |Samantha Holland
The Court of Session in Scotland (Scotland’s supreme civil court) has quashed decisions by the previous UK Government to grant consent for the development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.
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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | Peter Wickham |Oliver Moir |Hywel Davies |Samantha Holland
The Court of Session in Scotland (Scotland’s supreme civil court) has quashed decisions by the previous UK Government to grant consent for the development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
sustainability.slaughterandmay.com | Samantha Holland
In recent years, national courts have played an increasing role in the determination of climate change issues. At the same time, international courts and other international judicial institutions are also being asked to join the debate.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
lexology.com | James Stacey |Samantha Holland
The UK Supreme Court in UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance has issued its reasons for its unanimous decision in April to uphold an anti-suit injunction granted by the Court of Appeal requiring a party to cease Russian court proceedings brought in breach of an arbitration agreement.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | James Stacey |Samantha Holland
The UK Supreme Court has held that the requirement on a non-defaulting party to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ to overcome a force majeure event does not require the non-defaulting party to accept an offer of non-contractual performance absent clear wording to that effect. The Supreme Court has also provided important guidance on the interpretation and operation of force majeure provisions in commercial contracts.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Sean Adams |Catherine Naylor |Samantha Holland |Louise MacDonald
Two recent decisions - one from the Court of Appeal and another
from the Commercial Court - consider aspects of breach of warranty
claims made under Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs).
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Sean Adams |Catherine Naylor |Samantha Holland
The Court of Appeal has reversed the High Court decision handed
down earlier this year in the case of Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Ltd &
Anor v Garbett & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 1284, providing
another useful insight into the court's interpretation of
warranties relating to a company's financial position. Perhaps
of more importance the decision also stresses the need to ensure
all contractual notice provisions are adhered to, or else risk
losing the right to bring a perfectly valid claim.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
lexology.com | David Watkins |Harry G. Hecht |Azadeh Nassiri |Samantha Brady |Gabriel Lim |George Murray | +4 more
The 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) drew to a late close last week following last minute negotiations over the headline text from the negotiations, the Global Stocktake Text (GST). Below, we summarise the international commitments made in the GST, and consider three significant developments for businesses coming out of COP28: the energy transition, climate finance, the just transition, and the role of nature.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Sean Adams |Catherine Naylor |Samantha Holland
The Court of Appeal has reversed the High Court decision handed down earlier this year in the case of Decision Inc Holdings Proprietary Ltd & Anor v Garbett & Anor [2023] EWCA Civ 1284, providing another useful insight into the court's interpretation of warranties relating to a company's financial position. Perhaps of more importance the decision also stresses the need to ensure all contractual notice provisions are adhered to, or else risk losing the right to bring a perfectly valid claim.
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Apr 23, 2023 | 
awardwallet.com | Samantha Holland |Miguel Rueda
Plenty of new travel rewards cards have hit the market in recent years. However, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card remains our go-to credit card when asked for a recommendation. The card features a great sign-up bonus, an affordable annual fee, and rewarding travel and dining (plus more) bonus categories. Additionally, you gain access to the best travel protection benefits of any card at its price point.
